Christopher Howe
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| Born | Christopher Carl Howe May 18, 1960 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film actor |
Christopher Carl Howe (born May 18, 1960) is an American actor best known for his co-starring role in the 1983 film Going Back. In the film, set in 1964, Howe stars opposite a young Bruce Campbell, who went on to become cult figure "Ash" in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy. Howe plays the character "Clee," who hitch-hikes with friend "Brice" (Campbell) from suburban Detroit to rural Northern Lower Michigan and befriends an aging farmer/father figure.
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[edit] Personal
Christopher Howe was born in Dearborn, MI (USA), but grew up in Shelby Township, MI where he attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School.
Howe was selected for Going Back by the film's director, Ron Teachworth, who knew him from a filmmaking class at Eisenhower H.S.[1] (Teachworth was the class's instructor, Howe was a student.) By the time of the film's production, Howe was a Theater Arts student at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, MI. He went on to graduate OU and attend a Master's program in Theater at Penn State University.
[edit] Other film roles
Not long after the completion of Going Back, Christopher starred as a young millionaire in the John Prusak short film Hefty's. (Prusak was the cinematographer for Going Back and the Michael Moore film Roger & Me.) Spider-Man director Sam Raimi also appears in Hefty's as a short-order cook.
Howe was very active in theater programs in Chicago and Detroit for many years following Going Back's release. He also had minor roles in Daniel Stern's Rookie of the Year, starring Gary Busey and Thomas Ian Nicholas, and the independent film Timequest starring Victor Slezak, Larry Drake and Bruce Campbell.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983 | Going Back | Cleveland (Clee) | Co-star with Bruce Campbell |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Airport Reporter | |
| 2002 | Timequest | Stephen |
[edit] References
- ^ Audio Commentary by Ron Teachworth (director) on the Bifrost Distribution DVD release of Going Back
[edit] External links
- Christopher Howe at the Internet Movie Database
- Christopher Howe at Allmovie
- Official Going Back Website - Contains synopsis, history of film, production stills, link to trailer
