Edward Howell (actor)

Edward Howell
Born
Edward Welsford Rowsell Howell

(1902-07-15)15 July 1902
Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died20 August 1986(1986-08-20) (aged 84)
Sydney, Australia
Other namesE.R. Howell
Edward Welsford Rowsell
Teddy/Ted Howell
Occupations
  • Actor (radio, theatre, television and film
  • radio and theatre producer
  • radio and theatre director
  • radio and theatre scriptwriter
  • theatre founder
  • drama teacher
Years active1912–1985
Spouse(s)Mary Grace Cecillia Long (known professionally as Therese Desmond and Molly Long) (m-1927–1961)
Children1

Edward Welsford Rowsell Howell (15 July 1902 – 20 August 1986), also known as pen name E.R. Howell, Edward Welsford Rowsell and Teddy/Ted Howell was a British-born Australian character actor, radio and theatre producer, director and scriptwriter, theatre founder and drama teacher.

He was notable for his career in Australia in all genres of the entertainment industry in a career spanning radio, stage, television and film. In 1927 he appeared in a cameo role in the early Australian film For the Term of his Natural Life, at the time the highest-grossing film in Australian cinema. After this film, he moved to radio broadcasting and producing until reviving his screen career in the late 1950s, mainly appearing in made for TV Movies and serials.