Vince Howard

Vince House (July 21, 1929 – July 18, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for playing the co-starring role of “Motorcycle Officer Vince” in NBC’s Emergency! and as “Mr. Peter Butler” in Mr. Novak.

Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri.[4][5][6] Howard attended and graduated at Vashon High School.[5][6] After attending and graduating from Vashon High School, he served in the army, as a truck driver in Germany.[4][6] He was also part of the singing group, The Rhythm Aces,[5] with Willie Davis, Billy Steward, Lloyd McGraw and Chuck Rowan, where he also changed his surname to “Howard”.[1]

Howard left the Rhythm Aces, where he later joined the rock ‘n roll group, Billy Ward and his Dominoes.[7] He left the group, where he settled to move to Los Angeles, California, where he was hired to work as a technician for the Radio Corporation of America, in 1958.[5][7] Howard later performed in the nightclub The Horn at Santa Monica, California, where he was later hired for the role of the history teacher “Mr. Peter Butler”, where producer, E. Jack Neuman, saw his performance on stage.