Howard is probably best-known for his role as Pete Butler on the television series Mr. Novak (1963-65, with fellow "Man Trap" guest star Jeanne Bal and Bill Zuckert) and as Officer Vince Howard on Emergency! (1972-77) with Kevin Tighe and William Boyett. He was also a regular on Barnaby Jones during the show's first season (1973), playing Lieutenant Joe Tayler. Fellow TOS guest star Lee Meriwether was also a regular on this series. He has also made guest appearances in a number of other television shows, including Get Smart, The Time Tunnel (starring James Darren, Whit Bissell, and Lee Meriwether), I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched (with guest star John Abbott), Mission: Impossible, The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (directed by John Newland and featuring Whit Bissell and Howard's "Man Trap" co-s