Arliss HowardAKA:
Leslie Richard Howard
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Nationality:
American Birthdate:
10/18/1954 Birthplace:
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biography
This versatile stage-trained character player of the 1980s and 90s first registered with a role in the high-profile ABC-TV movie "The Day After" (1983), about the aftermath of a nuclear disaster. After several years of bouncing between low-budget features ("The Lightship" 1985) and TV-movies ("A Killer in the Family", ABC 1983), Howard registered with audiences with his portrayal of Cowboy, a gung-ho marine, in Stanley Kubrick's devastating Vietnam saga "Full Metal Jacket" (1987). He has since turned in some fine performances in features, including "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), as Mel Gibson's
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milestones
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Milestone
After college, worked as a ranchhand in New Mexico for two years
Began acting in community theater in Kansas City, MO
1983
TV-movie acting debut, "A Killer in the Family"
1983
First gained attention for his performance in the controversial ABC TV-movie "The Day After"
1983
Feature acting debut, "The Prodigal"
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