Howard Nelson was an ex-champion bodybuilder turned minor exploitation film actor. Usually cast as `heavies' due to his muscular appearance, Nelson's most regular employer was close personal friend George Harrison Marks. For many years Nelson worked in Marks' Studio in Farringdon, co-workers generally remember him as a nice fellow, albeit one obsessed by body building. As well as being a regular in Marks' softcore films (The Nine Ages of Nakedness, Come Play with Me), Nelson also made several (non sex) appearances in various hardcore loops made by Marks. As late as the mid-eighties Nelson was still popping up in titles like `Duty Free' a hardcore Marks farce set in a customs office. Wisely Howard wore dark glasses for the role.