Trevor Howard

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".

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Frontline

The Dick Cavett Show

Studio One

Spécial cinéma

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Superman

Sunday Night Theatre

All Movies (101)

• The Dawning1988 · as Grandfather
• The Unholy1988 · as Father Silva
• White Mischief1987 · as Jack Soames
• Hand in Glove1987 · as Vicar
• Christmas Eve1986 · as Maitland
• Foreign Body1986 · as Dr Stirry
• Time After Time1986 · as Brigadier Croshawe
• Dust1985 · as Father
• Memory of the Camps1985 · as Narrator
• God Rot Tunbridge Wells!1985 · as Georg Friedrich Handel
• Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1984 · as The King
• The Bengal Lancers!1984 · as Uncle George
• Gandhi1982 · as Judge Broomfield
• The Missionary1982 · as Lord Henry Ames
• The Deadly Game1982 · as Gustave Kummer
• The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'1982 · as Self
• Light Years Away1981 · as Yoshka Poliakeff
• Staying On1980 · as Col. Tusker Smalley
• Windwalker1980 · as Windwalker
• Superman II1980 · as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Sir Henry at Rawlinson End1980 · as Sir Henry Rawlinson
• The Sea Wolves1980 · as Jack Cartwright
• The Shillingbury Blowers1980 · as Saltie
• Flashpoint Africa1980 · as Program Controller
• Meteor1979 · as Sir Michael Hughes
• Hurricane1979 · as Father Malone
• The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight1979 · as Riviere
• Superman1978 · as 1st Elder
• Stevie1978 · as The Man
• Slavers1978 · as Alec Mackenzie
• The Last Remake of Beau Geste1977 · as Sir Hector
• The Adventures of Eliza Fraser1976 · as Capt. Foster Fyans
• The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones1976 · as Squire Western
• Aces High1976 · as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
• Albino1976 · as Johannes
• Hennessy1975 · as Comdr. Rice
• The Count of Monte-Cristo1975 · as Abbé Faria
• Conduct Unbecoming1975 · as Colonel Benjamin Strang
• Persecution1974 · as Paul Bellamy
• 11 Harrowhouse1974 · as Clyde Massey
• Craze1974 · as Supt. Bellamy
• Who?1974 · as Colonel Azarin
• The Catholics1973 · as The Abbot
• A Doll's House1973 · as Dr. Rank
• Ludwig1973 · as Richard Wagner
• The Offence1973 · as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
• Pope Joan1972 · as Pope Leo
• Kidnapped1971 · as Lord Advocate
• Mary, Queen of Scots1971 · as William Cecil
• Catch Me a Spy1971 · as Trevor Dawson
• The Night Visitor1971 · as Inspector
• Ryan's Daughter1970 · as Father Collins
• Twinky1970 · as Twinky's Grandfather
• Battle of Britain1969 · as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
• The Charge of the Light Brigade1968 · as Lord Cardigan
• Pretty Polly1967 · as Robert Hook
• The Long Duel1967 · as Freddie Young
• Triple Cross1966 · as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
• The Poppy Is Also a Flower1966 · as Sam Lincoln
• The Liquidator1965 · as Mostyn
• Eagle in a Cage1965 · as Napoleon
• Morituri1965 · as Colonel Statter
• Von Ryan's Express1965 · as Major Eric Fincham
• Operation Crossbow1965 · as Professor Lindemann
• Father Goose1964 · as Commander Frank Houghton
• Man in the Middle1964 · as Major Kensington
• The Invincible Mr. Disraeli1963 · as Benjamin Disraeli
• Hedda Gabler1962 · as Ejlert Lövborg
• Mutiny on the Bounty1962 · as Capt. William Bligh
• The Lion1962 · as John Bullit
• Sons and Lovers1960 · as Walter Morel
• Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place1960 · as Robert Wilson
• Moment of Danger1960 · as John Bain
• The Roots of Heaven1958 · as Morel
• The Key1958 · as Capt. Chris Ford
• Manuela1957 · as James Prothero
• Interpol1957 · as Frank McNally
• Around the World in 80 Days1956 · as Denis Fallentin
• Run for the Sun1956 · as Browne
• April in Portugal1956 · as Self
• The Cockleshell Heroes1955 · as Captain Thompson
• Lovers' Net1955 · as Inspector Lewis
• The Stranger's Hand1954 · as Major Roger Court
• The Heart of the Matter1953 · as Harry Scobie
• Gift Horse1952 · as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
• Outcast of the Islands1951 · as Peter Willems
• Lady Godiva Rides Again1951 · as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
• The Clouded Yellow1950 · as Maj. David Somers
• Odette1950 · as Captain Peter Churchill
• Golden Salamander1950 · as David Redfern
• The Third Man1949 · as Major Calloway
• The Passionate Friends1949 · as Prof. Steven Stratton
• So Well Remembered1947 · as Dr. Richard Whiteside
• They Made Me a Fugitive1947 · as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
• Green for Danger1946 · as Dr. Barnes
• I See a Dark Stranger1946 · as Lt. David Bayne
• Brief Encounter1945 · as Dr. Alec Harvey
• The Way to the Stars1945 · as Squadron Leader Carter
• The Way Ahead1944 · as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
• The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal1944 · as Briefing Officer
• Squaring the Circle1941

All TV Shows (20)

• Shaka Zulu1986 · as Lord Charles Somerset
• Peter the Great1986 · as Sir Isaac Newton
• Time for Murder1985 · as Sir Daniel Penwarden
• George Washington1984 · as Lord Fairfax
• Frontline1983 · as Narrator (voice)
• Inside the Third Reich1982 · as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
• Ludwig1981 · as Richard Wagner
• Scorpion Tales1978 · as Mavor
• Origins of the Mafia1976 · as Don Consalvo Saccone
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as The Abbot
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958 · as Dr. Derek Lester
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Doug Elliott
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Benjamin Disraeli
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Napoleon
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Kellis
• Studio One1948 · as Vittorio