Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlin (August 2, 1911 – September 1, 1984) was an American actor. He is sometimes billed as Howard Chamberlin.^[1]

Howland Chamberlain
Born	(1911-08-02)August 2, 1911 Bronx, New York City, US
Died	September 1, 1984(1984-09-01) (aged 73) Oakland, California, US
Other names	Howard Chamberlin

Chamberlain was born in The Bronx.^[1] He moved in the 1930s from New York to California and worked at a Federal Theatre Project, where he met his wife Leona, and at the Pasadena Playhouse. He made his film debut in the 1946 drama The Best Years of Our Lives, and the film won seven Oscars. In the next years, he often portrayed nervous figures in film noir. Although Chamberlain's appearance was uncredited, he was memorable as the cynical hotel receptionist in 1952's High Noon. High Noon remained Chamberlain's last film for 25 years, because he was blacklisted by the House of Un-American Activities and did not get any film roles.

He returned to working in New York, where he worked as a stage actor. In 1977 he made his screen comeback in the TV film A Touch of the Poet. He played Judge Atkins in the 1979 film Kramer vs. Kramer by Robert Benton. This was Chamberlain's third film in which a fellow cast member won the Oscar for Best Actor. He worked as an actor until his death.

Chamberlain's Broadway credits included Achilles Had a Heel (1935), Sly Fox (1976), and Stages (1978).^[1]

Chamberlain died in Oakland, California, on September 1, 1984.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1946	The Best Years of Our Lives	Thorpe
1947	The Web	James Nolan
1947	Brute Force	Joe's Lawyer	uncredited
1947	Driftwood	Hiram Trumbell
1948	Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'	Doc Overholt
1948	Angel in Exile	J. H. Higgins
1948	A Song Is Born	Mr. Setter
1948	Force of Evil	Freddie Bauer
1949	Thieves' Highway	Mr. Faber	uncredited
1949	And Baby Makes Three	Otto Stacy - Lawyer
1950	Francis	Maj. Nadel
1950	House by the River	District Attorney
1950	Edge of Doom	Mr. Murray, the Funeral Director
1950	Surrender	The Casino Manager
1950	Mister 880	Duff	uncredited
1951	No Questions Asked	Beebe
1951	Pickup	'The Professor', tramp
1951	The Racket	Roy Higgins	uncredited
1951	The Big Night	Flanagan
1952	High Noon	Hotel Clerk	Uncredited
1979	Kramer vs. Kramer	Judge Atkins
1982	Barbarosa	Emil
1984	Electric Dreams	Neighbor

References

1. "Howland Chamberlain". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

External links

• Howland Chamberlain at IMDb