Trevor Howard
Born September 29, 1913 (Age: 112)
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Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
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".
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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Filmography
The Dawning
1988
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as Grandfather
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Age: 74
The Unholy
1988
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as Father Silva
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Age: 74
White Mischief
1987
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as Jack Soames
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Age: 74
No Image
Hand in Glove
1987
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as Vicar
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Age: 73
Time After Time
1986
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as Brigadier Croshawe
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Age: 72
Dust
1985
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as Father
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Age: 71
Memory of the Camps
1985
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as Narrator
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Age: 71
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985
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as Georg Friedrich Handel
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Age: 71
Gandhi
1982
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as Judge Broomfield
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Age: 69
The Missionary
1982
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as Lord Henry Ames
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Age: 69
Light Years Away
1981
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as Yoshka Poliakeff
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Age: 67
Staying On
1980
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as Col. Tusker Smalley
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Age: 67
Superman II
1980
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as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 67
Windwalker
1980
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as Windwalker
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Age: 67
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
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as Sir Henry Rawlinson
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Age: 67
The Sea Wolves
1980
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as Jack Cartwright
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Age: 66
No Image
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980
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as Saltie
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Age: 66
Flashpoint Africa
1980
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as Program Controller
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Age: 66
Meteor
1979
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as Sir Michael Hughes
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Age: 66
Superman
1978
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as 1st Elder
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Age: 65
Stevie
1978
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as The Man
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Age: 64
Slavers
1978
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as Alec Mackenzie
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Age: 64
Persecution
1974
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as Paul Bellamy
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Age: 61
11 Harrowhouse
1974
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as Clyde Massey
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Age: 60
Craze
1974
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as Supt. Bellamy
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Age: 60
Who?
1974
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as Colonel Azarin
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Age: 60
The Catholics
1973
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as The Abbot
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Age: 60
A Doll's House
1973
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as Dr. Rank
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Age: 59
Ludwig
1973
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as Richard Wagner
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Age: 59
The Offence
1973
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as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
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Age: 59
Pope Joan
1972
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as Pope Leo
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Age: 58
Ryan's Daughter
1970
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as Father Collins
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Age: 56
Battle of Britain
1969
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as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
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Age: 55
The Liquidator
1965
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as Mostyn
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Age: 52
No Image
Eagle in a Cage
1965
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as Napoleon
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Age: 52
Morituri
1965
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as Colonel Statter
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Age: 51
Von Ryan's Express
1965
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as Major Eric Fincham
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Age: 51
Operation Crossbow
1965
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as Professor Lindemann
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Age: 51
Father Goose
1964
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as Commander Frank Houghton
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Age: 51
Man in the Middle
1964
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as Major Kensington
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Age: 50
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
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as Benjamin Disraeli
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Age: 49
Hedda Gabler
1962
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as Ejlert Lövborg
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Age: 49
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962
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as Capt. William Bligh
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Age: 49
The Lion
1962
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as John Bullit
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Age: 48
Sons and Lovers
1960
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as Walter Morel
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Age: 46
The Hiding Place
1960
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as Robert Wilson
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Age: 46
Moment of Danger
1960
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as John Bain
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Age: 46
The Roots of Heaven
1958
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as Morel
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Age: 45
The Key
1958
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as Capt. Chris Ford
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Age: 44
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
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as Denis Fallentin
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Age: 43
Run for the Sun
1956
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as Browne
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Age: 42
April in Portugal
1956
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as Self
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Age: 42
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955
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as Captain Thompson
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Age: 42
Lovers' Net
1955
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as Inspector Lewis
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Age: 41
The Stranger's Hand
1954
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as Major Roger Court
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Age: 40
The Heart of the Matter
1953
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as Harry Scobie
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Age: 40
The Clouded Yellow
1950
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as Maj. David Somers
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Age: 37
Odette
1950
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as Captain Peter Churchill
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Age: 37
Golden Salamander
1950
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as David Redfern
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Age: 36
Brief Encounter
1945
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as Dr. Alec Harvey
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Age: 32
The Way to the Stars
1945
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as Squadron Leader Carter
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Age: 31
No Image
Squaring the Circle
1941
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as
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Age: 27