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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".
Acted in 109
1980s
- 1988
The Dawning
Grandfather
The Unholy
Father Silva
- 1987
- 1986
Christmas Eve
Maitland
Foreign Body
Dr Stirry
Time After Time
Brigadier Croshawe
- 1985
Time for Murder
Sir Daniel Penwarden · 1 episode
Dust
Father
- 1984
The Bengal Lancers!
Uncle George
George Washington
Lord Fairfax · 3 episodes
- 1982
The Deadly Game
Gustave Kummer
- 1981
Light Years Away
Yoshka Poliakeff
Ludwig
Richard Wagner · 5 episodes
- 1980
Staying On
Col. Tusker Smalley
Windwalker
Windwalker
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves
Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
Saltie
Flashpoint Africa
Program Controller
1970s
- 1979
Hurricane
Father Malone
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Riviere
- 1978
Stevie
The Man
Scorpion Tales
Mavor · 1 episode
- 1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sir Hector
- 1976
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Capt. Foster Fyans
Origins of the Mafia
Don Consalvo Saccone · 1 episode
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Squire Western
Aces High
Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
- 1975
Conduct Unbecoming
Colonel Benjamin Strang
- 1974
11 Harrowhouse
Clyde Massey
Who?
Colonel Azarin
- 1973
The Catholics
The Abbot
Ludwig
Richard Wagner
- 1972
Pope Joan
Pope Leo
- 1971
Kidnapped
Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
William Cecil
The Night Visitor
Inspector
- 1970
Twinky
Twinky's Grandfather
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
Pretty Polly
Robert Hook
The Long Duel
Freddie Young
- 1966
- 1965
The Liquidator
Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage
Napoleon
- 1964
Father Goose
Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
Major Kensington
- 1963
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
- 1962
Hedda Gabler
Ejlert Lövborg
The Lion
John Bullit
- 1960
Sons and Lovers
Walter Morel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Robert Wilson
Moment of Danger
John Bain
1950s
- 1958
The Roots of Heaven
Morel
The Key
Capt. Chris Ford
- 1957
Manuela
James Prothero
Interpol
Frank McNally
- 1956
- 1955
The Cockleshell Heroes
Captain Thompson
Lovers' Net
Inspector Lewis
- 1954
The Stranger's Hand
Major Roger Court
- 1953
The Heart of the Matter
Harry Scobie
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon · 1 episode
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
- 1950
The Clouded Yellow
Maj. David Somers
Golden Salamander
David Redfern
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
So Well Remembered
Dr. Richard Whiteside
- 1946
Green for Danger
Dr. Barnes
I See a Dark Stranger
Lt. David Bayne
- 1945
The Way to the Stars
Squadron Leader Carter
- 1944
Appearances8
1980s
- 1985
Memory of the Camps
Narrator
- 1983
- 1982
1970s
- 1974
1960s
- 1968
- 1962
1950s
- 1957
- 1956
April in Portugal
Self
