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Trevor Howard

Actor
Born September 29, 1913Died January 7, 1988 (74 years)
Howard 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 & Shows on Plex

  • Brief Encounter
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo
  • Shaka Zulu
  • Triple Cross
  • Aces High
  • The Passionate Friends
  • The Way Ahead
  • Windwalker
  • London Affair
  • Craze
  • A Doll's House
  • Albino

Known For

  • The Third Man
  • Gandhi
  • Superman
  • Brief Encounter
  • Battle of Britain
  • Ryan's Daughter
  • Von Ryan's Express
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade
  • Father Goose
  • The Offence
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo
  • The Cockleshell Heroes
  • Green for Danger
  • Operation Crossbow
  • Around the World in 80 Days
  • Meteor
  • The Sea Wolves
  • Outcast of the Islands
  • Windwalker
  • Sons and Lovers
  • Morituri
  • Triple Cross
  • The Passionate Friends
  • The Night Visitor

Filmography

2004
Eliza Fraser: Interviews - Cast & Crew · as Captain Foster Fyans
1988
Magdalene · as Father Noessler (rehearsed Only)
1988
The Dawning · as Grandfather
1988
The Unholy · as Father Silva
1987
White Mischief · as Jack Soames
1986
Christmas Eve · as Maitland
1986
Shaka Zulu (TV Series) · as Lord Charles Somerset
1986
Foreign Body · as Dr Stirry
1986
Peter the Great (TV Series) · as Sir Isaac Newton
1985
Dust · as Father
1985
Memory of the Camps · as Narrator
1985
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! · as Georg Friedrich Handel
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Brigadier Croshawe
1984
Sword of the Valiant · as The King
1984
George Washington (1984) (TV Series) · as Lord Fairfax
1983
Frontline (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
1982
Gandhi · as Judge Broomfield
1982
The Missionary · as Lord Henry Ames
1982
The Deadly Game · as Gustave Kummer
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - 'father Goose'
1982
Inside the Third Reich · as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
1981
No Country for Old Men · as Jonathan Swift
1981
Light Years Away · as Yoshka Poliakeff
1981
Ludwig (TV Series) · as Richard Wagner
1980
Staying On · as Col. Tusker Smalley
1980
Windwalker · as Windwalker
1980
Superman II · as Krypton Elder (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End · as Sir Henry Rawlinson
1980
The Sea Wolves · as Jack Cartwright
1980
1980
The Shillingbury Tales (TV Series) · as Dan 'saltie' Wicklow
1979
Meteor · as Sir Michael Hughes
1979
Hurricane · as Father Malone
1978
Superman · as 1st Elder
1978
Stevie · as The Man
1978
Scorpion Tales (TV Series) · as Mavor
1978
1977
Slavers · as Alec Mackenzie
1977
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Sir Albert Demerest
1976
Eliza Fraser · as Capt. Foster Fyans
1976
Origins of the Mafia (TV Series) · as Don Consalvo Saccone
1976
Aces High · as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
1976
1976
Albino · as Johannes
1975
Conduct Unbecoming · as Colonnello Benjamin Strang
1975
Hennessy · as Comdr. Rice
1975
1974
Persecution · as Paul Bellamy
1974
11 Harrowhouse · as Clyde Massey
1974
Craze · as Supt. Bellamy
1974
Who? · as Colonel Azarin
1973
The Catholics · as The Abbot
1973
1973
Ludwig · as Richard Wagner
1973
The Offence · as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
1972
Pope Joan · as Pope Leo
1971
Kidnapped · as Lord Advocate
1971
Mary, Queen of Scots · as William Cecil
1971
Catch Me a Spy · as Trevor Dawson
1971
The Night Visitor · as Inspector
1970
Ryan's Daughter · as Father Collins
1970
London Affair · as Twinky's Grandfather
1969
Battle of Britain · as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as The Abbot
1968
1967
The Long Duel · as Freddie Young
1967
A Matter of Innocence · as Robert Hook
1966
Triple Cross · as Freddie Young (distinguished Civilian)
1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower · as Sam Lincoln
1965
The Liquidator · as Mostyn
1965
Morituri · as Colonel Statter
1965
Von Ryan's Express · as Major Eric Fincham
1965
Operation Crossbow · as Professor Lindemann
1964
Father Goose · as Commander Frank Houghton
1964
The Winston Affair · as Major Kensington
1962
Hedda Gabler · as Ejlert Lövborg
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty · as Capt. William Bligh
1962
The Lion · as John Bullit
1961
1960
Malaga · as John Bain
1960
Sons and Lovers · as Walter Morel
1958
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dr. Derek Lester
1958
The Key · as Capt. Chris Ford
1957
Stowaway Girl · as James Prothero
1957
Pickup Alley · as Frank Mcnally
1956
Around the World in 80 Days · as Denis Fallentin
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Robert Wilson
1956
Run for the Sun · as Browne
1955
The Cockleshell Heroes · as Captain Thompson
1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) · as Doug Elliott
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Archduke Rudolf Maximillian Von Hapsburg
1955
Port of Shame · as Inspector Lewis
1954
Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Alec (segment "still Life")
1954
The Stranger's Hand · as Major Roger Court
1953
The Heart of the Matter · as Harry Scobie
1952
Glory at Sea · as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Benjamin Disraeli
1951
Outcast of the Islands · as Peter Willems
1951
Bikini Baby · as Guest At Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
1950
The Clouded Yellow · as Maj. David Somers
1950
Odette · as Captain Peter Churchill
1950
Golden Salamander · as David Redfern
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Kellis
1949
The Third Man · as Major Calloway
1949
The Passionate Friends · as Prof. Steven Stratton
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Vittorio
1947
So Well Remembered · as Dr. Richard Whiteside
1947
I Became a Criminal · as George Clement 'clem' Morgan
1946
Green for Danger · as Dr. Barnes
1946
I See a Dark Stranger · as Lt. David Bayne
1945
Brief Encounter · as Dr. Alec Harvey
1945
Johnny in the Clouds · as Squadron Leader Carter
1944
The Way Ahead · as Officer On Ship (uncredited)

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