Arliss Howard

Birth Name:

Leslie Richard Howard

Birth Place:

Independence, Missouri, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer

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․"
Briefly appeared in the 2011 film "Moneyball," portraying the owner of the Boston Red Sox, John W․ Henry
In addition to having a recurring role on "Medium," he has also directed several episodes of the series
In 2013 he joined the cast of "True Blood" on their sixth season, as the main role of Truman Burrell

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