---
name: "Howard Jay Patterson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-jay-patterson"
fi1m_id: "howard-jay-patterson"
imdb_id: "nm0666237"
tmdb_id: 1076196
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T18:59:39.266751+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 Jay Patterson

## Identity

Howard Jay Patterson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/howard-jay-patterson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** howard-jay-patterson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0666237
- **TMDB ID:** 1076196
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1076196

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666237/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1076196

## Biography

Howard Jay Patterson is an American actor and member of the juggling troupe The Flying Karamazov Brothers, in which he performs as Ivan Karamazov.

He appeared as Barak in the 1985 film *The Jewel of the Nile*. His stage credits include performances in *The Flying Karamazov Brothers* (1983), *Juggling and Cheap Theatrics* (1986) and *The Flying Karamazov Brothers "Do The Impossible"* (1994) on Broadway, as well as the role of Antipholus of Ephesus in a 1987 revival of *The Comedy of Errors*. Television appearances include episodes of *Mister Rogers' Neighborhood* (1968 and 1997), *Great Performances* (1971 and 1987) and *Ellen* (1997).

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com, playbill.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Jewel of the Nile* (1985), Fi1m 53, as Barak — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jewel-of-the-nile.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Motor City Living* (2016), as Tim · Writer
- *How to Juggle & Other Matters of Life & Death* (1990), as Ivan
- *The Jewel of the Nile* (1985), as Barak — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jewel-of-the-nile.md)

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