Personal Life
Howard is the only son of the actor Arthur Howard and his wife Jean Compton (Mackenzie). He was educated at the independent school Ardingly College, in the village of Ardingly in West Sussex.
He is the nephew of Leslie Howard and the casting director Irene Howard. On his mother's side he is also a great-nephew of the actress Fay Compton. and the novelist Sir Compton Mackenzie.
He first married actress and theatre designer Stephanie Hinchcliff Davies in 1965 (marriage dissolved). He married his long term partner Sally Beauman in 2004 and they have one son and one grandchild.
He was appointed CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 1998.
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