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name: "Hans Howes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hans-howes"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 February 1943"
died: "1 January 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:18.297174+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Hans Howes

Actor. Born 18 February 1943 in Seneca Falls. Died 1 January 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 February 1943, Seneca Falls
- **Died:** 1 January 2015
- **Also known as:** Hans R. Howes

## Biography

Hans Howes was an American actor. He was born on 18 February 1943 in Seneca Falls, New York, and died in 2015. He was married to Sherry McFarland.

Howes appeared in small roles in several films, including as Mr. Bandy in *There Will Be Blood* (2007), the White Horse Trainer in *Seabiscuit* (2003), Sam in *Terminal Velocity* (1994, credited as Hans R. Howes), and Big Buckle Iverson in *Lucky You* (2007). His television credits include guest appearances in *Charmed* (2006) as Zakal, *True Blood* (2008) as an Elderly DGD Member, and *Criminal Minds* (2012) as Mr. James. He also voiced the Defender Captain in the animated film *Fire and Ice* (1983).

*Sources: imdb.com, tv.apple.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *There Will Be Blood* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Mr. Bandy — [page](https://film.one/film/there-will-be-blood.md)

## Also known for

- *Charmed* (1998), Zakal
- *Seabiscuit* (2003), White Horse Trainer
- *Death Warrant* (1990), Guard Keller
- *Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man* (1991), Bartender
- *Fire and Ice* (1983), Defender Captain (voice)
- *Terminal Velocity* (1994), Sam
- *Lucky You* (2007), Big Buckle Iverson
- *Murphy's Law* (1986), Santana

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