Joe Howard (b. November 24, 1948) is an American actor who appeared as The Veterinarian at Denver Zoo operating on Doc's mother in Season 3's Mork, the Monkey's Uncle.
Biography[]
Joe Howard was born on November 24, 1948 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He and his family lived in Burma (Myanmar) for a time as a child, while his Engineer father worked on the rebuilding of a dam that had been bombed in World War II.
He earned his road stake to move to New York City to pursue acting by working as a private investigator for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency's Albany, NY office.
Joe was married to Sharon Howard (29 November 1975 - 16 April 2010) until her death), the couple having two children including the actor Jeremy Howard.
Career[]
Joe worked on the Broadway show "Shenandoah" with John Cullum in 1975 both as Stage Manager and as part of the Ensemble and "So Long, 174th Street" with Robert Morse in 1976, as well as the pre-Broadway run of "Cowboy" with Gary Sandy. Has been in more than one hundred television commercials.
His first screen credit was his role in Mork & Mindy starting a 40+ year career in TV and Movies.
From 1987 to 1994, played one of the very few adult, live-action, children's heroes on national TV as George Frankly, beating out Phil Hartman for the role in PBS's "Mathnet", a serial parody of Dragnet (1951), shown in the context of a larger series called Square One Television (1987), and was the most popular program produced by Children's Television Workshop since "Sesame Street".[1]
Filmography[]
| Year | TV Series | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mork & Mindy | Mork, the Monkey's Uncle | Veterinarian |
| 1983 | The Powers of Matthew Star | Dead Man's Hand | Technician |
| 1984 | AfterMASH | Yours Truly, Max Klinger | Reporter |
| 1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | All of Me | Dr. Bradshaw |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | The Bride of Tupperman | Doctor |
| 1987-1992 | Square One Television | 32 Episodes | Officer George Frankly |
| 1988-2009 | Days of Our Lives | Episode #1.5859
Episode #1.11038 Episode #1.11039 |
Mort
Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace |
| 1987-92 | Mathnet | 30 Episodes | Officer George Frankly |
| 1990 | Mancuso, FBI | Premature Congratulations | Galpin |
| 1990-91 | Lifestories | The Hawkins Family
Darryl Tevis |
Dr. Abraham |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | The Viewing/The Subway/Kid in the Closet/
Justice is Served/The Tractor |
Russ Johnson |
| 1998 | Frasier | Hot Ticket | Ticket Seller |
| 1998-2001 | Unsolved Mysteries | Frederick or Cedric
Convenience Store Owner |
Prosecutor
Convenience Store Owner |
| 1999 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | The Prom | Priest |
| 1999 | Chicken Soup for the Soul | Simple Wooden Boxes | Uncle Freddie |
| 1999-2000 | The Practice | A Day in the Life
Mr. Hinks Goes to Town |
Father
Despairing Relative |
| 2000 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Episode #1.3309 | Clerk |
| 2000 | Titus | The Reconciliation | Judge |
| 2001 | Family Law | Intentions | Jury Foreman |
| 2001 | Three Sisters | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | Auctioneer |
| 2001 | The Huntress | Smartest Guy in the World | Chief |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Chapter Thirty-Four | Minister Smiley |
| 2003 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Soul Mates | Minister |
| 2004 | The O.C. | The Rivals | Robert Mills |
| 2002-04 | Strong Medicine | The Philadelphia Chromosome
Intensive Care Fractured |
Dr. Doster |
| 2005 | The West Wing | King Corn | Connors |
| 2005 | The Young and the Restless | Episode #1.8117
Episode #1.8139 |
Clerk
Lottery Clerk |
| 2006 | Murder 101 | Murder 101 (Pilot) | Professor Winslow |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Stole P's HD Cart | Guy |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Fury | Clive Slade |
| 2006 | Passions | Episode #1.1722 | Jerry |
| 2007 | 'Til Death (TV Series) | Four Neighbors and a Funeral | Priest |
| 2008 | The L Word | Lights! Camera! Action! | Production Cop |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | The Theory of Everything | Logan Martin |
| 2008 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Truth and Consequences | Frank Deerborn |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Omega | Old Dr. Saunders |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Amplification | Russ Daniels |
| 2011 | Chuck | Chuck Versus the Balcony | Elderly Man |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Law & Elka | Amish Man |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | The Red Mile | Harrison, the Butler |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | I Am Anne Frank: Part 1 | Speaker |
| 2013 | Minda (Never) Lerns | Miss Understood | Psychiatrist |
| 2016 | Decker | A New Hero | Congressman |
| 2016 | Documentary Now! | Globesman | Dale Bingham |
| 2018 | Speechless | - I-N-- INTO THE W-O-- WOODS | Mr. Jenkins |
| 2019 | Young Sheldon | Quirky Eggheads and Texas Snow Globes | Edwin |
| 2019 | Fresh Off the Boat | College | Dean of Admissions |
| Year | TV Movie | Role | |
| 1987 | Six Against the Rock | Officer Cliff Fish | |
| 1992 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Dr. Michael Wolpert | |
| 2001 | Dawn of Our Nation | Maj. John Buttrick | |
| 2003 | Expert Witness | Father Hudson | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Lee Peterson | |
| 2005 | Detective | Public Defense Lawyer | |
| 2007 | The Cure | The Announcer | |
| 2009 | Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money | Chief Banker | |
| Year | Movie | Role | |
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Court Clerk | |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Pharmacist | |
| 2001 | Van Hook | Kip's Dad | |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Husband at Table | |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Appraiser | |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Otto | |
| 2012 | Any Day Now | Dr. Watkins | |
| 2013 | Lost on Purpose | Petitioner | |
| 2013 | Life of a King | Jerry Simpson | |
| 2014 | Crimes of the Mind | Barry Davis | |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Priest | |
| 2016 | American Bred | Priest | |
| 2018 | Secret Santa | Jon | |
He also appeared in the video movie Believers (2007) and the short movie Today's Temp (2010) .
Mork & Mindy[]
Joe Howard played The Veterinarian at the Denver Zoo, that Exidor, Mork and a 'disguised' Doc meet at the Zoo's infirmary. After Mork knocks on the surgery door, the Vet comes out and says he can't talk he's in the middle of a complicated surgery. Leaving Mork with Doc alone, the Vet comes back out a little while later delighted to see Doc there. Doc's mother being the one he was operating on, but who is fine now. Telling Mork to hold on when he goes to go, that he has a surprise for him. A moment later, a nurse carries out a baby chimp, Doc's new baby brother.