
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

Peter the Great
1986
as Sir Isaac Newton

Inside the Third Reich
1982
as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow

George Washington
1984
as Lord Fairfax

Origins of the Mafia
1976
as Don Consalvo Saccone

Time for Murder
1985
as Sir Daniel Penwarden

Scorpion Tales
1978
as Mavor

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

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Denis Fallentin

The Third Man
1949
as Major Calloway

Operation Crossbow
1965
as Professor Lindemann

Meteor
1979
as Sir Michael Hughes

Battle of Britain
1969
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Abbé Faria

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
as Capt. William Bligh

Brief Encounter
1945
as Dr. Alec Harvey

The Sea Wolves
1980
as Jack Cartwright

Ludwig
1973
as Richard Wagner

The Missionary
1982
as Lord Henry Ames

Von Ryan's Express
1965
as Major Eric Fincham

Pope Joan
1972
as Pope Leo

Hennessy
1975
as Comdr. Rice

Triple Cross
1966
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)

Father Goose
1964
as Commander Frank Houghton

Kidnapped
1971
as Lord Advocate

The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
as Captain Thompson

White Mischief
1987
as Jack Soames

They Made Me a Fugitive
1947
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan

Morituri
1965
as Colonel Statter

Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as William Cecil

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Lord Cardigan

11 Harrowhouse
1974
as Clyde Massey

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as The King

The Lion
1962
as John Bullit

The Liquidator
1965
as Mostyn

Ryan's Daughter
1970
as Father Collins

The Offence
1973
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant

The Key
1958
as Capt. Chris Ford

The Way Ahead
1944
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)

Hurricane
1979
as Father Malone

Slavers
1978
as Alec Mackenzie

Craze
1974
as Supt. Bellamy

The Catholics
1973
as The Abbot

The Roots of Heaven
1958
as Morel

Aces High
1976
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin

The Unholy
1988
as Father Silva

Sons and Lovers
1960
as Walter Morel

Christmas Eve
1986
as Maitland

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sir Hector

The Long Duel
1967
as Freddie Young

Manuela
1957
as James Prothero

Memory of the Camps
1985
as Narrator

Interpol
1957
as Frank McNally

Twinky
1970
as Twinky's Grandfather

The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966
as Sam Lincoln

Gift Horse
1952
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser

Conduct Unbecoming
1975
as Colonnello Benjamin Strang

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Squire Western

Who?
1974
as Colonel Azarin

The Dawning
1988
as Grandfather

Windwalker
1980
as Windwalker

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self

Run for the Sun
1956
as Browne

Outcast of the Islands
1951
as Peter Willems

The Way to the Stars
1945
as Squadron Leader Carter

Odette
1950
as Captain Peter Churchill

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976
as Capt. Foster Fyans

Man in the Middle
1964
as Major Kensington

Catch Me a Spy
1971
as Trevor Dawson

The Passionate Friends
1949
as Prof. Steven Stratton

The Bengal Lancers!
1984
as Uncle George

The Deadly Game
1982
as Gustave Kummer

Lovers' Net
1955
as Inspector Lewis

The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Harry Scobie

Green for Danger
1946
as Dr. Barnes

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Sir Henry Rawlinson

Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)

I See a Dark Stranger
1946
as Lt. David Bayne

The Stranger's Hand
1954
as Major Roger Court

A Doll's House
1973
as Dr. Rank

Albino
1976
as Johannes

Moment of Danger
1960
as John Bain

Foreign Body
1986
as Dr Stirry

Time After Time
1986
as Brigadier Croshawe

The Clouded Yellow
1950
as Maj. David Somers

Pretty Polly
1967
as Robert Hook

The Night Visitor
1971
as Inspector

Golden Salamander
1950
as David Redfern

Hedda Gabler
1962
as Ejlert Lövborg

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979
as Riviere

Dust
1985
as Father

Stevie
1978
as The Man

Light Years Away
1981
as Yoshka Poliakeff

Persecution
1974
as Paul Bellamy

So Well Remembered
1947
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
as Saltie

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985
as Georg Friedrich Handel

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
as Benjamin Disraeli

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960
as Robert Wilson

Flashpoint Africa
1980
as Program Controller
Hand in Glove
1987
as Vicar

April in Portugal
1956
as Self

Staying On
1980
as Col. Tusker Smalley
Eagle in a Cage
1965
as Napoleon
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
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Denis Fallentin
- The Third Man (1949) — as Major Calloway
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