Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard (born Leslie Richard Howard; October 18, 1954) is an American actor, writer and film director. --- Howard was born in Independence, Missouri. He graduated from Truman High School and Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. Howard established his career with stand-out roles in Full Metal Jacket and Ruby. In Till Death Us Do Part (1992), Howard portrayed author and attorney Vincent Bugliosi, who led the prosecution in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. In 1997, he co-starred in Jurassic Park's sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as Hammond's conniving nephew Peter Ludlow, a greedy and manipulative businessman. --- Howard is married to actress Debra Winger. He has two sons, one from a previous marriage and one with Winger (Babe Howard, born 1997). Howard and Winger have appeared together in several productions at the American Repertory Theatre (ART) in Harvard Square, Cambridge,Massachusetts.