Howard is probably best-known for his role as Pete Butler on the television series Mr. Novak (1963-65, with fellow "Man Trap" guest star Jeanne Bal and Bill Zuckert) and as Officer Vince Howard on Emergency! (1972-77) with Kevin Tighe and Randy Mantoopth. He was also a regular on Barnaby Jones during the show's first season (1973), playing Lieutenant Joe Tayler. He has also made guest appearances in a number of other television shows, including Get Smart, The Time Tunnel, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Mission: Impossible, The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Rockford Files, McCloud, Fantasy Island, Quincy, M.E., and Murder, She Wrote. He made his film debut in the 1967 comedy The Reluctant Astronaut, in which he had an uncredited role. He followed this with an appearance in 1968's I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, in which he played a patrolman. Howard's film credits since then have included The Barefoot Executive, The Man, Trouble Man, Moving Violations, and Lethal Weapon 3. He has also appeared in several made-for-TV movies, including Company of Killers, Quarantined, The Hunted Lady, Love Is Not Enough, Better Late Than Never, Welcome Home, Jellybean, and Never Forget. Throughout his career, he often portrayed a police officer or some other type of law enforcement figure.
Appearances
Emergency!
Guest cast, played by Vince Howard
- Episode 1x10: Hang-up (Apr 8, 1972)
- Episode 2x04: Virus (Oct 7, 1972)
- Episode 2x05: Peace Pipe (Oct 14, 1972)
- Episode 2x07: Fuzz Lady (Nov 4, 1972)
- Episode 2x08: Trainee (Nov 11, 1972)
- Episode 2x12: Helpful (Dec 16, 1972)
- Episode 2x15: The Professor (Feb 3, 1973)
- Episode 2x17: Honest (Feb 17, 1973)
- Episode 2x19: Boot (Mar 3, 1973)
- Episode 2x20: Rip-Off (Mar 10, 1973)
- Episode 3x01: Frequency (Sep 22, 1973)
- Episode 3x04: An English Visitor (Oct 13, 1973)
- Episode 3x05: Heavyweight (Oct 20, 1973)
- Episode 3x09: Inheritance Tax (Nov 17, 1973)
- Episode 3x12: Body Language (Dec 8, 1973)
- Episode 3x16: Messin' Around (Jan 12, 1974)
- Episode 3x17: Fools (Jan 19, 1974)
- Episode 3x18: How Green Was My Thumb? (Jan 26, 1974)
- Episode 3x20: Floor Brigade (Feb 9, 1974)
- Episode 4x03: Gossip (Sep 28, 1974)
- Episode 4x04: Nagging Suspicion (Oct 5, 1974)
- Episode 4x08: Quicker Than the Eye (Nov 9, 1974)
- Episode 4x09: Foreign Trade (Nov 16, 1974)
- Episode 4x10: Camera Bug (Nov 23, 1974)
- Episode 4x12: Details (Dec 7, 1974)
- Episode 4x14: The Bash (Dec 28, 1974)
- Episode 4x16: Smoke Eater (Jan 11, 1975)
- Episode 4x19: It's How You Play the Game (Feb 1, 1975)
- Episode 4x20: The Mouse (Feb 8, 1975)
- Episode 5x07: Pressure 165 (Oct 25, 1975)
- Episode 5x09: The Lighter-Than-Air Man (Nov 15, 1975)
- Episode 5x14: To Buy or Not to Buy (Dec 20, 1975)
- Episode 5x17: Involvement (Jan 24, 1976)
- Episode 5x19: Grateful (Feb 7, 1976)
- Episode 5x22: The Nuisance (Mar 6, 1976)
- Episode 6x05: Fair Fight (Oct 30, 1976)
- Episode 6x06: Rules of Order (Nov 6, 1976)
- Episode 6x08: Captain Hook (Nov 20, 1976)
- Episode 6x09: Computer Terror (Dec 4, 1976)
- Episode 6x12: Loose Ends (Jan 15, 1977)
- Episode 6x14: Insanity Epidemic (Feb 5, 1977)
- Episode 6x17: Bottom Line (Feb 26, 1977)
- Episode 6x19: The Boat (Mar 12, 1977)
- Episode 6x20: Isolation (Mar 19, 1977)
- Episode 6x22: Hypochondri-Cap (Apr 16, 1977)
- Episode 6x23: Limelight (Apr 23, 1977)
- Episode 6x24: All Night Long (May 28, 1977)
- Episode S06 Special: The Steel Inferno (Jan 7, 1978)