Trevor Howard
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Frontline
Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Series
Studio One
Vittorio
1948
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Kellis
1950
Film
Superman
1st Elder
1978
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Abbot
1969
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Doug Elliott
1955
Film
Superman II
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Dr. Derek Lester
1958
Series
Shaka Zulu
Lord Charles Somerset
1986
Film
The Third Man
Major Calloway
1949
Film
Around the World in 80 Days
Denis Fallentin
1956
Film
Brief Encounter
Dr. Alec Harvey
1945
Film
Gandhi
Judge Broomfield
1982
Series
Peter the Great
Sir Isaac Newton
1986
Film
Operation Crossbow
Professor Lindemann
1965
Film
Mutiny on the Bounty
Capt. William Bligh
1962
Film
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Abbé Faria
1975
Film
Battle of Britain
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
1969
Film
Father Goose
Commander Frank Houghton
1964
Series
Time for Murder
Sir Daniel Penwarden
1985
Film
Von Ryan's Express
Major Eric Fincham
1965
Series
Inside the Third Reich
Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
1982
Series
Origins of the Mafia
Don Consalvo Saccone
1976
Series
George Washington
Lord Fairfax
1984
Film
Meteor
Michael Hughes
1979
Film
The Sea Wolves
Jack Cartwright
1980
Film
The Unholy
Father Silva
1988
Film
Triple Cross
Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
1966
Film
Ryan's Daughter
Father Collins
1970
Film
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Lord Cardigan
1968
Film
White Mischief
Jack Soames
1987
Film
Morituri
Colonel Statter
1965
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Benjamin Disraeli
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Napoleon
1951
Film
Aces High
Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
1976
Series
Scorpion Tales
Mavor
1978
Film
Mary, Queen of Scots
William Cecil
1971
Film
The Missionary
Lord Henry Ames
1982
Film
Pretty Polly
Robert Hook
1967
Film
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The King
1984
Film
The Key
Capt. Chris Ford
1958
Film
The Offence
Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
1973
Film
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Sam Lincoln
1966
Film
Ludwig
Richard Wagner
1973
Film
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sir Hector
1977
Film
Manuela
James Prothero
1957
Film
Hennessy
Comdr. Rice
1975
Series
Ludwig
Richard Wagner
1981
Film
The Night Visitor
Inspector
1971
Film
Albino
Johannes
1976
Film
They Made Me a Fugitive
George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
1947
Film
A Doll's House
Dr. Rank
1973
Film
Run for the Sun
Browne
1956
Film
Man in the Middle
Major Kensington
1964
Film
Kidnapped
Lord Advocate
1971
Film
Interpol
Frank McNally
1957
Film
The Long Duel
Freddie Young
1967
Film
The Passionate Friends
Prof. Steven Stratton
1949
Film
Gift Horse
Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
1952
Film
Pope Joan
Pope Leo
1972
Film
The Cockleshell Heroes
Captain Thompson
1955
Film
Slavers
Alec Mackenzie
1978
Film
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Robert Wilson
1960
Film
The Bengal Lancers!
Uncle George
1984
Film
The Roots of Heaven
Morel
1958
Film
Green for Danger
Dr. Barnes
1946
Film
The Liquidator
Mostyn
1965
Film
Persecution
Paul Bellamy
1974
Film
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982
Film
Flashpoint Africa
Program Controller
1980
Film
The Catholics
The Abbot
1973
Film
Twinky
Twinky's Grandfather
1970
Film
The Way Ahead
Officer on Ship (uncredited)
1944
Film
Catch Me a Spy
Trevor Dawson
1971
Film
Sons and Lovers
Walter Morel
1960
Film
Craze
Supt. Bellamy
1974
Film
Golden Salamander
David Redfern
1950
Film
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Squire Western
1976
Film
Windwalker
Windwalker
1980
Film
Christmas Eve
Maitland
1986
Film
Conduct Unbecoming
Colonel Benjamin Strang
1975
Film
Foreign Body
Dr Stirry
1986
Film
Odette
Captain Peter Churchill
1950
Film
Lovers' Net
Inspector Lewis
1955
Film
Hurricane
Father Malone
1979
Film
Outcast of the Islands
Peter Willems
1951
Film
The Clouded Yellow
Maj. David Somers
1950
Film
11 Harrowhouse
Clyde Massey
1974
Film
I See a Dark Stranger
Lt. David Bayne
1946
Film
Moment of Danger
John Bain
1960
Film
The Shillingbury Blowers
Saltie
1980
Film
The Heart of the Matter
Harry Scobie
1953
Film
The Way to the Stars
Squadron Leader Carter
1945
Film
Memory of the Camps
Narrator
1985
Film
Hedda Gabler
Ejlert Lövborg
1962
Film
Staying On
Col. Tusker Smalley
1980
Film
The Dawning
Grandfather
1988
Film
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Sir Henry Rawlinson
1980
Film
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Riviere
1979
Film
Light Years Away
Yoshka Poliakeff
1981
Film
The Stranger's Hand
Major Roger Court
1954
Film
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
Georg Friedrich Handel
1985
Film
The Lion
John Bullit
1962
Film
Who?
Colonel Azarin
1974
Film
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Capt. Foster Fyans
1976
Film
Dust
Father
1985
Film
Time After Time
Brigadier Croshawe
1986
Film
So Well Remembered
Dr. Richard Whiteside
1947
Film
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
1963
Film
Stevie
The Man
1978
Film
April in Portugal
Self
1956
Eagle in a Cage
Napoleon
1965
Film
The Deadly Game
Gustave Kummer
1982
Hand in Glove
Vicar
1987
Squaring the Circle
1941
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
Briefing Officer
1944