Ken Howard was elected the National President of The Screen Actors Guild on September 24, 2009, after being a working member of SAG for over forty years. This Tony and two-time Emmy Award-winning actor is most recently recognized for his Emmy Award-winning performance as Phelan Beale in the critically-acclaimed Grey Gardens (2009),alongside Golden Globe-winner Drew Barrymore and fellow Emmy-winner Jessica Lange.
Ken Howard is perhaps best known for his iconic role as a street-savvy teacher in the classic drama The White Shadow (1978),which he co-created and based on his own experiences as the only white player on his high school basketball team.