Arliss Howard was born Leslie Richard Howard on October 18, 1954. He is an American actor, writer and film director.
Howard was born in Independence, Missouri. His career was firmly established with stand-out roles in Full Metal Jacket and Ruby, and for starring in and directing the film Big Bad Love (also starring his wife Debra Winger). In Till Death Us Do Part (1992), Howard portrayed author and attorney Vincent Bugliosi, who led the prosecution in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. He is currently appearing in the NBC weekly drama series Medium.
He is married to actress Debra Winger; they have one son together.
The Trailer For Amistad Starring Arliss Howard, Jeremy Northam, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne,And Djimon Hounsou. Directed By Steven Spielberg.
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Filmography
The Day After (1983) (TV)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Plain Clothes (1988)
Men Don't Leave (1990)
Till Death Us Do Part (1992) (TV)
CrissCross (1992)
Ruby (1992)
Those Secrets (1992) (TV)
Wilder Napalm (1993)
The Sandlot (1993) (uncredited)
Natural Born Killers (1994) (uncredited)
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
The Infiltrator (1995) (TV) .... Eaton
Wet (1995)
Johns (1996)
The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV)
Beyond the Call (1996) (TV)
Tales of Erotica (1996) (segment "Wet")
Amistad (1997)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Old Man (1997) (TV)
The Lesser Evil (1998)
A Map of the World (1999)
You Know My Name (1999) (TV)
Big Bad Love (2001)
The Song of the Lark (2001) (TV)
Word of Honor (2003) (TV)
Dandelion (2004)
Birth (2004)
Weapons (2006)
Awake (2007)