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Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Acting September 29, 1913 (74 years old) January 7, 1988 Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

Biography

Trevor Howard (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was a British actor. He was born in Cliftonville, Kent, England, the son of Mabel Grey (Wallace) and Arthur John Howard. He was educated at Clifton College (to which he left in his will a substantial legacy for a drama scholarship) and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), acting on the London stage for several years before World War II. His first paid work was in the play Revolt in a Reformatory (1934), before he left RADA in 1935 to take small roles. Although stories of his courageous wartime service in the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals earned him much respect among fellow actors and fans alike, files held in the Public Record Office reveal that he had actually been discharged from the British Army in 1943 for mental instability and having a "psychopathic personality". The story, which surfaced in Terence Pettigrew's biography of the actor, published by Peter Owen in 2001, was initially denied by Howard's widow, actress Helen Cherry. Later, confronted with official records, she told the Daily Telegraph (24 June 2001) that his mother had claimed he was a holder of the Military Cross. She added that Howard had an honourable military record and "had nothing to be ashamed of".

Movies 101

Superman 7.2

Superman

as 1st Elder

1978
White Mischief 6.1

White Mischief

as Jack Soames

1987
Superman II 6.7

Superman II

as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980
Gandhi 7.6

Gandhi

as Judge Broomfield

1982
The Third Man 7.9

The Third Man

as Major Calloway

1949
Around the World in 80 Days 6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

as Denis Fallentin

1956
Mutiny on the Bounty 7.0

Mutiny on the Bounty

as Capt. William Bligh

1962
Battle of Britain 6.8

Battle of Britain

as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

1969
The Count of Monte-Cristo 6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

as Abbé Faria

1975
Brief Encounter 7.7

Brief Encounter

as Dr. Alec Harvey

1945
Ludwig 7.5

Ludwig

as Richard Wagner

1973
Von Ryan's Express 7.1

Von Ryan's Express

as Maj. Eric Fincham

1965
Ryan's Daughter 7.1

Ryan's Daughter

as Father Collins

1970
Meteor 5.2

Meteor

as Michael Hughes

1979
The Charge of the Light Brigade 6.2

The Charge of the Light Brigade

as Lord Cardigan

1968
The Sea Wolves 5.9

The Sea Wolves

as Jack Cartwright

1980
Triple Cross 6.1

Triple Cross

as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)

1966
Operation Crossbow 6.8

Operation Crossbow

as Professor Lindemann

1965
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 5.2

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

as The King

1984
Father Goose 7.0

Father Goose

as Commander Frank Houghton

1964
The Offence 6.8

The Offence

as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant

1973
Morituri 6.7

Morituri

as Colonel Statter

1965
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 5.7

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as Sir Hector

1977
The Unholy 5.4

The Unholy

as Father Silva

1988
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' 6.8

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

1982
Man in the Middle 6.5

Man in the Middle

as Major Kensington

1964
They Made Me a Fugitive 6.6

They Made Me a Fugitive

as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan

1947
Outcast of the Islands 5.8

Outcast of the Islands

as Peter Willems

1951
Kidnapped 6.1

Kidnapped

as Lord Advocate

1971
The Key 6.1

The Key

as Capt. Chris Ford

1958
Manuela 6.3

Manuela

as James Prothero

1957
Aces High 5.9

Aces High

as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin

1976
Mary, Queen of Scots 6.7

Mary, Queen of Scots

as William Cecil

1971
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 5.8

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

as Sam Lincoln

1966
A Doll's House 5.0

A Doll's House

as Dr. Rank

1973
Sons and Lovers 6.5

Sons and Lovers

as Walter Morel

1960
The Liquidator 6.3

The Liquidator

as Mostyn

1965
Who? 5.0

Who?

as Colonel Azarin

1974
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 7.0

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Sir Henry Rawlinson

1980
The Passionate Friends 6.9

The Passionate Friends

as Prof. Steven Stratton

1949
The Missionary 5.6

The Missionary

as Lord Henry Ames

1982
The Roots of Heaven 6.1

The Roots of Heaven

as Morel

1958
Conduct Unbecoming 5.9

Conduct Unbecoming

as Colonel Benjamin Strang

1975
Run for the Sun 6.0

Run for the Sun

as Browne

1956
The Way Ahead 6.5

The Way Ahead

as Officer on Ship (uncredited)

