Acting · Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK · Born September 29, 1913
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".
MovieThe Dawning
1988
as Grandfather
MovieThe Unholy
1988
as Father Silva
MovieWhite Mischief
1987
as Jack Soames
Hand in Glove
1987
as Vicar
MovieChristmas Eve
1986
as Maitland
TVShaka Zulu
1986
as Lord Charles Somerset
MovieForeign Body
1986
as Dr Stirry
TVPeter the Great
1986
as Sir Isaac Newton
MovieTime After Time
1986
as Brigadier Croshawe
TVTime for Murder
1985
as Sir Daniel Penwarden
MovieDust
1985
as Father
MovieMemory of the Camps
1985
as Narrator
MovieGod Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985
as Georg Friedrich Handel
MovieSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as The King
MovieThe Bengal Lancers!
1984
as Uncle George
TVGeorge Washington
1984
as Lord Fairfax
TVFrontline
1983
as Narrator (voice)
MovieGandhi
1982
as Judge Broomfield
MovieThe Missionary
1982
as Lord Henry Ames
MovieThe Deadly Game
1982
as Gustave Kummer
TVInside the Third Reich
1982
as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
MovieThe Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
MovieLight Years Away
1981
as Yoshka Poliakeff
TVLudwig
1981
as Richard Wagner
MovieStaying On
1980
as Col. Tusker Smalley
MovieWindwalker
1980
as Windwalker
MovieSuperman II
1980
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieSir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
MovieThe Sea Wolves
1980
as Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Saltie
MovieFlashpoint Africa
1980
as Program Controller
MovieMeteor
1979
as Sir Michael Hughes
MovieHurricane
1979
as Father Malone
MovieThe Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979
as Riviere
MovieSuperman
1978
as 1st Elder
MovieStevie
1978
as The Man
TVScorpion Tales
1978
as Mavor
MovieSlavers
1978
as Alec Mackenzie
MovieThe Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sir Hector
MovieThe Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976
as Capt. Foster Fyans
TVOrigins of the Mafia
1976
as Don Consalvo Saccone
MovieThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Squire Western
MovieAces High
1976
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
MovieAlbino
1976
as Johannes
MovieHennessy
1975
as Comdr. Rice
MovieThe Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Abbé Faria
MovieConduct Unbecoming
1975
as Colonel Benjamin Strang
MoviePersecution
1974
as Paul Bellamy
Movie11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Clyde Massey
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self
MovieCraze
1974
as Supt. Bellamy
MovieWho?
1974
as Colonel Azarin
MovieThe Catholics
1973
as The Abbot
MovieA Doll's House
1973
as Dr. Rank
MovieLudwig
1973
as Richard Wagner
MovieThe Offence
1973
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
MoviePope Joan
1972
as Pope Leo
MovieKidnapped
1971
as Lord Advocate
MovieMary, Queen of Scots
1971
as William Cecil
MovieCatch Me a Spy
1971
as Trevor Dawson
MovieThe Night Visitor
1971
as Inspector
MovieRyan's Daughter
1970
as Father Collins
MovieTwinky
1970
as Twinky's Grandfather
MovieBattle of Britain
1969
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as The Abbot
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Lord Cardigan
MoviePretty Polly
1967
as Robert Hook
MovieThe Long Duel
1967
as Freddie Young
MovieTriple Cross
1966
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
MovieThe Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Sam Lincoln
MovieThe Liquidator
1965
as Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage
1965
as Napoleon
MovieMorituri
1965
as Colonel Statter
MovieVon Ryan's Express
1965
as Major Eric Fincham
MovieOperation Crossbow
1965
as Professor Lindemann
MovieFather Goose
1964
as Commander Frank Houghton
MovieMan in the Middle
1964
as Major Kensington
MovieThe Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
as Benjamin Disraeli
MovieHedda Gabler
1962
as Ejlert Lövborg
MovieMutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Capt. William Bligh
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieThe Lion
1962
as John Bullit
MovieSons and Lovers
1960
as Walter Morel
MoviePlayhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
as Robert Wilson
MovieMoment of Danger
1960
as John Bain
MovieThe Roots of Heaven
1958
as Morel
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Dr. Derek Lester
MovieThe Key
1958
as Capt. Chris Ford
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
MovieManuela
1957
as James Prothero
MovieInterpol
1957
as Frank McNally
MovieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
as Denis Fallentin
MovieRun for the Sun
1956
as Browne
MovieApril in Portugal
1956
as Self
MovieThe Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Captain Thompson
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Doug Elliott
MovieLovers' Net
1955
as Inspector Lewis
MovieThe Stranger's Hand
1954
as Major Roger Court
MovieThe Heart of the Matter
1953
as Harry Scobie
MovieGift Horse
1952
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Benjamin Disraeli
MovieOutcast of the Islands
1951
as Peter Willems
MovieLady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
MovieThe Clouded Yellow
1950
as Maj. David Somers
MovieOdette
1950
as Captain Peter Churchill
MovieGolden Salamander
1950
as David Redfern
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Kellis
MovieThe Third Man
1949
as Major Calloway
MovieThe Passionate Friends
1949
as Prof. Steven Stratton
TVStudio One
1948
as Vittorio
MovieSo Well Remembered
1947
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
MovieThey Made Me a Fugitive
1947
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
MovieGreen for Danger
1946
as Dr. Barnes
MovieI See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Lt. David Bayne
MovieBrief Encounter
1945
as Dr. Alec Harvey
MovieThe Way to the Stars
1945
as Squadron Leader Carter
MovieThe Way Ahead
1944
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
1944
as Briefing Officer
Squaring the Circle
1941
