Where to watch Esther Howard in the UK
Find every Esther Howard film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 18 September 2026.
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught …
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- Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Jesse Florian
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Miz Zeffie
- I Married a Witch (1942) as Extra (uncredited)
- June Bride (1948) as Mrs. Mitchell
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as Streetwalker (uncredited)
- The Lady Gambles (1949) as Gross Lady
- Champion (1949) as Mrs. Kelly
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Wife of Wienie King
- Dead End (1937) as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Sally (uncredited)
- Wedlock Deadlock (1947) as Lydia - Betty's Mother
- Detour (1945) as Hedy
- Caged (1950) as Grace (uncredited)
- Born to Kill (1947) as Mrs. Kraft
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Sadie (uncredited)
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946) Cast
- Life Begins (1932) as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Vi
- My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Mrs. Topley
- The Velvet Touch (1948) as Pansy Dupont
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
- Adventure (1945) as Woman with Mudgin in bar
- The Crooked Way (1949) as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
- Straight from the Heart (1935) as Tired Mother
- Without Reservations (1946) as Sarah (uncredited)
- The Great McGinty (1940) as Madame Juliette La Jolla
- Homicide (1949) as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
- True to Life (1943) as Woman (uncredited)
- The Great Flamarion (1945) as Cleo
- Hellfire (1949) as Birdie
- Jackass Mail (1942) as Dancehall Girl
- The Big Noise (1944) as Aunt Sophie
- Boobs in the Woods (1940) as Mrs. Clyde
- The Best Man Wins (1935) as Mamie
- Sweepings (1933) as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
- The Falcon's Alibi (1946) as Gloria Peabody
- Below the Sea (1933) as Lily
- Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939) as Cactus Kate Ramsey
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