1944
Hennessy 5.2

Hennessy

as Comdr. Rice

1975
Catch Me a Spy 5.0

Catch Me a Spy

as Trevor Dawson

1971
The Cockleshell Heroes 5.9

The Cockleshell Heroes

as Captain Thompson

1955
Twinky 4.6

Twinky

as Twinky's Grandfather

1970
Odette 6.4

Odette

as Captain Peter Churchill

1950
Pretty Polly 4.2

Pretty Polly

as Robert Hook

1967
Pope Joan 6.1

Pope Joan

as Pope Leo

1972
The Lion 5.6

The Lion

as John Bullit

1962
Windwalker 6.3

Windwalker

as Windwalker

1980
Green for Danger 6.7

Green for Danger

as Dr. Barnes

1946
The Heart of the Matter 6.8

The Heart of the Matter

as Harry Scobie

1953
Albino 4.0

Albino

as Johannes

1976
The Way to the Stars 6.0

The Way to the Stars

as Squadron Leader Carter

1945
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones 3.5

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

as Squire Western

1976
Flashpoint Africa 8.0

Flashpoint Africa

as Program Controller

1980
Foreign Body 4.6

Foreign Body

as Dr Stirry

1986
I See a Dark Stranger 6.5

I See a Dark Stranger

as Lt. David Bayne

1946
Lady Godiva Rides Again 5.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)

1951
Persecution 3.6

Persecution

as Paul Bellamy

1974
Moment of Danger 10.0

Moment of Danger

as John Bain

1960
Christmas Eve 6.9

Christmas Eve

as Maitland

1986
The Night Visitor 6.5

The Night Visitor

as Inspector

1971
Interpol 6.4

Interpol

as Frank McNally

1957
Lovers' Net 5.0

Lovers' Net

as Inspector Lewis

1955
The Stranger's Hand 6.8

The Stranger's Hand

as Major Roger Court

1954
The Dawning 5.9

The Dawning

as Grandfather

1988
Memory of the Camps 4.5

Memory of the Camps

as Narrator

1985
Hurricane 4.7

Hurricane

as Father Malone

1979
Slavers 4.0

Slavers

as Alec Mackenzie

1978
The Bengal Lancers! 1.0

The Bengal Lancers!

as Uncle George

1984
The Long Duel 5.2

The Long Duel

as Freddie Young

1967
So Well Remembered 5.2

So Well Remembered

as Dr. Richard Whiteside

1947
11 Harrowhouse 5.8

11 Harrowhouse

as Clyde Massey

1974
Craze 5.1

Craze

as Supt. Bellamy

1974
Golden Salamander 6.2

Golden Salamander

as David Redfern

1950
Light Years Away 7.0

Light Years Away

as Yoshka Poliakeff

1981
The Catholics 6.1

The Catholics

as The Abbot

1973
Hedda Gabler 7.2

Hedda Gabler

as Ejlert Lövborg

1962
Gift Horse 6.6

Gift Horse

as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

1952
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser 5.1

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

as Capt. Foster Fyans

1976
Eagle in a Cage 9.0

Eagle in a Cage

as Napoleon

1965
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight 10.0

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

as Riviere

1979
The Clouded Yellow 6.3

The Clouded Yellow

as Maj. David Somers

1950
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! 5.5

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

as Georg Friedrich Handel

1985
Dust 4.5

Dust

as Father

1985
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

as Robert Wilson

1960
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli 8.0

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

as Benjamin Disraeli

1963
Stevie 7.2

Stevie

as The Man

1978
Time After Time 10.0

Time After Time

as Brigadier Croshawe

1986
Staying On 7.0

Staying On

as Col. Tusker Smalley

1980
The Shillingbury Blowers 7.6

The Shillingbury Blowers

as Saltie

1980
The Deadly Game 7.2

The Deadly Game

as Gustave Kummer

1982
April in Portugal 9.0

April in Portugal

as Self

1956
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal

The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal

as Briefing Officer

1944
Hand in Glove 9.0

Hand in Glove

as Vicar

1987
Squaring the Circle

Squaring the Circle

1941

TV Shows 20

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