Acting
Trevor Howard
EN, FR, DE, CS cinema · 101 credits
Born
29 September 1913
Died
7 January 1988 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
Also known as Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith
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
Filmography
The Unholy
as Father Silva
The Dawning
as Grandfather
White Mischief
as Jack Soames
Foreign Body
as Dr Stirry
Time After Time
as Brigadier Croshawe
Christmas Eve
as Maitland
Dust
as Father
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
as Georg Friedrich Handel
Memory of the Camps
as Narrator
The Bengal Lancers!
as Uncle George
Gandhi
as Judge Broomfield
The Missionary
as Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game
as Gustave Kummer
Light Years Away
as Yoshka Poliakeff
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves
as Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Saltie
Windwalker
as Windwalker
Staying On
as Col. Tusker Smalley
Flashpoint Africa
as Program Controller
Superman II
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Meteor
as Michael Hughes
Hurricane
as Father Malone
Superman
as 1st Elder
Slavers
as Alec Mackenzie
Stevie
as The Man
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sir Hector
Aces High
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
as Capt. Foster Fyans
Albino
as Johannes
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Squire Western
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Abbé Faria
Hennessy
as Comdr. Rice
Conduct Unbecoming
as Colonel Benjamin Strang
Who?
as Colonel Azarin
Persecution
as Paul Bellamy
Craze
as Supt. Bellamy
11 Harrowhouse
as Clyde Massey
Ludwig
as Richard Wagner
The Offence
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
The Catholics
as The Abbot
A Doll's House
as Dr. Rank
Pope Joan
as Pope Leo
Kidnapped
as Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
The Night Visitor
as Inspector
Catch Me a Spy
as Trevor Dawson
Ryan's Daughter
as Father Collins
Twinky
as Twinky's Grandfather
Battle of Britain
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Lord Cardigan
The Long Duel
as Freddie Young
Pretty Polly
as Robert Hook
Triple Cross
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Sam Lincoln
Von Ryan's Express
as Maj. Eric Fincham
The Liquidator
as Mostyn
Operation Crossbow
as Professor Lindemann
Morituri
as Colonel Statter
Eagle in a Cage
as Napoleon
Father Goose
as Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
as Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Capt. William Bligh
The Lion
as John Bullit
Hedda Gabler
as Ejlert Lövborg
Sons and Lovers
as Walter Morel
Moment of Danger
as John Bain
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
as Robert Wilson
The Roots of Heaven
as Morel
The Key
as Capt. Chris Ford
Interpol
as Frank McNally
Manuela
as James Prothero
Around the World in 80 Days
as Denis Fallentin
Run for the Sun
as Browne
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Captain Thompson
Lovers' Net
as Inspector Lewis
The Stranger's Hand
as Major Roger Court
The Heart of the Matter
as Harry Scobie
Gift Horse
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Outcast of the Islands
as Peter Willems
Lady Godiva Rides Again
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
The Clouded Yellow
as Maj. David Somers
Odette
as Captain Peter Churchill
Golden Salamander
as David Redfern
The Third Man
as Major Calloway
The Passionate Friends
as Prof. Steven Stratton
They Made Me a Fugitive
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
So Well Remembered
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
I See a Dark Stranger
as Lt. David Bayne
Green for Danger
as Dr. Barnes
Brief Encounter
as Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars
as Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)