Kenneth Joseph Howard, Jr. (born March 28, 1944) is a Tony Award- and Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor known for his role in the television show The White Shadow as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves, a basketball major with a minor in life.
Howard had a role in Seesaw and as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 (both the Broadway musical and the 1972 film). In 1981 Howard won a Daytime Emmy award for his performance as the ideal father in the CBS afternoon special 'The Body Human: Facts for Boys'. Howard most recently appeared in the (2006) feature film, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, co-starring Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson and Elisabeth Shue. He also played Jill Hennessy's character's father on NBC's crime drama, Crossing Jordan.
Howard is very active and supportive of the National Kidney Foundation. He had a Kidney transplant in 2000. He stands approximately 6'6" (1.98 m).