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Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman (1940–2022), American actor, was Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS, 1978–1982) and Charlie Moore on Head of the Class. Founding member of improv troupe The Committee; two Emmy nominations.

Howard Keel

Howard Keel (Harold Clifford Keel, 1919-2004), American baritone actor-singer, MGM musical star of Annie Get Your Gun, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides; later Clayton Farlow on Dallas, 1981-1991.

Howard McNear

Howard Terbell McNear (1905–1969), American character actor, played Floyd the Barber on The Andy Griffith Show (1961–1967) and originated Doc Charles Adams on radio's Gunsmoke (1952–1961).

Howard Morris

Howard Morris (1919-2005), American comic actor, director, and voice artist; Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows ensemble member, Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show, voice of Atom Ant and Jughead.

Howard Rollins

Howard Ellsworth Rollins Jr. (1950–1996), American actor from Baltimore; Oscar-nominated as Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime (1981), starred as Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night, and played Captain Davenport in A Soldier's Story.

Howard Stark

Howard Stark (Howard Anthony Walter Stark) is the Marvel Comics and MCU inventor, Stark Industries founder, and father of Tony Stark; first comics appearance Iron Man #28 (1968), portrayed by Gerard Sanders and Dominic Cooper.

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck: Marvel's satirical anthropomorphic duck created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik, first appearing in Adventure into Fear #19 (1973) and starring in his own 1976 series, famous for the tagline 'trapped in a world he never made', a 1976 presidential run, the 1980 Gerber ownership lawsuit, and the 1986 Lucasfilm film.

Howard the Duck (film)

Howard the Duck (1986) is a Lucasfilm-Universal comic sci-fi comedy directed by Willard Huyck, executive produced by George Lucas, starring Lea Thompson; the first Marvel film, a $20 million flop with four Razzies.

Howard Wolowitz

Howard Wolowitz is the fictional aerospace engineer played by Simon Helberg in The Big Bang Theory; an MIT-trained Caltech engineer, season 6 ISS astronaut, husband of Bernadette, father of Halley and Neil Michael.

Howards End (film)

Howards End (1992) is James Ivory and Ismail Merchant's adaptation of E.M. Forster's 1910 novel, scripted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, starring Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Helena Bonham Carter; it won three Oscars from nine nominations and the Cannes 45th Anniversary Prize.

Howards' Way

Howards' Way: BBC One Sunday drama serial (1985–1990), created by Gerard Glaister and Allan Prior, set in fictional Tarrant on the Hamble; 78 episodes, six series, about redundant designer Tom Howard's boatyard and 1980s aspirational drama.

Howdy Doody

Howdy Doody: freckle-faced cowboy marionette and title character of NBC's pioneering children's TV show The Howdy Doody Show (1947-1960), hosted and voiced by Buffalo Bob Smith, featuring Clarabell the Clown, the Peanut Gallery, and the finale line "Good-bye, kids."

Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel (born 1955, Toronto) is a Canadian comedian, actor, and host known for Dr. Wayne Fiscus on St. Elsewhere, creating Bobby's World, hosting Deal or No Deal, and judging America's Got Talent since 2010, plus public OCD and ADHD advocacy.

Howl (2015 film)

Howl (2015) is a British werewolf horror film directed by Paul Hyett, starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, and Elliot Cowan; train passengers fight creatures after their London train stops in a forest.

Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) (film)

Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is Studio Ghibli's 2004 Miyazaki fantasy film adapted from Diana Wynne Jones's novel, about cursed hatmaker Sophie, wizard Howl, and Calcifer; ¥19.6 billion Japan gross, Oscar-nominated.

HowToBasic

HowToBasic is an anonymous Australian YouTube comedy channel of parody tutorials, started December 8, 2011, known for egg-smashing chaos, 17.8 million subscribers, and staged face reveals by Vsauce's Michael Stevens and MaxMoeFoe.

