Arliss Howard Bio, Wiki, Height, Family, Wife, The Killer, Net Worth, Movies, and TV Shows

Arliss Howard is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director starring in the thriller, The Killer as Claybourne, “The Client.”

Arliss Howard Biography

Arliss Howard is an American actor, screenwriter, and film director famous for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, Tequila Sunrise, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Moneyball, and Mank. He stars in the thriller, The Killer in the role of a billionaire businessman, Claybourne, “The Client.” The Killer premiered on November 10, 2023.

Arliss Howard Education

Howard attended Columbia College after completing his high school education at Truman High School. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree.

Arliss Howard Career

Howard launched his career with appearances in Full Metal Jacket, Men Don’t Leave, Ruby, and Natural Born Killers. For his performance in Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture and The Man Who Captured Eichmann, he received two nominations for CableACE Awards. 

In 1997, he appeared in The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Peter Ludlow and Amistad as U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun. From 2005 to 2007, he played a recurring role in CBS’ Medium. Aside from acting in the film, he directed multiple of the show’s episodes. Further, he directed and appeared in Big Bad Love and Dawn Anna. In the films, he worked with his wife, Debra Winger, and brother, James Howard. He starred as Kale Ingram in Rubicon in 2010. The following year, he made an appearance in Moneyball. In June 2020, he starred in a CBS political drama pilot dubbed Ways & Means.

Theatre/Stage Plays

Aside from acting in film and TV, Howard has extensive credits in plays. For example, he starred in the comeback of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway. Moreover, he starred in multiple productions at the American Repertory Theatre (ART) in Cambridge, Massachusetts like How I Learned to Drive and In the Jungle of the Cities. Also, he has starred in Uncle Vanya as Mikhail Lvovich Astrov and Ivanov as Nikolai Ivanov

Arliss Howard Age

Howard was born Leslie Richard Howard on October 18, 1954, in Independence, Missouri, U.S.A. He is 60 years old as of 2023. Howard celebrates his birthday every October 18th.

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Arliss Howard Height

Howard stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 9 inches

Arliss Howard Family

Howard has a sister named Joy and younger brothers named Jim/James and Kip. James works as a screenwriter, poet, computer game creator, and author. As an authored, he has written books such as Little Glimpses of Good, I’ll Be Me and You Be You, and The Tea Party Guide to Being a Real American. James worked with his brother when he served as the screenwriter for Big Bad Love and Dawn Anna. He married Penny Krugman and has three kids. They reside in Kansas City. Even so, Howard has not disclosed any information about his parents.

Arliss Howard Wife(Debra Wigner)

Howard married Debra Winger on November 28, 1996. The pair met on the set of the film, Wilder Napalm. They have two sons Sam and Gideon “Babe” Ruth. Sam was born in 1997 while Gideon was born in 1987. They are 26 and 36 years old as of 2023. Before Debra, he was in a relationship with Karen Sellars, with whom he had his son, Sam.

Debra was born on May 16, 1955, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to a Jewish family and is 68 years old as of 2023. She works as an actress who has received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, and the Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2014, she attained a lifetime achievement award at the Transilvania International Film Festival.

During her career, she has starred in films such as An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment, Shadowlands, Urban Cowboy, Rachel Getting Married, and most recently The Ranch. In 2012, she launched on Broadway with a role in the play, The Anarchist.

Prior to her marriage to Howard, she was married to Timothy Hutton from 1986 to 1990. They had a son born in 1987 before they divorced in 1990. Before Timothy, she was in a relationship with Nick Nolte, Bob Kerrey(1983-1985), and Andrew Rubin(1980-1983).

Arliss Howard Babe Howard

Howard is the father of Babe Howard otherwise known as Gideon Ruth. Babe is his second child whom he had with his current wife, Debra Wigner.

Arliss Howard Net Worth

Howard has an estimated net worth ranging between $10 Million – $20 Million which he has earned through being an actor, screenwriter, and film director.

Arliss Howard Full Metal Jacket

In 1987, Howard starred in the role of Sergeant ‘Cowboy’ Evans in the film, Full Metal Jacket. Evans is a friend of Joker and a member of the Lusthog Squad.

