Trevor Howard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1913
- Died
- January 7, 1988
- Birthplace
- Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
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".
Filmography
The Dawning 1988
as Grandfather
The Unholy 1988
as Father Silva
White Mischief 1987
as Jack Soames
- Hand in Glove
Hand in Glove 1987
as Vicar
Christmas Eve 1986
as Maitland
Foreign Body 1986
as Dr Stirry
Time After Time 1986
as Brigadier Croshawe
Dust 1985
as Father
Memory of the Camps 1985
as Narrator
God Rot Tunbridge Wells! 1985
as Georg Friedrich Handel
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984
as The King
The Bengal Lancers! 1984
as Uncle George
Gandhi 1982
as Judge Broomfield
The Missionary 1982
as Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game 1982
as Gustave Kummer
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' 1982
as Self
Light Years Away 1981
as Yoshka Poliakeff
Staying On 1980
as Col. Tusker Smalley
Windwalker 1980
as Windwalker
Superman II 1980
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 1980
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves 1980
as Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers 1980
as Saltie
Flashpoint Africa 1980
as Program Controller
Meteor 1979
as Michael Hughes
Hurricane 1979
as Father Malone
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight 1979
as Riviere
Superman 1978
as 1st Elder
Stevie 1978
as The Man
Slavers 1978
as Alec Mackenzie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977
as Sir Hector
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser 1976
as Capt. Foster Fyans
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones 1976
as Squire Western
Aces High 1976
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Albino 1976
as Johannes
Hennessy 1975
as Comdr. Rice
The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975
as Abbé Faria
Conduct Unbecoming 1975
as Colonel Benjamin Strang
Persecution 1974
as Paul Bellamy
11 Harrowhouse 1974
as Clyde Massey
Craze 1974
as Supt. Bellamy
Who? 1974
as Colonel Azarin
The Catholics 1973
as The Abbot
A Doll's House 1973
as Dr. Rank
Ludwig 1973
as Richard Wagner
The Offence 1973
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Pope Joan 1972
as Pope Leo
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971
as William Cecil
Kidnapped 1971
as Lord Advocate
Catch Me a Spy 1971
as Trevor Dawson
The Night Visitor 1971
as Inspector
Ryan's Daughter 1970
as Father Collins
Twinky 1970
as Twinky's Grandfather
Battle of Britain 1969
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968
as Lord Cardigan
Pretty Polly 1967
as Robert Hook
The Long Duel 1967
as Freddie Young
Triple Cross 1966
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966
as Sam Lincoln
The Liquidator 1965
as Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage 1965
as Napoleon
Morituri 1965
as Colonel Statter
Von Ryan's Express 1965
as Maj. Eric Fincham
Operation Crossbow 1965
as Professor Lindemann
Father Goose 1964
as Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle 1964
as Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli 1963
as Benjamin Disraeli
Hedda Gabler 1962
as Ejlert Lövborg
Mutiny on the Bounty 1962
as Capt. William Bligh
The Lion 1962
as John Bullit
Sons and Lovers 1960
as Walter Morel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place 1960
as Robert Wilson
Moment of Danger 1960
as John Bain
The Roots of Heaven 1958
as Morel
The Key 1958
as Capt. Chris Ford
Manuela 1957
as James Prothero
Interpol 1957
as Frank McNally
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Denis Fallentin
Run for the Sun 1956
as Browne
April in Portugal 1956
as Self
The Cockleshell Heroes 1955
as Captain Thompson
Lovers' Net 1955
as Inspector Lewis
The Stranger's Hand 1954
as Major Roger Court
The Heart of the Matter 1953
as Harry Scobie
Gift Horse 1952
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Outcast of the Islands 1951
as Peter Willems
Lady Godiva Rides Again 1951
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
The Clouded Yellow 1950
as Maj. David Somers
Odette 1950
as Captain Peter Churchill
Golden Salamander 1950
as David Redfern
The Third Man 1949
as Major Calloway
The Passionate Friends 1949
as Prof. Steven Stratton
So Well Remembered 1947
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
They Made Me a Fugitive 1947
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
Green for Danger 1946
as Dr. Barnes
I See a Dark Stranger 1946
as Lt. David Bayne
Brief Encounter 1945
as Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars 1945
as Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead 1944
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
- The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal 1944
as Briefing Officer
- Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle 1941
Actor
Credits from TMDB.