Richard Howard nasceu o 8 de março de 1944 em Hertfordshire, Inglaterra. Era ator e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em Poirot (1989), TECX (1990) e Emmerdale Farm (1972). Morreu o 26 de janeiro de 2024 na Inglaterra.
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.