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Trevor Howard
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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 Rec…
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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".
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Trevor Howard's Filmography
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The Dawning
as Grandfather
The Unholy
as Father Silva
White Mischief
as Jack Soames
No Poster
Hand in Glove
as Vicar
Christmas Eve
as Maitland
Foreign Body
as Dr Stirry
Time After Time
as Brigadier Croshawe
Dust
as Father
Memory of the Camps
as Narrator
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
as Georg Friedrich Handel
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as The King
The Bengal Lancers!
as Uncle George
Gandhi
as Judge Broomfield
The Missionary
as Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game
as Gustave Kummer
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
Light Years Away
as Yoshka Poliakeff
Staying On
as Col. Tusker Smalley
Windwalker
as Windwalker
Superman II
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves
as Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
as Saltie
Flashpoint Africa
as Program Controller
Meteor
as Michael Hughes
Hurricane
as Father Malone
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
as Riviere
Superman
as 1st Elder
Stevie
as The Man
Slavers
as Alec Mackenzie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sir Hector
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
as Capt. Foster Fyans
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
as Squire Western
Aces High
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Albino
as Johannes
Hennessy
as Comdr. Rice
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Abbé Faria
Conduct Unbecoming
as Colonel Benjamin Strang
Persecution
as Paul Bellamy
11 Harrowhouse
as Clyde Massey
Craze
as Supt. Bellamy
Who?
as Colonel Azarin
The Catholics
as The Abbot
A Doll's House
as Dr. Rank
Ludwig
as Richard Wagner
The Offence
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Pope Joan
as Pope Leo
Kidnapped
as Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
as William Cecil
Catch Me a Spy
as Trevor Dawson
The Night Visitor
as Inspector
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
Pretty Polly
as Robert Hook
The Long Duel
as Freddie Young
Triple Cross
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
as Sam Lincoln
The Liquidator
as Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage
as Napoleon
Morituri
as Colonel Statter
Von Ryan's Express
as Maj. Eric Fincham
Operation Crossbow
as Professor Lindemann
Father Goose
as Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
as Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
as Benjamin Disraeli
Hedda Gabler
as Ejlert Lövborg
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Capt. William Bligh
The Lion
as John Bullit
Sons and Lovers
as Walter Morel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
as Robert Wilson
Moment of Danger
as John Bain
The Roots of Heaven
as Morel
The Key
as Capt. Chris Ford
Manuela
as James Prothero
Interpol
as Frank McNally
Around the World in 80 Days
as Denis Fallentin
Run for the Sun
as Browne
April in Portugal
as Self
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
So Well Remembered
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
They Made Me a Fugitive
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
Green for Danger
as Dr. Barnes
I See a Dark Stranger
as Lt. David Bayne
Brief Encounter
as Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars
as Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
No Poster
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
as Briefing Officer
No Poster