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".

Filmography

• 1988The Dawning — Grandfather
• 1988The Unholy — Father Silva
• 1987Hand in Glove — Vicar
• 1987White Mischief — Jack Soames
• 1986Christmas Eve — Maitland
• 1986Foreign Body — Dr Stirry
• Peter the Great — Sir Isaac Newton
• Shaka Zulu — Lord Charles Somerset
• 1986Time After Time — Brigadier Croshawe
• 1985Dust — Father
• 1985God Rot Tunbridge Wells! — Georg Friedrich Handel
• 1985Memory of the Camps — Narrator
• Time for Murder — Sir Daniel Penwarden
• George Washington — Lord Fairfax
• 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — The King
• 1984The Bengal Lancers! — Uncle George
• Frontline — Narrator (voice)
• 1982Gandhi — Judge Broomfield
• Inside the Third Reich — Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
• 1982The Deadly Game — Gustave Kummer
• 1982The Missionary — Lord Henry Ames
• 1981Light Years Away — Yoshka Poliakeff
• Ludwig — Richard Wagner
• 1980Flashpoint Africa — Program Controller
• 1980Sir Henry at Rawlinson End — Sir Henry Rawlinson
• 1980Staying On — Col. Tusker Smalley
• 1980Superman II — Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980The Sea Wolves — Jack Cartwright
• 1980The Shillingbury Blowers — Saltie
• 1980Windwalker — Windwalker
• 1979Hurricane — Father Malone
• 1979Meteor — Michael Hughes
• 1979The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight — Riviere
• Scorpion Tales — Mavor
• 1978Slavers — Alec Mackenzie
• 1978Stevie — The Man
• 1978Superman — 1st Elder
• 1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste — Sir Hector
• 1976Aces High — Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
• 1976Albino — Johannes
• Origins of the Mafia — Don Consalvo Saccone
• 1976The Adventures of Eliza Fraser — Capt. Foster Fyans
• 1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones — Squire Western
• 1975Conduct Unbecoming — Colonel Benjamin Strang
• 1975Hennessy — Comdr. Rice
• 1975The Count of Monte-Cristo — Abbé Faria
• 197411 Harrowhouse — Clyde Massey
• 1974Craze — Supt. Bellamy
• 1974Persecution — Paul Bellamy
• 1974Who? — Colonel Azarin
• 1973A Doll's House — Dr. Rank
• 1973Ludwig — Richard Wagner
• 1973The Catholics — The Abbot
• 1973The Offence — Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
• 1972Pope Joan — Pope Leo
• 1971Catch Me a Spy — Trevor Dawson
• 1971Kidnapped — Lord Advocate
• 1971Mary, Queen of Scots — William Cecil
• 1971The Night Visitor — Inspector
• 1970Ryan's Daughter — Father Collins
• 1970Twinky — Twinky's Grandfather
• 1969Battle of Britain — Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — The Abbot
• 1968The Charge of the Light Brigade — Lord Cardigan
• 1967Pretty Polly — Robert Hook
• 1967The Long Duel — Freddie Young
• 1966The Poppy Is Also a Flower — Sam Lincoln
• 1966Triple Cross — Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
• 1965Eagle in a Cage — Napoleon
• 1965Morituri — Colonel Statter
• 1965Operation Crossbow — Professor Lindemann
• 1965The Liquidator — Mostyn
• 1965Von Ryan's Express — Maj. Eric Fincham
• 1964Father Goose — Commander Frank Houghton
• 1964Man in the Middle — Major Kensington
• 1963The Invincible Mr. Disraeli — Benjamin Disraeli
• 1962Hedda Gabler — Ejlert Lövborg
• 1962Mutiny on the Bounty — Capt. William Bligh
• 1962The Lion — John Bullit
• 1960Moment of Danger — John Bain
• 1960Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place — Robert Wilson
• 1960Sons and Lovers — Walter Morel
• 1958The Key — Capt. Chris Ford
• 1958The Roots of Heaven — Morel
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse — Dr. Derek Lester
• 1957Interpol — Frank McNally
• 1957Manuela — James Prothero
• 1956Around the World in 80 Days — Denis Fallentin
• 1956Run for the Sun — Browne
• 1955Lovers' Net — Inspector Lewis
• The 20th Century Fox Hour — Doug Elliott
• 1955The Cockleshell Heroes — Captain Thompson
• 1954The Stranger's Hand — Major Roger Court
• 1953The Heart of the Matter — Harry Scobie
• 1952Gift Horse — Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon
• 1951Lady Godiva Rides Again — Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
• 1951Outcast of the Islands — Peter Willems
• 1950Golden Salamander — David Redfern
• 1950Odette — Captain Peter Churchill
• Sunday Night Theatre — Kellis
• 1950The Clouded Yellow — Maj. David Somers
• 1949The Passionate Friends — Prof. Steven Stratton
• 1949The Third Man — Major Calloway
• Studio One — Vittorio
• 1947So Well Remembered — Dr. Richard Whiteside
• 1947They Made Me a Fugitive — George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
• 1946Green for Danger — Dr. Barnes
• 1946I See a Dark Stranger — Lt. David Bayne
• 1945Brief Encounter — Dr. Alec Harvey
• 1945The Way to the Stars — Squadron Leader Carter
• 1944The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal — Briefing Officer
• 1944The Way Ahead — Officer on Ship (uncredited)
• 1941Squaring the Circle

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' — Self
• Spécial cinéma — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• 1956April in Portugal — Self