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Peter Howell
Actor
Died April 20, 2015 (95 years)
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
Filmography
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo · as Clerk Of The Court |
| 1993 | Shadowlands · as College President |
| 1990 | Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) · as Magistrate |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Mr. Paul |
| 1987 | Bellman and True · as The Bellman |
| 1985 | John and Yoko: A Love Story · as Canon Verney |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini (TV Series) · as Atticus |
| 1985 | Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil · as Prison Governor |
| 1984 | John Wycliffe: The Morning Star · as Dr. John Wycliffe |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Series) · as Rothschild |
| 1980 | Love Again (TV Series) · as Sir Charles Freeborn |
| 1980 | Pride and Prejudice (1980) (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Scum · as Governor |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Louis Kendall |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 1976 | Bill Brand (TV Series) · as Venables |
| 1975 | The Sweeney (TV Series) · as Alan Sevier |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R (TV Series) · as Lord Howard |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as Admiral Cox |
| 1967 | The Prisoner (1967) (TV Series) · as Professor |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Investigator |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) · as Mr Rayburn |
| 1961 | Roommates · as Prof. Lumb |
| 1960 | Beware of Children · as Father Of Angus |
| 1960 | Watch Your Stern · as Admiral's Secretary |
| 1960 | Tarzan the Magnificent · as Dr. Blake |