My Take
Clint Howard is one of those actors who makes every movie better just by showing up, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Born into Hollywood royalty — yes, Ron Howard is his big brother — Clint carved out his own wildly distinctive career that has nothing to do with nepotism and everything to do with that genuinely unusual face and off-kilter energy you simply cannot manufacture. He started as a child actor on Gentle Ben and never really stopped working, racking up over 200 credits across horror, comedy, and drama. Ron almost always finds a cameo spot for him, which is sweet, but Clint has earned cult-legend status on his own terms through movies like Evilspeak and Apollo 13. He is the rare character actor who gets recognized and celebrated rather than just quietly appreciated.
Overview
Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the second son born to American actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard, and younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. His more than 200 acting credits include the lead role in the feature film and television series Gentle Ben, main-cast roles in series The Baileys of Balboa and The Cowboys, supporting roles in feature films such as Th…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Clint Howard
- Name (Japanese)
- クリント・ハワード
- Reading
- くりんと・はわーど
- Born
- April 20, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Burbank, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John Burroughs High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Old Way | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.