Michael Howard was a British actor and comedian.

He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed at various theatres in Britain and America. He became a resident comic at the Windmill Theatre

Windmill Theatre

The Windmill Theatre, later The Windmill International, was a variety and revue theatre in Great Windmill Street, London. The theatre was famous for its nude tableaux vivants...

 in London in 1941.

He wrote and starred in a number of comedy shows for BBC Radio

BBC Radio

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 including For The Love Of Mike, Leave It To The Boys, The Michael Howard Show and Here's Howard. The latter was adapted for BBC television

BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...

 and was transmitted from 14 March to 20 June 1951.

He married Betty Kelly in 1938. They later divorced and in 1949 he married the actress Peggy Evans

Peggy Evans

-Selected filmography:* School for Secrets * Penny and the Pownall Case * Look Before You Love * The Blue Lamp * Calling Bulldog Drummond -External links:...

, with whom he had two children, Annabelle Howard and Ian Howard.