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 4 August 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 …
Esther Howard films streaming in the UK
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- I Married a Witch (1942) as Extra (uncredited)
- June Bride (1948) as Mrs. Mitchell
- Sullivan's Travels (1941) as Miz Zeffie
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
- Detour (1945) as Hedy
- Caged (1950) as Grace (uncredited)
- Dead End (1937) as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
- The Virginian (1946) Cast
- Champion (1949) as Mrs. Kelly
- The Lady Gambles (1949) as Gross Lady
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) as Wife of Wienie King
- No Man of Her Own (1950) as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
- Marie Antoinette (1938) as Streetwalker (uncredited)
- Murder, My Sweet (1944) as Jesse Florian
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) as Sally (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Vi
- Without Reservations (1946) as Sarah (uncredited)
- Wedlock Deadlock (1947) as Lydia - Betty's Mother
- The Great McGinty (1940) as Madame Juliette La Jolla
- The Crooked Way (1949) as Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
- Born to Kill (1947) as Mrs. Kraft
- Adventure (1945) as Woman with Mudgin in bar
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Sadie (uncredited)
- Stand-In (1937) as Mrs, Mack
- Stars Over Broadway (1935) as Mary Sporesgate
- The Velvet Touch (1948) as Pansy Dupont
- The Big Noise (1944) as Aunt Sophie
- Swing, Sister, Swing (1938) as Miss Fredericks
- The Best Man Wins (1935) as Mamie
- Ride, Cowboy, Ride (1939) as Cactus Kate Ramsey
- The Lady from Cheyenne (1941) as Landlady
- Sweepings (1933) as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
- The Great Flamarion (1945) as Cleo
- My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Mrs. Topley
- Hellfire (1949) as Birdie
- True to Life (1943) as Woman (uncredited)
- Life Begins (1932) as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) as Florist
- Ready for Love (1934) as Aunt Ida
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Most-watched Esther Howard films currently: I Married a Witch (1942), June Bride (1948), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), Detour (1945).
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