HoYeon Jung (정호연)

HoYeon Jung (정호연), South Korean model and actress from Seoul's Myeonmok-dong; Korea's Next Top Model runner-up turned Louis Vuitton runway model; acting debut as Kang Sae-byeok (Player 067) in Squid Game (2021), winning a 2022 SAG Award and Emmy nomination; later in Disclaimer and the Cannes film Hope.

Hridayam (ഹൃദയം)

Hridayam (ഹൃദയം) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam coming-of-age drama directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan, starring Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Darshana Rajendran, and tracing its hero's life from age 17 to 30.

Hridayapoorvam

Hridayapoorvam (ഹൃദയപൂർവ്വം) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-drama-romance directed by Sathyan Anthikad, starring Mohanlal as a heart-transplant recipient drawn to his donor's daughter; released 28 August 2025 for Onam, streaming on JioHotstar from 26 September 2025.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়)

Hrishikesh Mukherjee (হৃষিকেশ মুখোপাধ্যায়), 1922 to 2006, was an Indian film director and editor who pioneered middle cinema in Hindi films like Anand and Bawarchi.

Hrishitaa Bhatt (हृषिता भट्ट)

Hrishitaa Bhatt (हृषिता भट्ट), also spelled Hrishita Bhat, is an Indian actress and model born 1981 in Mumbai; she debuted in Asoka (2001) opposite Shah Rukh Khan and gained acclaim for Haasil (2003).

Hrithik Roshan (ऋतिक रोशन)

Hrithik Roshan (ऋतिक रोशन), born 1974 in Mumbai, is a Hindi film actor, son of director Rakesh Roshan, who debuted in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), won six Filmfare awards, starred in the Krrish and War franchises, and has scoliosis and a past stammer.

Hrithik Roshan filmography

Hrithik Roshan filmography (ऋतिक रोशन): Hindi cinema actor's screen credits from 1980 child roles to 2026, lead debut Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Krrish franchise, four Filmfare Awards, top grosser War.

Hsien-Ko

Hsien-Ko, also known as Lei-Lei, is a fighting game character from the Darkstalkers series. She is a jiangshi who debuted in Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge and uses item setups.

HSTikkyTokky

HSTikkyTokky, real name Harrison Sullivan (born 2001), is a British influencer from Essex known for fitness and crypto content, Kick streaming, one crossover boxing win, a 2024 court case, and Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary.

Hsu Wei-ning (许玮宁)

Hsu Wei-ning (許瑋甯, Tiffany Hsu, Ann Hsu), Taiwanese actress born 1984, former model; Golden Bell Best Supporting Actress 2015 and back-to-back miniseries Best Actress 2023–2024; married Roy Chiu 2021.

Hu Ge (胡歌)

Hu Ge (胡歌, Hugo) is a Shanghai-born Chinese actor and singer, famous as Li Xiaoyao in Chinese Paladin (2005), Mei Changsu in Nirvana in Fire, and A Bao in Blossoms Shanghai; Magnolia and Golden Goblet best actor winner who survived a 2006 car accident.

Hu Tu Tu (हु तू तू)

Hu Tu Tu (हु तू तू) is Gulzar's 1999 Hindi political drama, released 22 January 1999, starring Tabu, Suniel Shetty, Nana Patekar, and Suhasini Mulay; his last film as director and a box-office flop despite an 86% Tomatometer.

Hu Yitian (胡一天)

Hu Yitian (胡一天), Chinese actor born 1993 in Hangzhou, rose to fame as Jiang Chen in A Love So Beautiful (2017); later roles include Handsome Siblings, Blossoms in Adversity, and Genius Girlfriend (2026).

Hu Yixuan (胡意旋) (actress)

Hu Yixuan (胡意旋), born 1995 in Zhaotong, Yunnan, is a Chinese actress and Xijing University accounting graduate who debuted in I Cannot Hug You (2017) and is known for The Sleepless Princess and Faithful.