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name: "Howard Freeman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-freeman"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 December 1899"
died: "11 December 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:25:53.113556+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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# Howard Freeman

Actor. Born 9 December 1899 in Helena, Montana, USA. Died 11 December 1967.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 December 1899, Helena, Montana, USA
- **Died:** 11 December 1967

## Biography

Howard Freeman was an American actor who worked in theatre, film and television. He began his career on the stage in the 1930s and appeared in numerous Broadway productions through the early 1960s.

Freeman entered films in 1942 and built a career of supporting and bit parts, often uncredited. His screen credits include *The Killers* (1946), *The Blue Dahlia* (1946), *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948) as Herr Kastner, *The Snake Pit* (1948) and *Scaramouche* (1952). From 1951 he worked increasingly in television, with roles continuing until 1965.

He retired from acting in 1965 and died in New York City in 1967.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ibdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Letter from an Unknown Woman* (1948), Fi1m 86, as Herr Kastner — [page](https://film.one/film/letter-from-an-unknown-woman.md)

## Also known for

- *The Killers* (1946), Brentwood Police Chief (uncredited)
- *The Blue Dahlia* (1946), Corelli
- *The Snake Pit* (1948), Dr. Curtis
- *Scaramouche* (1952), Michael Vanneau
- *Cry of the City* (1948), Sullivan the Drunk
- *Madame Curie* (1943), Prof. Constant (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Long Night* (1947), Sheriff Ned Meade
- *House of Horrors* (1946), Hal Ormiston

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