Richard Howard est né le 8 mars 1944 à Hertfordshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Il était acteur. Il est connu pour Hercule Poirot (1989), TECX (1990) et Call Red (1996). Il est mort le 26 janvier 2024 en Angleterre.
He was part of the Stables Theatre Club in Manchester, and Brian Friel and Stephen Rea's theatre company Field Day. He also acted and directed with the Jill Freud Theatre Company for many seasons, and was a member of the London Shakespeare Group.