text: Howard appeared in Terry and June, You Rang, M'Lord?, The House of Windsor and Dad, in addition to Hi-de-Hi! In 2004, Howard played the character of Geoffrey in the short film Open Casket.  In November 2009, he appeared in an episode of the BBC comedy Beautiful People. Howard appeared in Doctor Who, in its 2009 two-part Christmas special, as driver of the mini-bus containing the old age pensioners' group seeking the Doctor.
  In 2012, Howard appeared in the fifth series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags and Bags  as Frank Butcher. In 2015, he provided the voice of the lead character in ITV's sitcom Mr Snufflesworth, a live action comedy starring a dachshund dog who lives in South London.
  Howard was also a stage actor, and was half of one of the most celebrated Ugly Sister acts in pantomime regularly appearing opposite John Inman.
  Death
  Howard died from blood cancer, aged 78, on 28 April 2016, at his home in Poole, Dorset.
  Television roles
  Ghost Squad as Bartender
  You Must Be Joking! as car salesman
  His Favourite Family
  ITV Play as Ugly Sister
  Terry and June as Cochran's
  Hi-de-Hi! as Barry Stuart-Hargreaves
  You Rang, M'Lord? as Count Zarkhov
  The House of Windsor as Danny Jackson
  Dad as Mr Nigel
  Open Casket as Geoffrey
  Beautiful People as Monsieur Antoine
  Doctor Who  as Oliver Barnes