Trevor Howard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1913
- Died
- January 7, 1988 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- 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".
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Filmography
The Unholy
Movie · as Father Silva
The Dawning
Movie · as Grandfather
White Mischief
Movie · as Jack Soames
Hand in Glove
Movie · as Vicar
Foreign Body
Movie · as Dr Stirry
Time After Time
Movie · as Brigadier Croshawe
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Maitland
Shaka Zulu
TV · as Lord Charles Somerset · 10 eps
Peter the Great
TV · as Sir Isaac Newton · 4 eps
Dust
Movie · as Father
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
Movie · as Georg Friedrich Handel
Memory of the Camps
Movie · as Narrator
Time for Murder
TV · as Sir Daniel Penwarden · 1 ep
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Movie · as The King
The Bengal Lancers!
Movie · as Uncle George
George Washington
TV · as Lord Fairfax · 3 eps
Frontline
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Gandhi
Movie · as Judge Broomfield
The Missionary
Movie · as Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game
Movie · as Gustave Kummer
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie · as Self
Inside the Third Reich
TV · as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow · 2 eps
Light Years Away
Movie · as Yoshka Poliakeff
Ludwig
TV · as Richard Wagner · 5 eps
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Movie · as Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves
Movie · as Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
Movie · as Saltie
Windwalker
Movie · as Windwalker
Staying On
Movie · as Col. Tusker Smalley
Flashpoint Africa
Movie · as Program Controller
Superman II
Movie · as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meteor
Movie · as Michael Hughes
Hurricane
Movie · as Father Malone
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Movie · as Riviere
Superman
Movie · as 1st Elder
Slavers
Movie · as Alec Mackenzie
Stevie
Movie · as The Man
Scorpion Tales
TV · as Mavor · 1 ep
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Movie · as Sir Hector
Aces High
Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Movie · as Capt. Foster Fyans
Albino
Movie · as Johannes
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Movie · as Squire Western
Origins of the Mafia
TV · as Don Consalvo Saccone · 1 ep
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Movie · as Abbé Faria
Hennessy
Movie · as Comdr. Rice
Conduct Unbecoming
Movie · as Colonel Benjamin Strang
Who?
Movie · as Colonel Azarin
Persecution
Movie · as Paul Bellamy
Craze
Movie · as Supt. Bellamy
11 Harrowhouse
Movie · as Clyde Massey
Spécial cinéma
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ludwig
Movie · as Richard Wagner
The Offence
Movie · as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
The Catholics
Movie · as The Abbot
A Doll's House
Movie · as Dr. Rank
Pope Joan
Movie · as Pope Leo
Kidnapped
Movie · as Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
Movie · as William Cecil
The Night Visitor
Movie · as Inspector
Catch Me a Spy
Movie · as Trevor Dawson
Ryan's Daughter
Movie · as Father Collins
Twinky
Movie · as Twinky's Grandfather
Battle of Britain
Movie · as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as The Abbot · 1 ep
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · as Lord Cardigan
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Long Duel
Movie · as Freddie Young
Pretty Polly
Movie · as Robert Hook
Triple Cross
Movie · as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Movie · as Sam Lincoln
Von Ryan's Express
Movie · as Maj. Eric Fincham
The Liquidator
Movie · as Mostyn
Operation Crossbow
Movie · as Professor Lindemann
Morituri
Movie · as Colonel Statter
Eagle in a Cage
Movie · as Napoleon
Father Goose
Movie · as Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
Movie · as Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Movie · as Benjamin Disraeli
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · as Capt. William Bligh
The Lion
Movie · as John Bullit
Hedda Gabler
Movie · as Ejlert Lövborg
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sons and Lovers
Movie · as Walter Morel
Moment of Danger
Movie · as John Bain
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Movie · as Robert Wilson
The Roots of Heaven
Movie · as Morel
The Key
Movie · as Capt. Chris Ford
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Dr. Derek Lester · 1 ep
Interpol
Movie · as Frank McNally
Manuela
Movie · as James Prothero
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie · as Denis Fallentin
Run for the Sun
Movie · as Browne
April in Portugal
Movie · as Self
The Cockleshell Heroes
Movie · as Captain Thompson
Lovers' Net
Movie · as Inspector Lewis
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Doug Elliott · 1 ep
The Stranger's Hand
Movie · as Major Roger Court
The Heart of the Matter
Movie · as Harry Scobie
Gift Horse
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Outcast of the Islands
Movie · as Peter Willems
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Movie · as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon · 1 ep
The Clouded Yellow
Movie · as Maj. David Somers
Odette
Movie · as Captain Peter Churchill
Golden Salamander
Movie · as David Redfern
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Kellis · 1 ep
The Third Man
Movie · as Major Calloway
The Passionate Friends
Movie · as Prof. Steven Stratton
Studio One
TV · as Vittorio · 1 ep
They Made Me a Fugitive
Movie · as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
So Well Remembered
Movie · as Dr. Richard Whiteside
I See a Dark Stranger
Movie · as Lt. David Bayne
Green for Danger
Movie · as Dr. Barnes
Brief Encounter
Movie · as Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars
Movie · as Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead
Movie · as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
Movie · as Briefing Officer
Squaring the Circle
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