Trevor Howard
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1913-09-29
- Died
- 1988-01-07
- 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".
Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Frontline
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Studio One
1948
as Vittorio
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Doug Elliott
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Kellis
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as The Abbot
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Dr. Derek Lester
Shaka Zulu
1986
as Lord Charles Somerset
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Benjamin Disraeli / Napoleon
Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Don Consalvo Saccone
Peter the Great
1986
as Sir Isaac Newton
Time for Murder
1985
as Sir Daniel Penwarden
George Washington
1984
as Lord Fairfax
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Mavor
Inside the Third Reich
1982
as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
Ludwig
1981
as Richard Wagner
Movies (101)
Superman
1978
as 1st Elder
Superman II
1980
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gandhi
1982
as Judge Broomfield
The Third Man
1949
as Major Calloway
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Denis Fallentin
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Professor Lindemann
Battle of Britain
1969
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Abbé Faria
Meteor
1979
as Sir Michael Hughes
Brief Encounter
1945
as Dr. Alec Harvey
Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Major Eric Fincham
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Capt. William Bligh
White Mischief
1987
as Jack Soames
The Sea Wolves
1980
as Jack Cartwright
Pope Joan
1972
as Pope Leo
Ludwig
1973
as Richard Wagner
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Lord Cardigan
Kidnapped
1971
as Lord Advocate
The Missionary
1982
as Lord Henry Ames
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as William Cecil
Father Goose
1964
as Commander Frank Houghton
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as The King
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Captain Thompson
Triple Cross
1966
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Clyde Massey
Hennessy
1975
as Comdr. Rice
Craze
1974
as Supt. Bellamy
The Offence
1973
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Ryan's Daughter
1970
as Father Collins
Morituri
1965
as Colonel Statter
The Lion
1962
as John Bullit
The Key
1958
as Capt. Chris Ford
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Sam Lincoln
The Long Duel
1967
as Freddie Young
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Manuela
1957
as James Prothero
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sir Hector
The Way Ahead
1944
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Twinky
1970
as Twinky's Grandfather
The Catholics
1973
as The Abbot
The Unholy
1988
as Father Silva
Hurricane
1979
as Father Malone
Sons and Lovers
1960
as Walter Morel
Christmas Eve
1986
as Maitland
Aces High
1976
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Who?
1974
as Colonel Azarin
Odette
1950
as Captain Peter Churchill
Interpol
1957
as Frank McNally
Outcast of the Islands
1951
as Peter Willems
Gift Horse
1952
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
Green for Danger
1946
as Dr. Barnes
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976
as Capt. Foster Fyans
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Squire Western
Conduct Unbecoming
1975
as Colonnello Benjamin Strang
Memory of the Camps
1985
as Narrator
The Passionate Friends
1949
as Prof. Steven Stratton
Man in the Middle
1964
as Major Kensington
Windwalker
1980
as Windwalker
The Roots of Heaven
1958
as Morel
Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Trevor Dawson
Time After Time
1986
as Brigadier Croshawe
Run for the Sun
1956
as Browne
The Way to the Stars
1945
as Squadron Leader Carter
Slavers
1978
as Alec Mackenzie
The Liquidator
1965
as Mostyn
Lovers' Net
1955
as Inspector Lewis
The Dawning
1988
as Grandfather
The Night Visitor
1971
as Inspector
The Clouded Yellow
1950
as Maj. David Somers
Pretty Polly
1967
as Robert Hook
The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Harry Scobie
Hedda Gabler
1962
as Ejlert Lövborg
A Doll's House
1973
as Dr. Rank
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Lt. David Bayne
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
Dust
1985
as Father
Albino
1976
as Johannes
Foreign Body
1986
as Dr Stirry
The Stranger's Hand
1954
as Major Roger Court
So Well Remembered
1947
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
Stevie
1978
as The Man
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979
as Riviere
Moment of Danger
1960
as John Bain
The Deadly Game
1982
as Gustave Kummer
Staying On
1980
as Col. Tusker Smalley
Persecution
1974
as Paul Bellamy
The Bengal Lancers!
1984
as Uncle George
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Saltie
Golden Salamander
1950
as David Redfern
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985
as Georg Friedrich Handel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
as Robert Wilson
Eagle in a Cage
1965
as Napoleon
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
as Benjamin Disraeli
Hand in Glove
1987
as Vicar
Light Years Away
1981
as Yoshka Poliakeff
Flashpoint Africa
1980
as Program Controller
April in Portugal
1956
as Self
Squaring the Circle
1941
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
1944
as Briefing Officer
About Trevor Howard
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… With 120 credits spanning from 1941 to 1988, Trevor Howard has appeared in 101 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Trevor Howard Movies
- Superman (1978) — as 1st Elder
- Superman II (1980) — as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gandhi (1982) — as Judge Broomfield
- The Third Man (1949) — as Major Calloway
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Denis Fallentin
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