Howard ‘Vanderhorn’ Nelson (1934-2007) was an ex-champion bodybuilder who also acted in many British sex comedies. Cast in both comedy roles as well as `heavies' due to his muscular appearance, Nelson's most regular employer was close personal friend Harrison Marks

Harrison Marks

George Harrison Marks was a British glamour photographer and director of nudist, and later, pornographic films who was active in the fields for several decades.-Kamera and Pamela Green:...

. For many years Nelson worked in Marks' Studio in Farringdon

Farringdon

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. As well as being a regular in Marks' softcore films (The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

The Nine Ages of Nakedness is a 1969 British sex film, directed by Harrison Marks, and also starring Marks as himself and several of his ancestors...

, Come Play with Me), Nelson also appeared in several of Marks 8mm glamour films. Nelson also made several (non sex) appearances in various blue films made by Marks, usually wearing elaborate disguises like dark glasses and/or a blonde wig. He also featured as a 'spanking milkman' in the second issue of New Janus (circa 1982), a corporal punishment magazine Marks edited.

Latterly, Howard worked for a time at Lovejoy’s Bookshop, and was occasionally spotted around the Charing Cross Area. Howard Nelson died of natural causes at his South London home in December 2007, in February 2009 the Metropolitan Police launched an appeal to find any of his surviving relatives.http://www.missing-you.net/people/howard-vanderhorn-nelson-115744.php

Partial filmography

• Pattern of Evil (1967)....Arthur Vanderhorn
• Macabre (8mm glamour short, filmed September 1968)http://www.harrison-marks.com/asp/films5.asp?film=125
• The Nine Ages of Nakedness
  The Nine Ages of Nakedness
  The Nine Ages of Nakedness is a 1969 British sex film, directed by Harrison Marks, and also starring Marks as himself and several of his ancestors...
  
   (1969) ….Sir Rupert
• Secrets of Sex (1969).... Judge's Servant (uncredited)
• The Girl Upstairs (8mm glamour short, 1972, Dir: Harrison Marks)
• Intimacy (8mm glamour short, 197?, Dir: Ken Williams)
• The Handyman (8mm glamour short, 197?, Dir: Ken Williams)
• Landlord's Delight (8mm glamour short, 197?)
• Just the Job (8mm glamour short, 197?….. Bob, Dir: Ken Williams)
• Maid to Satisfy (8mm glamour short, 197?)
• Pleasure Maid (8mm glamour short, 197?, Dir: Ken Williams)
• Unaccustomed as I Am (8mm glamour short, 1973, Dir: Harrison Marks)
• Die Lollos aka The Customs (hardcore short 197?) …. Man at Customs Desk
• Autograph Hunter (hardcore short 197?) …. Roadie
• Duty Free (hardcore short 197?) … Man at Customs Deskhttp://img199.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=84238_dutyfree_011_122_181lo.jpg
• Zapper’s Blade of Vengeance (1974) …Thug in Gym
• Come Play With Me (1977) ….Mr. Benjamin
• The Playbirds (1978) … Caped Man
• The Stud (1978) ...Sandro
• Carry On Emmanuelle (1979) …. Harry Hernia
• Emmanuelle and Friends (Ken Williams compilation video, released 1980) …. Big Mick the Handymanhttp://www.pre-cert.co.uk/cgi-bin/cms/Film/43857
• Minder
  Minder
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  (1993) "No Way to treat a Daley"....Boxer (uncredited)

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