Trevor Howard
99 movies · 14 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 29, 1913
- Died
- Jan 7, 1988 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith
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".
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Trevor Howard: movies and TV shows
Acting (113)
- 1988 The Dawning
as Grandfather
- 1988 The Unholy
as Father Silva
- 1987 White Mischief
as Jack Soames
- 1987 Hand in Glove
as Vicar
- 1986 Christmas Eve
as Maitland
- 1986
- 1986 Foreign Body
as Dr Stirry
- 1986
- 1986 Time After Time
as Brigadier Croshawe
- 1985
- 1985 Dust
as Father
- 1985 Memory of the Camps
as Narrator
- 1985 God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
as Georg Friedrich Handel
- 1984
- 1984 The Bengal Lancers!
as Uncle George
- 1984
- 1982 Gandhi
as Judge Broomfield
- 1982 The Missionary
as Lord Henry Ames
- 1982 The Deadly Game
as Gustave Kummer
- 1982
- 1981 Light Years Away
as Yoshka Poliakeff
- 1981
- 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 The Shillingbury Blowers
as Saltie
- 1980 Flashpoint Africa
as Program Controller
- 1979 Meteor
as Michael Hughes
- 1979 Hurricane
as Father Malone
- 1979 The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
as Riviere
- 1978 Superman
as 1st Elder
- 1978 Stevie
as The Man
- 1978
- 1978 Slavers
as Alec Mackenzie
- 1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sir Hector
- 1976 The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
as Capt. Foster Fyans
- 1976
- 1976 The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Squire Western
- 1976 Aces High
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
- 1976 Albino
as Johannes
- 1975 Hennessy
as Comdr. Rice
- 1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Abbé Faria
- 1975 Conduct Unbecoming
as Colonel Benjamin Strang
- 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 A Doll's House
as Dr. Rank
- 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 Twinky
as Twinky's Grandfather
- 1969 Battle of Britain
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
- 1969
- 1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lord Cardigan
- 1967 Pretty Polly
as Robert Hook
- 1967 The Long Duel
as Freddie Young
- 1966 Triple Cross
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
- 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Sam Lincoln
- 1965 The Liquidator
as Mostyn
- 1965 Eagle in a Cage
as Napoleon
- 1965 Morituri
as Colonel Statter
- 1965 Von Ryan's Express
as Maj. Eric Fincham
- 1965 Operation Crossbow
as Professor Lindemann
- 1964 Father Goose
as Commander Frank Houghton
- 1964 Man in the Middle
as Major Kensington
- 1963 The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
- 1962 Hedda Gabler
as Ejlert Lövborg
- 1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
as Capt. William Bligh
- 1962 The Lion
as John Bullit
- 1960 Sons and Lovers
as Walter Morel
- 1960 Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
as Robert Wilson
- 1960 Moment of Danger
as John Bain
- 1958 The Roots of Heaven
as Morel
- 1958
- 1958 The Key
as Capt. Chris Ford
- 1957 Manuela
as James Prothero
- 1957 Interpol
as Frank McNally
- 1956 Around the World in 80 Days
as Denis Fallentin
- 1956 Run for the Sun
as Browne
- 1955 The Cockleshell Heroes
as Captain Thompson
- 1955
- 1955 Lovers' Net
as Inspector Lewis
- 1954 The Stranger's Hand
as Major Roger Court
- 1953 The Heart of the Matter
as Harry Scobie
- 1952 Gift Horse
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
- 1951
- 1951 Outcast of the Islands
as Peter Willems
- 1951 Lady Godiva Rides Again
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
- 1949 The Third Man
as Major Calloway
- 1949 The Passionate Friends
as Prof. Steven Stratton
- 1948
- 1947 So Well Remembered
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
- 1947 They Made Me a Fugitive
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 The Way to the Stars
as Squadron Leader Carter
- 1944 The Way Ahead
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
- 1944 The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
as Briefing Officer
- 1941
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- 1983 Frontline
1 episode
- 1982
- 1974 Spécial cinéma
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1 episode
- 1956