Arliss Howard Biography

Fast Facts

• His role in the TV movie "Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture" garnered him a CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries in 1992
• Graduated from Columbia College
• Married to actress Debra Winger
• Made his Broadway debut in the 2009 revival of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone․"
• Made his TV debut with the 1983 pilot episode of "AfterMASH," as well as appearing in the TV movie "The Day After" in the same year
• Quote: "When I came to California I thought once they put you in a movie, then you become a movie star․ And then a movie I did came out and no one saw it and I wasn't a movie star․"
• In addition to having a recurring role on "Medium," he has also directed several episodes of the series
• Briefly appeared in the 2011 film "Moneyball," portraying the owner of the Boston Red Sox, John W․ Henry
• In 2013 he joined the cast of "True Blood" on their sixth season, as the main role of Truman Burrell