Arliss Howard Tequila Sunrise

In 1988, Howard starred in the role of Gregg Lindroff in the film, Tequila Sunrise. Gregg works as an informer for the DEA and is the cousin of Dale “Mac” McKussic, a former drug dealer. He gets killed on the orders of Commandante Xavier Escalante/Carlos after he finds out that he’s an informer.

Arliss Howard I Know My First Name Is Steven

In 1990, Howard starred in the uncredited role of Kenneth Parnell in the film, I Know My First Name Is Steven. Kenneth was an American convicted sex offender, child rapist, and kidnapper notorious for abducting 7-year-old Steven Stayner in Merced, California, in 1972 and 5-year-old Timothy White in Ukiah, California, in 1980. In 2004, he was sentenced for trying to buy a child for sexual motives and died passed away while in prison.

In the film, he abducted Steven Stayner with the help of his accomplice, Irving Murphy. While in his captivity, Steven is molested and sexually assaulted, which Kenneth documents. He later kidnaps Timmy when Steven is 14 years old.

Arliss Howard The Sandlot

In 1993, Howard starred in the role of an adult Scotty Smalls in the film, The Sandlot. Smalls is the new kid in the San Fernando Valley who later serves the Sandlot team as a left-center outfielder.

Arliss Howard Natural Born Killers

In 1994, Howard starred in the role of Owen Traft, Mickey & Mallory’s Guardian Angel / The Demon in the film, Natural Born Killers.

Arliss Howard The Lost World: Jurassic Park

In 1997, Howard starred in the role of Peter Ludlow in the film, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Peter is a greedy nephew of John Hammond and the antagonist of the film. He takes over as CEO of InGen, his uncle’s company after a genetically engineered dinosaur kills the daughter of a British family.

Arliss Howard The Time Traveler’s Wife

In 2009, Howard starred in the role of Richard DeTamble in the film, The Time Traveler’s Wife. Richard is the father of Henry. Henry, the film’s protagonist, works as a Chicago librarian and has a paranormal genetic disorder that makes him randomly time travel. 

Arliss Howard Moneyball

In 2011, Howard starred in the role of John Henry in the film, Moneyball. Henry is an American businessman and the founder of an investment management company, John W. Henry & Company. Additionally, he works as the chief owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, and The Boston Globe, as well as co-owns RFK Racing. In August 2023, he was estimated to have a net worth of US$4 billion by Forbes.

In the film, Henry offers Billy Beane a $12.5 million salary working as the Red Sox general manager, making him the leading-paid general manager in sports history. During the film’s epilogue, Beane turns down his offer.

Arliss Howard Mank

In 2020, Howard starred in the role of Louis B. Mayer in the film, Mank. Louis was a Canadian-American film producer who co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) in 1924. In the film, he holds a birthday party at Hearst Castle with numerous Hollywood heavyweights which Herman J. Mankiewicz and his wife attend in 1993. He later hires him and Joseph at MGM.

Arliss Howard True Blood

In 2013, Howard starred in the role of Truman Burrell in SN 6 of True Blood. Truman previously worked as the Governor of Louisiana. He runs a vampire concentration camp and is the second antagonist in the film’s 6th season. He hates vampires because they continue to prey on humans aside from his wife cheating on him with a vampire.

Arliss Howard Manhunt: Deadly Games

In 2020, Howard starred in the role of Earl Embry in the film, Manhunt: Deadly Games. Embry is an FBI agent specialized in bombings who has a complex past. He saw a series of bombings that had similar characteristics, or M.O., of the Olympic Park bombing.

Arliss Howard The Killer

Howard stars in the thriller, The Killer in the role of a billionaire businessman, Claybourne, “The Client.” The Killer premiered on November 10, 2023. The Killer follows a professional assassin who gets entangled in an international hunt after a failed hit. In the film, he stars alongside actors and actresses such as

Is Arliss Howard Related To Ron Howard?

No, Arliss and Ron are not related apart from sharing their last name “Howard.” Rather, he has younger brothers named Jim/James and Kip as well as a sister named Joy.

Arliss Howard Movies and TV Shows

During his career, Howard has starred in a number of films and TV shows such as

  • The Prodigal
  • Men Don’t Leave
  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
  • Weapons
  • The Boy Downstairs
  • With/In: Volume 2
  • A Killer in the Family
  • I Know My First Name Is Steven
  • The Man Who Captured Eichmann
  • Word of Honor
  • With/In: Volume 2
  • When We Rise
  • Mr. Corman