Kevyn Major Howard

Kevyn Major Howard is a Canadian actor best known for his role as "Rafterman" in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.

Kevyn Major Howard
Born	Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1980–1999

Life and career

After acting in high school, Howard moved to Los Angeles and Hollywood in the late 1970s. His headshot was delivered to Paramount Pictures and, shortly thereafter, he was called in and booked for his first major film role, in The Serial, with Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman, Pamela Bellwood and Peter Bonerz. This was followed by the film Scared Straight Another Story. He appeared as Stomper in Death Wish II and later as Hawkins in 1983's Sudden Impact, notably making him the only actor to be in both Death Wish and Dirty Harry film series. In 1988, he appeared in the episode "Line of Fire" of the cult TV series Miami Vice.

In the BBC show The Human Face, Howard is touted as the "King of the Hollywood headshot" as he has become a leading headshot photographer after retiring from acting.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1981	CHiPs	Ted McLeish	1 episode: S5.E4
1982	Death Wish II	'Stomper'
1983	T.J. Hooker	J.D.	1 episode: S2.E12
	Cagney & Lacey	Weaver	1 episode: S2.E22
	Scarface	Extra	Uncredited
	Sudden Impact	Hawkins
1984	The A-Team	Marcus	1 episode: S2.E20
	Roadhouse 66	Dink
1985	Riptide (American TV series)	Tony Davenport	1 episode: S2.E20
1986	MacGyver	Sonny	1 episode: S2.E6
1987	Magnum, P.I.	Kenneth Geiger	1 episode: S7.E17
	Full Metal Jacket	Private First Class 'Rafterman'
1988	War Party	Calvin Morrisey
	Alien Nation	Kipling
	Miami Vice	Bates	1 episode: S5.E6
1996	Cityscrapes: Los Angeles	Sean
	Livers Ain't Cheap	Paramedic

External links

• Kevyn Major Howard at IMDb
• Kevyn Major Howard at IMDb as Kevin Howard in 'Serial'
• E Online – Credits – Kevyn Major Howard
• IFILM – People – Kevyn Major Howard
• Celebrities @ Hollywood.com-Featuring Kevyn Major Howard at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25)
• TLC/Discovery interview