Name: Joe Howard
Date of Birth: 24 November 1948 Father of actor Jeremy Howard. From 1987 to 1994, played one of the very few adult, live-action, children's heroes on national TV as George Frankly in PBS's "Mathnet". "Mathnet" was a serial parody of "Dragnet" (1951), shown in the context of a larger series called "Square One TV" (1987), and was the most popular program produced by Childrens Television Workshop since "Sesame Street" (1969). "Mathnet" had a cult following among adults and college students. Beat out Phil Hartman for the role of "George Frankly" on Mathnet. ... Read more Joe Howard movies (actor)User Comments |
