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Ken Howard, TV actor and acting union leader, dies

By Associated Press
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:09 AM · 3 min read read
Ken Howard, TV actor and acting union leader, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Howard, the strapping character actor who starred in the 1970s TV drama "The White Shadow" and was currently serving as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced Howard's death Wednesday. No cause was given.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Howard, the strapping character actor who starred in the 1970s TV drama "The White Shadow" and was currently serving as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced Howard's death Wednesday. No cause was given.…

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