C. Thomas Howell
C. Thomas Howell
Christopher Thomas Howell (born December 7, 1966), usually credited as C. Thomas Howell, is an American actor and film director. He starred in the films The Outsiders as Ponyboy Curtis and in The Hitcher as Jim Halsey. He has appeared in Soul Man, Red Dawn, Secret Admirer, Gettysburg, H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stopped and Gods and Generals. Howell was born in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles to Christopher N. and Candice Howell. He has three siblings. His father worked as a stunt coordinator and rodeo performer. He played the role of the Red Knight in Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King. As a young boy, Howell wanted to be a stuntman and was a child stunt performer. He was also a rodeo star. When Howell was young, his parents divorced. Howell graduated from Saugus High School in 1984. In 1982, Howell made his film debut as Tyler in Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At the age of 15 in 1981, Howell was cast in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders (1983). Howell played the lead role of Ponyboy Curtis, "the soulful tagalong greaser through whose eyes we see the events of the 1960s-set film unfold." Based on S.E. Hinton's bestselling 1967 novel of the same name,the coming-of-age film went on to become a cult classic. Howell's portrayal of Ponyboy was his breakthrough role, and it earned him a Young Artist Award. In 1984, Howell and his Outsiders co-star Patrick Swayze reunited for Grandview, U.S.A. and Red Dawn. Howell also had a pivotal role in Tank (1984). In 1985, he starred in Secret Admirer. After filming The Outsiders, Howell co-starred in his own television series Two Marriages, which ended after four episodes, but letters of support got it back on air. He later expressed disappointment in the series. Howell was one of two final actors in the running for the lead role of Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985); the other was Eric Stoltz. Ultimately, Michael J. Fox was cast as Marty after Stoltz was deemed wrong for the part. In 1986, Howell was a hitchhiker's target in the film The Hitcher. He also starred in the sequel, which was released in 2003. In 1986, Howell starred in Soul Man, a film in which Howell appears in Blackface. Rounding out the 1980s , Howell played the young Arturo Toscanini in Franco Zeffirelli's 1988 film Young Toscanini.
Acted Movies
Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Howard Klausner,
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, David Henrie, Dennis Quaid, Jon Voight, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, Nick Searcy, Olek Krupa, Penelope Ann Miller, Xander Berkeley,
Director: Sam Liu
Writers: Alan Burnett,
Cast: Billy Brown, C. Thomas Howell, Christian Slater, Gideon Emery, Greg Grunberg, Julie Nathanson, Kristin Bauer, Liam McIntyre, Tara Strong, Vanessa Williams,
Director: Andrew Erwin
Writers: Quinton Peeples,
Cast: Brando Eaton, C. Thomas Howell, Caleb Castille, Jon Voight, Kelly Greyson, Nic Bishop, Rhoda Griffis, Sean Astin, Sherri Shepherd, Virginia Williams,
Director: Alex Wright
Writers: Joany Kane,
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Cliff Mathieson, Haylie Duff, Jerry Hauck, Mark Famiglietti, Nicholas Gonzalez, Sheree J. Wilson,
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers: Mark Malone,
Cast: Alec McClure, Amanda Tilson, C. Thomas Howell, Christian Campbell, Irone Singleton, Jilon VanOver, Linda Kash, Mary Krohnert, Neve Campbell, Noam Jenkins,
Director: Joe Johnston
Writers: John Fusco,
Cast: Adoni Maropis, C. Thomas Howell, Chris Owen, Frank Collison, J.K. Simmons, Louise Lombard, Omar Sharif, Silas Carson, Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson,
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Writers: Ronald F. Maxwell,
Cast: Bo Brinkman, Brian Mallon, Bruce Boxleitner, C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Daniels, Jeremy London, Kevin Conway, Matt Letscher, Robert Duvall, Stephen Lang,
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Writers: Ronald F. Maxwell,
Cast: Andrew Prine, C. Thomas Howell, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Conway, Martin Sheen, Richard Anderson, Richard Jordan, Sam Elliott, Stephen Lang, Tom Berenger,
Director: Craig Bolotin
Writers: Craig Bolotin,
Cast: Ben Terzulli, C. Thomas Howell, Eliza Dushku, Helen Shaver, J. Smith-Cameron, John Dossett, Juliette Lewis, Katherine Heigl, Sarah Joy Stevenson, Thomas Terzulli,
Director: Robert Harmon
Writers: Eric Red,
Cast: Armin Shimerman, Billy Green Bush, C. Thomas Howell, Henry Darrow, Jack Thibeau, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John M. Jackson, Jon Van Ness, Rutger Hauer,
Director: David Greenwalt
Writers: David Greenwalt,
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Casey Siemaszko, Cliff DeYoung, Corey Haim, Courtney Gains, Dee Wallace, Fred Ward, Kelly Preston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lori Loughlin,
Director: John Milius
Writers: Kevin Reynolds,
Cast: Ben Johnson, Brad Savage, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Darren Dalton, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, Lea Thompson, Patrick Swayze, Powers Boothe,
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Writers: Dan Gordon,
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Dorian Harewood, G. D. Spradlin, James Cromwell, James Garner, Jenilee Harrison, John Hancock, Mark Herrier, Sandy Ward, Shirley Jones,
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Kathleen Rowell,
Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Glenn Withrow, Leif Garrett, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise,
