Howard Platt Biography (1938-)

Born June 5, 1938, in Chicago, IL. Addresses: Agent: Abrams Artists Agency, 9200 Sunset Blvd., #1130, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Dulcie Eisen and Associates, 154 East 61st St., New York, NY 10021; Barry Freed Company, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: June 5, 1938; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Arthur, T. R. Baskin (also known as A Date with a Lonely Girl), Paramount, 1971
Shaughnessy, Prime Cut, National General Pictures, 1972
Supervisor, Westworld, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
Carletti, Busting, United Artists, 1974
Keep, Three the Hard Way, Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 1974
Spink, Newman's Law, 1974
Vishniac, Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (also known as Wildcat), American International Pictures, 1976
Colonel Woodruff, The Cat from Outer Space, Buena Vista, 1978
Beyond Death's Door, Sunn Classic Pictures, 1978
Fred Land, Walk Like a Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
Lawyer at party, Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995
Louis Lindstrom, The Rock, Buena Vista, 1996
Janitor supervisor, Blast, Imperial Entertainment, 1996
Maitre d', Vegas Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1997
Television Appearances
Series
Officer "Hoppy" Hopkins, Sanford and Sons, NBC, 1972-1976
Captain Doug March, Flying High, CBS, 1978
Roger Martinson, Empire, CBS, 1984
Also appeared as Raymond Peterson, Me, On the Radio?, CBS.
Miniseries
Leroy Wilson, Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City), PBS, 1993
Movies
First detective, Snatched, ABC, 1973
Ben Warren, Cry Rape, CBS, 1973
Lieutenant Levin, The Trial of Chaplain Jensen, ABC, 1975
Neighbor Pete Biggs, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, ABC, 1976

Frank, Three on a Date, ABC, 1978
(As Howard T. Platt) Bubba, The Young Runaways, 1978
King, Overexposed, ABC, 1992
Howard Hawks, Norma Jean & Marilyn (also known as Norma Jean and Marilyn), HBO, 1996
Pilots
Chester, Mr. and Mrs. Cop, CBS, 1974
Captain Doug March, Flying High, CBS, 1978
Harry Elliott, Alone at Last I, NBC, 1980
Episodic
Genty, "Trial by Doubt," The Rookies, ABC, 1974
Roy Benson, "The Only Way Out," Kojak, CBS, 1974
Dr. Phil Newman, "The Great Rimpau Medical Arts Co-op Experiment," TheBob Newhart Show, CBS, 1974
Dr. Phil Newman, "Serve for Daylight," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS,1974
"Ms. Cop," Barney Miller, ABC, 1975
Lawrence Weiskoff, "Fire '77," Barney Miller, ABC, 1977
Max, "Vera Robs the Cradle," Alice, CBS, 1979
Major Ted Spector in the AG Office, "Yessir, That's Our Baby," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1979
"Half-Past Noon," Young Maverick, CBS, 1980
Max, "Cook's Tour," Alice, CBS, 1980
Officer "Hoppy" Hopkins, "The Ring," Sanford, NBC, 1980
Officer "Hoppy" Hopkins, "Cal the Coward," Sanford, NBC, 1981
Nelson, "Riot," Barney Miller, ABC, 1981
"The Clown," Barney Miller, ABC, 1982
Gordon Lynch, "Bones," Barney Miller, ABC, 1982
Larry, "Calling Mr. Herbie," Herbie the Love Bug, 1982
Police officer, "RoboBrat," Small Wonder, 1986
Norman, "The Long Goodbye," Flying Blind, Fox, 1993
"Witness for the Prosecution," Evening Shade, 1993
"The Deep End," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994
Minister, "Betsey's Wedding," What about Joan, ABC, 2001
Also appeared in "The Disappearing Floor," B. J. and the Bear, NBC.
Stage Appearances
Appeared as Joe Horn, Rain, Emperor, Amadeus, Sir Rowland,The Spider's Web, Brannigan, Guys and Dolls, Richard, Moon over Buffalo, Marcus Lycus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Roger, The Fourth Wall, Bardolph, Lettice and Lovage,and Paul Sycamore, You Can't Take It With You, all Peninsula Players,WI; Thurston Wheelis, Greater Tuna, Fish Creek, WI; Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, Williamstown Theatre Festival; Glenn Cooper, Rumors,Forum Theater; Les, Breakfast with Les and Bess, Pheasant Run Theatre; Terence O'Keefe, Breaking Legs, Peninsula Players, WI, and Forum Theatre; Jim Gates, The House That Goes On Forever, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City; Clifford Snell, Solid Gold Cadillac, Drury Lane; Alan Seymour, Picnic, Pheasant Run Theatre; Walter Fenn, Someone Waiting, Greenstreet Theatre I; Dion Kapakos, Critics Choice, PheasantRun Theatre.
Major Tours
Malachy, A Couple of Blaguards, U.S. cities, 2001-2003
Appeared as Joe, I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, U.S. cities; title role, Lincoln, Man of Destiny, Midwestern U.S. cities.
Stage Work
Associate producer, The Speed of Darkness, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991
Producer and director, A Couple of Blaguards, Triad Theater, New York City, 1999
Director, A Couple of Blaguards, Curtis Theater, Brea, CA, 2002
Also directed Don't Dress for Dinner; Pump Boys and Dinettes; Love Letters; Steel Magnolias.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Howard Platt Official Site, http://www.howardplatt.com, September8, 2003

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