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Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Acting October 25, 1919 (95 years old) April 20, 2015 Kensington, London, England, UK

Biography

Peter Howell was an English actor of stage and screen. Despite his relatively privileged life (he was educated at Winchester and at Christ Church, Oxford, leaving the latter when called up for service as an officer in the Rifle Brigade during WWII) Howell was a lifelong active member of the Labour Party and campaigned for a number of social issues. One of his most remembered roles is that of the governor in Alan Clarke's 1979 film version of Scum, which he took because he wanted to highlight the issues regarding the penal system. He was also a longtime member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, and opposed their planned 1968-69 England cricket tour of apartheid-era South Africa, which was eventually cancelled. He helped to raise funds for the building of Watermans Arts Centre near his home in Chiswick, west London. Howell died at Denville Hall, a home for retired actors in Northwood, London, on 20 April 2015 after a short illness, aged 95

Movies 25

TV Shows 39

Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Investigator

1963
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mr. Paul

1989
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Louis Kendall

1979
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Geoff

1967
The Professionals 7.6

The Professionals

as Howard

1977
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Consultant

1974
The Sweeney 8.1

The Sweeney

as Alan Sevier

1975
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Samson

1974
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Headmaster

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Whale

1964
Dr. Finlay's Casebook 6.7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Mr Rayburn

1962
Jeeves and Wooster 8.1

Jeeves and Wooster

as Magistrate

1990
Rumpole of the Bailey 7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Leonard Dover

1975
The Champions 6.5

The Champions

as Admiral Cox

1968
The Prisoner 7.7

The Prisoner

as Professor

1967
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Other H2A

1977
Dalgliesh 6.9

Dalgliesh

as Sir Charles Freeborn

1983
Espionage 10.0

Espionage

as Professor Voekler

1963
Reilly: Ace of Spies 7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Rothschild

1983
Story Parade 8.0

Story Parade

as Dean Welch

1964
Dickens of London 7.3

Dickens of London

as Mr. Black

1976
Edward the Seventh 6.6

Edward the Seventh

as Francis Knollys

1975
Somerset Maugham Hour

Somerset Maugham Hour

as Arthur Lowe

1960
South of the Border 10.0

South of the Border

as Sir Nigel Pearson

1988
Our Mutual Friend 7.8

Our Mutual Friend

as Fourth Guest

1998
Our Mutual Friend 7.8

Our Mutual Friend

as Third Guest

1998
Elizabeth R 7.5

Elizabeth R

as Lord Howard

1971
A.D. 5.4

A.D.

as Atticus

1985
Bill Brand 7.2

Bill Brand

as Venables

1976
Pride and Prejudice 7.0

Pride and Prejudice

as Sir William Lucas

1980
Thomas & Sarah 6.0

Thomas & Sarah

as Lord Andover

1979
Trapped

Trapped

as Bernard

1967
The Old Men at the Zoo 6.5

The Old Men at the Zoo

as Mr. Lascelles

1983
Hippies 7.6

Hippies

as Judge

1999
The Mill on the Floss 6.7

The Mill on the Floss

as Uncle Glegg

1978
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

as Michael Parkinson

1971
Perfect Strangers 6.7

Perfect Strangers

as Ernest

2001
Death of an Expert Witness 6.5

Death of an Expert Witness

as Sir Charles Freeborn

1983
Heil Caesar 9.0

Heil Caesar

as Julius Caesar

1973

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