Trevor Howard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-09-29

Day of death

1988-01-07 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

Trevor Howard

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Frontline

    Frontline

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Superman

    Superman

  • Triple Cross

    Triple Cross

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Brief Encounter

    Brief Encounter

  • Father Goose

    Father Goose

  • Shaka Zulu

    Shaka Zulu

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • The Count of Monte-Cristo

    The Count of Monte-Cristo

  • Who?

    Who?

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Morituri

    Morituri

  • White Mischief

    White Mischief

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • The Dawning

    The Dawning

  • Dust

    Dust

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • Odette

    Odette

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Aces High

    Aces High

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Staying On

    Staying On

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Windwalker

    Windwalker

  • Foreign Body

    Foreign Body

  • Ludwig

    Ludwig

  • 11 Harrowhouse

    11 Harrowhouse

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Gift Horse

    Gift Horse

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

    The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

  • The Unholy

    The Unholy

  • The Lion

    The Lion

  • Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

  • The Heart of the Matter

    The Heart of the Matter

  • Golden Salamander

    Golden Salamander

  • Twinky

    Twinky

  • The Offence

    The Offence

  • Craze

    Craze

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Manuela

    Manuela

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

  • The Catholics

    The Catholics

  • The Sea Wolves

    The Sea Wolves

  • The Way Ahead

    The Way Ahead

  • Ryan's Daughter

    Ryan's Daughter

  • Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

  • Hennessy

    Hennessy

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • The Roots of Heaven

    The Roots of Heaven

  • Green for Danger

    Green for Danger

  • Flashpoint Africa

    Flashpoint Africa

  • They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive

  • The Stranger's Hand

    The Stranger's Hand

  • Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy

  • The Missionary

    The Missionary

  • Stevie

    Stevie

  • The Way to the Stars

    The Way to the Stars

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

  • The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

    Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

  • Lovers' Net

    Lovers' Net

  • The Night Visitor

    The Night Visitor

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Death in the Sun

    Death in the Sun

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lovers

  • The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

  • Light Years Away

    Light Years Away

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

  • So Well Remembered

    So Well Remembered

  • The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

  • Eagle in a Cage

    Eagle in a Cage

  • The Clouded Yellow

    The Clouded Yellow

  • Origins of the Mafia

    Origins of the Mafia

  • Slavers

    Slavers

  • Man in the Middle

    Man in the Middle

  • The Deadly Game

    The Deadly Game

  • Ludwig

    Ludwig

  • I See a Dark Stranger

    I See a Dark Stranger

  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

  • Run for the Sun

    Run for the Sun

  • George Washington

    George Washington

  • The Shillingbury Blowers

    The Shillingbury Blowers

  • The Long Duel

    The Long Duel

  • God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

    God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

  • Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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

  • The Bengal Lancers!

    The Bengal Lancers!

  • Moment of Danger

    Moment of Danger

  • Outcast of the Islands

    Outcast of the Islands

  • The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

  • Hand in Glove

    Hand in Glove

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • Scorpion Tales

    Scorpion Tales

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Pretty Polly

    Pretty Polly

  • Memory of the Camps

    Memory of the Camps

  • Shillingbury Tales

    Shillingbury Tales

  • The Liquidator

    The Liquidator

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • Interpol

    Interpol

  • The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal

    The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal

  • Pope Joan

    Pope Joan

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

    The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

  • April in Portugal

    April in Portugal

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle