Ken Howard
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Ken Howard (born Kenneth Joseph Howard, Jr. on March 28, 1944 in El Centro, California) is a Tony-winning actor who is best known for his role in the television show The White Shadow as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player, Ken Reeves. He also had a role as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 (both the Broadway musical and the 1972 film).
Howard most recently appeared in the (2006) feature film, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, co-starring Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson and Elisabeth Shue. He also played Jill Hennessy's character's father on NBC's crime drama, Crossing Jordan.
He has been married to Linda Fetters, a stuntwoman, since 1992 and they reside in the Los Angeles, California area. Prior to that he was married to Margo Coleman, known professionally as Margo Howard, the daughter of Ann Landers, from 1977 - 1991, and before that to TV soap opera actress, Louise Sorel, from 1973 - 1976, when they divorced.
Howard is very active and supportive of the National Kidney Foundation. He had a Kidney transplant in 2000.
He stands approximately 6'6" (1.98 m).
Howard wore a blonde toupee during the white shadow. It was very convincing for the 1970s. He was balding at the time and is completely bald in many of his post white shadow work.
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