The actor was best known for playing Barry Stuart-Hargreaves in the first seven series of the BBC sitcom.
Howard had been battling cancer, his agent, Sharry Clark has confirmed to the BBC.
Clark described the actor as "very talented" and said she would "miss him more than I can say".
A statement from Clark said: "The much loved actor Barry Howard, best known for his exquisitely supercilious Barry Stuart-Hargreaves, the champion ballroom dancer in BBC's hugely popular Hi-de-Hi, passed away today aged 78."
Howard also appeared in 1994 series The House of Windsor as Danny Jackson.
The actor was born on July 9, 1937 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England as Barry Frederick Howard.
Source:Mirror
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