Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

b. 1913 — d. 1988 (aged 75) Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

Actor

Howard 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

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

The Third Man

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

Filmography

An Invitation to Remember

The Dawning

Shaka Zulu

Lord Charles Somerset

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

Sir Isaac Newton

Christmas Eve

Foreign Body

Tribute to Trevor Howard

Dust

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

Georg Friedrich Handel

Sword of the Valiant

Sword of the Valiant

George Washington

George Washington

The Bengal Lancers!

The Bengal Lancers!

The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Laurence Olivier

Gandhi

Judge Broomfield

The Missionary

Inside the Third Reich

Inside the Third Reich

Prof. Heinrich Tessenow

The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game

Light Years Away

Light Years Away

Yoshka Poliakeff

No Country for Old Men

The Sea Wolves

Jack Cartwright

Windwalker

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry Rawlinson

...And the Band Played On

...And the Band Played On

Staying On

Col. Tusker Smalley

Flashpoint Africa

Flashpoint Africa

Program Controller

Arch of Triumph

Meteor

Sir Michael Hughes

Hurricane

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

Superman

Stevie

Scorpion Tales

How to Score... a Movie

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

Slavers

Aces High

Eliza Fraser

Capt. Foster Fyans

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Origins of the Mafia

Origins of the Mafia

Don Consalvo Saccone

The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

Col. Benjamin Strang

Hennessy

11 Harrowhouse

Craze

Who?

Persecution

Cause for Concern

The Offence

Ludwig

A Doll's House

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

Kidnapped

Lord Advocate Grant

Catch Me a Spy

Sir Trevor Dawson

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

London Affair

Lola's Grandfather

Ryan's Daughter

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

The Battle for the Battle of Britain

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Skitch Henderson Show

Gala Variety: The Royal Air Forces Association Jubilee Festival

The Long Duel

A Matter of Innocence

A Matter of Innocence

Robert Thorne-Hook

Triple Cross

Freddie Young aka Distinguished Civilian

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The 18th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

Maj. Eric Fincham

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

Professor Frederick Lindemann

Morituri

Colonel Statter

The Liquidator

Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage

Father Goose

The Winston Affair

The Winston Affair

Major Kensington

Invincible Mr. Disraeli

Invincible Mr. Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli

Greece: The Golden Age

Greece: The Golden Age

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Captain William Bligh

The Lion

Hedda Gabler

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

The Key

Captain Chris Ford

The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven

The World Our Stage

Pickup Alley

Stowaway Girl

The World Our Stage

Die VII. Internationalen Filmfestspiele

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Denis Fallentin - Reform Club Member

Run for the Sun

Run for the Sun

April in Portugal

April in Portugal

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

Captain Hugh Thompson

Lovers' Net

Inspector Lewis

The Stranger's Hand

The Stranger's Hand

Major Roger Court

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Glory at Sea

Lt. Cdr. Hugh Alginon Fraser RN

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