He and his younger sister Leslie Ruth Howard were raised by their mother Ruth Evelyn Martin and their father, the renowned actor Leslie Howard. After college, Howard became a newspaper reporter for a while but decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become an actor.

Born in the Bronx, Vic Morrow dropped out of high school at 17 to join the U.S. Navy. When he left the Navy, he used the G.I. Bill to study pre-law at Florida State. While Morrow was working on his degree in Law, he also took part in a school play and found that he preferred stage acting to courtroom acting. When he went to New York, Morrow enrolled in the Actors' Workshop to improve his skills. After graduating, he was cast in the summer stock production of "A Streetcar Named Desire"...(imdb)

Credits include: The Gnome-Mobile, Combat!, The Changing of the Guard, Far from the Brave and The Kingdom of McComb

Credits include: Support Your Local Sheriff!, Mackenna's Gold, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, The Moonshine War and Combat!

Credits include: Dynasty, Daughter of the Mind, Young Lady Chatterley, Escape from Tomorrow and The Memory of Eva Ryker

Credits include: The Witch Who Came from the Sea, The Fountain of Youth, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, Combat! and The Day of the Wolves

Credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Body Stealers, Mission Mars, Invasion and What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1

Credits include: Man from Del Rio, The Bonnie Parker Story, Combat!, The Cat Burglar and Forgotten Front

Credits include: Combat!, The Ski Bum, Forgotten Front, Rear Echelon Commandos and The Bridge at Chalons

Credits include: White Lightning, Combat!, The Thirty-Fathom Grave, Dixie Dynamite and Masquerade

Credits include: What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?: Part 1