David St. James (born September 4, 1947 as David Frances Jones) is an American actor from Honolulu, Hawaii. He is best known for his recurring role as Mr. Howard on iCarly. Prior to this role, he has had varying guest appearences, on television shows ranging from The West Wing to Scrubs to Everybody Hates Chris. Like Jerry Trainor, one of St. James's early roles was in the cult-classic Donnie Darko.