Karl Howman
Encyclopedia
Karl Howman is an English
actor
and also a British voice-over artist.
He is well known but notable to many television viewers for his work as Jacko in the mid-1980's and early-90's BBC TV sitcom Esmonde and Larbey
's Brush Strokes
and as the title character in the series Mulberry
(also by Esmonde and Larbey
).
However Howman first worked with the two comedy scriptwriters on the final series of Thames TV sitcom Get Some In!
in 1978 replacing fellow English actor Robert Lindsey
(whom, left after the first 4 series to star in Citizen Smith at the BBC) in the role of Jakey Smith.
He also starred in the episode "Shadow" in the BBC series Blake's 7
and in the episode All About Scoring, Innit? in the critically acclaimed drama, Minder
, playing Danny Varrow. He replaced Peter Davison
in the BBC Radio 4
school-based comedy drama series King Street Junior
when Davison left after the first two series. He appeared in the 1980 ITV series Fox
, the last two series of the Judi Dench
/Michael Williams comedy A Fine Romance
and in Babes in the Wood
.
He also appeared in the only British video nasty film Expose
, the classic The Long Good Friday
,British Comedy film Party Party as well as appearing in the Porridge
feature film, and the 1980 film Babylon
Karl has recently been working as a voiceover artist on UK digital television station Nuts TV
.
He is well known for his recurring role in the commercials for the Flash
brand of cleaning products.
has been seen on British television in various roles since 1996, most recently in The Ghost Squad
.
He supports Charlton Athletic Football Club
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and also a British voice-over artist.
He is well known but notable to many television viewers for his work as Jacko in the mid-1980's and early-90's BBC TV sitcom Esmonde and Larbey
Esmonde and Larbey
John Gilbert Esmonde and Bob Larbey were a British television comedy scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular situation comedies such as Please Sir! and The Good Life.-Larbey's life:Larbey was born in Clapham, South London in 1934 and made his writing debut for...
's Brush Strokes
Brush Strokes
Brush Strokes is a British television sitcom, broadcast on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Written by Esmonde and Larbey and set in South London, it depicted the amorous adventures of a good-looking, wisecracking house painter, Jacko...
and as the title character in the series Mulberry
Mulberry (TV series)
Mulberry was a fantasy situation comedy airing on BBC One in the early 1990s.The creative team behind the programme included writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey....
(also by Esmonde and Larbey
Esmonde and Larbey
John Gilbert Esmonde and Bob Larbey were a British television comedy scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular situation comedies such as Please Sir! and The Good Life.-Larbey's life:Larbey was born in Clapham, South London in 1934 and made his writing debut for...
).
However Howman first worked with the two comedy scriptwriters on the final series of Thames TV sitcom Get Some In!
Get Some In!
Get Some In! was a British television series about life in Royal Air Force National Service broadcast between 1975 and 1978 by Thames Television...
in 1978 replacing fellow English actor Robert Lindsey
Robert Lindsey
Robert Lindsey may refer to:*Robert Lisle Lindsey, Israeli New Testament scholar*Robert Lindsey , author of the book The Falcon and the Snowman...
(whom, left after the first 4 series to star in Citizen Smith at the BBC) in the role of Jakey Smith.
He also starred in the episode "Shadow" in the BBC series Blake's 7
Blake's 7
Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC for its BBC1 channel. The series was created by Terry Nation, a prolific television writer and creator of the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. Four series of Blake's 7 were produced and broadcast between 1978...
and in the episode All About Scoring, Innit? in the critically acclaimed drama, Minder
Minder (TV series)
Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
, playing Danny Varrow. He replaced Peter Davison
Peter Davison
Peter Davison is a British actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small and the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1982 to 1984.-Early life:Davison was born Peter Moffett in Streatham,...
in the BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
school-based comedy drama series King Street Junior
King Street Junior
King Street Junior was a Radio Comedy about a junior school aired by the BBC from March 1985 to November 1998. A continuation of the series renamed King Street Junior Revisited started in 2002 and continued until 2005...
when Davison left after the first two series. He appeared in the 1980 ITV series Fox
Fox (TV series)
Fox is a British television drama series produced by Euston Films and Thames Television for the ITV network in 1980.The thirteen-part series was based around the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in London and had gangland connections....
, the last two series of the Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English film, stage and television actress.Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she played in several of William Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo...
/Michael Williams comedy A Fine Romance
A Fine Romance (TV series)
A Fine Romance was a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes...
and in Babes in the Wood
Babes in the Wood (TV series)
Babes in the Wood is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1998 to 1999. Starring Karl Howman and Denise van Outen, Babes in the Wood was written by Geoff Deane, Paul Alexander, Simon Braithwaite, Ian Searle and Fleur Costello.-Cast:...
.
He also appeared in the only British video nasty film Expose
Expose
Expose, exposé, or exposed may refer to:-Technology:* Exposé , a window management tool for Mac OS X** Exposé clone, computer software which mimics the Mac OS X feature-Music:...
, the classic The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. It was completed in 1979 but, because of release delays, it is generally credited as a 1980 film...
,British Comedy film Party Party as well as appearing in the Porridge
Porridge (film)
Porridge is a 1979 film based upon the television series of the same name which was released under the title Doing Time in the United States....
feature film, and the 1980 film Babylon
Babylon (film)
Babylon is a 1980 film that depicts the struggles of a Black British working class musician. It stars Brinsley Forde of the reggae band, Aswad. It was co-written by Martin Stellman and Franco Rosso who also directed it. It also starred Karl Howman and Trevor Laird...
Karl has recently been working as a voiceover artist on UK digital television station Nuts TV
Nuts TV
Nuts TV was a British television channel related to Nuts magazine. Nuts TV began broadcasting on Freeview channel 42 on 12 September 2007, and launched on Sky Digital on 21 January 2008....
.
He is well known for his recurring role in the commercials for the Flash
Mr. Clean
Mr. Clean is a brand name fully owned by Procter & Gamble. It is used for a cleaning solution and related products, and as "Mr. Clean Magic Eraser", for a melamine foam cleaner.-History:...
brand of cleaning products.
Personal life
Karl Howman's daughter ChloeChloe Howman
Chloe Howman is an English actress.The daughter of actor Karl Howman , her sister is fellow actor Katy-Jo Howman....
has been seen on British television in various roles since 1996, most recently in The Ghost Squad
The Ghost Squad
The Ghost Squad was a 2005 British crime drama series produced by Company Pictures, for Channel 4. The show was created by Tom Grieves. Inspired by the real life "Ghost Squad" that existed between 1994 and 1998, secretly investigating police corruption, the premise of the series is that the squad...
.
He supports Charlton Athletic Football Club
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
.