"He has the ability to say any line with one hundred percent sincerity."
— Jack Packard on Clint's role in Carnosaur, Best of the Worst
Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959 in Burbank, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Balok in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver" (and he has has made cameo appearances as different roles in pretty much every other incarnation of Star Trek ever since), for his contributions to the B-horror genre, and for his appearances in films directed by his older brother Ron Howard. Their father is Rance Howard.
He was a child actor and featured in Disney's Winnie the Pooh shorts and The Jungle Book (1967).
Filmography:
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Film roles
- The Jungle Book (1967) — Elephant
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) — Roo
- Grand Theft Auto (1977) — Ace
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) — Baseball Catcher
- Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) — Eaglebauer
- Evilspeak (1981) — Stanley Coopersmith
- Splash (1984) — Wedding guest
- Cocoon (1985) — John Dexter
- Gung Ho (1986) — Paul
- The Wraith (1986) - Rughead
- Tango & Cash (1989) — Slinky
- Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990) — Ricky
- Backdraft (1991) — Ricco
- The Rocketeer (1991) — Mark
- Carnosaur (1993) — "Slim" Friar
- Ticks (1993) — Jarvis Tanner
- Leprechaun 2 (1994) — Tourist
- Fist of the North Star (1995) — Stalin
- Ice Cream Man (1995) — Gregory Tudor
- Apollo 13 (1995) — Sy Liebergot ("Gene, the Odyssey is dying. From my chair here, this is the last option.")
- Barb Wire (1996) — Schmitz
- Santa with Muscles (1996) — Hinkley
- That Thing You Do! (1996) — KJZZ Disk Jockey
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) — Johnson Ritter
- The Waterboy (1998) — Paco
- The Dentist 2 (1998) — Mr. Toothache
- Addams Family Reunion (1998) — Dogcatcher
- Edtv (1999) — Ken
- My Dog Skip (2000) — Millard
- Little Nicky (2000) — Andrew "Nipples"
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000) — Whobris
- Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002) — Tug
- Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) — Pauly's Business Manager
- House of the Dead (2003) — Salish
- The Cat in the Hat (2003) — Kate
- Cinderella Man (2005) — Referee
- Halloween (2007) — Dr. Koplenson
- Frost/Nixon (2007) — Lloyd Davis
- The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) — Joe Chtulu
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - Air and Space Mission Control Tech
- BloodRayne: The Third Reich (2010) — Dr. Mangler
- The Lords of Salem (2012) — Carlo
- The Profane Exhibit (2013) — Bob in the segment The Basement
- Star Wars: Solo (2018)
Television roles
- The Andy Griffith Show (5 episodes, 1962–64) — Leon / Boy at Church Social
- The Fugitive (2 episodes, 1964–65) — Billy Taft / Johnny Stransel
- Bonanza (1 episode, 1965) — Michael Thorpe
- The Patty Duke Show (1 episode, 1966) — Ralphie
- The F.B.I. (2 episodes, 1965–70) — Allan Ellwood / Josh Cobb
- The Virginian (3 episodes, 1966–71) — Will / Tommy / Manuel
- Star Trek: The Original Series (episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", 1966) — Balok
- Laredo (1 episode, 1966) — Midj
- Love, American Style (1 episode, 1970) — David Kaufman
- The Red Skelton Show (1 episode, 1970) — Lemonade Stand Proprietor
- The Odd Couple (1 episode, 1970) — Randy Granger
- Family Affair (1 episode, 1970) — Tom Richards
- Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1971) — Lonny
- The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1971) — Davey Carr
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 episode, 1971) — Kimmy Rolf
- Night Gallery (1 episode, 1971) — Herbie Bittman
- Nanny and the Professor (1 episode, 1971) — Timmy McGovern
- The Rookies (1 episode, 1973) — Dennis Palmer
- The Streets of San Francisco (2 episodes, 1973–74) — Billy Rudolph
- Movin' On (2 episodes, 1974) — Mark / Henry
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1 episode, 1975) — Andrew
- Happy Days (2 episodes, 1976–80) — Moose
- Lou Grant (1 episode, 1982) — Jerry Kovacovich
- Sledge Hammer! (1 episode, 1987) — Police Officer
- Santa Barbara (1 episode, 1987) — Marshall
- Hunter (1 episode, 1990) — Man in Restaurant
- Seinfeld (episode "The Trip", 1992) — Tobias Lehigh Nagy
- Space Rangers (6 episodes, 1993–94) — Mimmer
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode "Past Tense Part II", 1995) — Grady
- Married... with Children (1 episode, 1995) — Mullen
- Silk Stalkings (1 episode, 1995) — Craig P. Sykes
- The Outer Limits (1 episode, 1996) — Dennis
- Total Recall 2070 (1 episode, 1999) — Pontifex
- The Pretender (1 episode, 1999) — Smitty
- Star Trek: Enterprise (episode "Acquisition", 2002) — Muk
- Crossing Jordan (1 episode, 2003) — Gil Runkus
- Arrested Development (2 episodes, 2003–13) — Johnny Bark
- My Name Is Earl (2 episodes, 2006–08) — Creepy Rodney
- Heroes (1 episode, 2009) — Tom Miller
- Fringe (episode "The Road Not Taken", 2009) — Emmanuel Grayson
- Workaholics (1 episode, 2011) — Replacement for Adam Demamp
- Key & Peele (1 episode, 2014) — Aerobics Director
- Star Trek: Discovery (episode "Will You Take My Hand?", 2018) — Orion Drug Dealer
- Just Roll With It (1 episode, 2021) — Adrian Rose
- Pam & Tommy: (1 episode, 2022) — Schmitz
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (episode "Under The Cloak of War", 2023) — Commander Buck Martinez
