Trevor Howard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

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

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Superman

    Superman

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Mutiny on the Bounty

    Mutiny on the Bounty

  • The Roots of Heaven

    The Roots of Heaven

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • The Sea Wolves

    The Sea Wolves

  • Shaka Zulu

    Shaka Zulu

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • The Heart of the Matter

    The Heart of the Matter

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • Inside the Third Reich

    Inside the Third Reich

  • Gandhi

    Gandhi

  • Run for the Sun

    Run for the Sun

  • Green for Danger

    Green for Danger

  • The Clouded Yellow

    The Clouded Yellow

  • The Count of Monte-Cristo

    The Count of Monte-Cristo

  • Hurricane

    Hurricane

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Odette

    Odette

  • The Deadly Game

    The Deadly Game

  • The Dawning

    The Dawning

  • The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

  • Around the World in Eighty Days

    Around the World in Eighty Days

  • Ludwig

    Ludwig

  • The Lion

    The Lion

  • Light Years Away

    Light Years Away

  • Morituri

    Morituri

  • The Way Ahead

    The Way Ahead

  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower

    The Poppy Is Also a Flower

  • Windwalker

    Windwalker

  • Triple Cross

    Triple Cross

  • Twinky

    Twinky

  • So Well Remembered

    So Well Remembered

  • The Cockleshell Heroes

    The Cockleshell Heroes

  • The Shillingbury Blowers

    The Shillingbury Blowers

  • Father Goose

    Father Goose

  • Dust

    Dust

  • Craze

    Craze

  • Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler

  • Von Ryan's Express

    Von Ryan's Express

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

  • Brief Encounter

    Brief Encounter

  • The Stranger's Hand

    The Stranger's Hand

  • Aces High

    Aces High

  • Lovers' Net

    Lovers' Net

  • The Way to the Stars

    The Way to the Stars

  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

    Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • I See a Dark Stranger

    I See a Dark Stranger

  • Stevie

    Stevie

  • The Key

    The Key

  • They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive

  • White Mischief

    White Mischief

  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great

  • Foreign Body

    Foreign Body

  • Origins of the Mafia

    Origins of the Mafia

  • 11 Harrowhouse

    11 Harrowhouse

  • Man in the Middle

    Man in the Middle

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • Gift Horse

    Gift Horse

  • The Long Duel

    The Long Duel

  • The Night Visitor

    The Night Visitor

  • Scorpion Tales

    Scorpion Tales

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve

  • Sons and Lovers

    Sons and Lovers

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • George Washington

    George Washington

  • Ryan's Daughter

    Ryan's Daughter

  • The Catholics

    The Catholics

  • The Hiding Place

    The Hiding Place

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Catch Me a Spy

    Catch Me a Spy

  • Slavers

    Slavers

  • Manuela

    Manuela

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • The Offence

    The Offence

  • Hand in Glove

    Hand in Glove

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    Conduct Unbecoming

  • The Missionary

    The Missionary

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • Shillingbury Tales

    Shillingbury Tales

  • Eagle in a Cage

    Eagle in a Cage

  • The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

  • Hennessy

    Hennessy

  • Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

  • Moment of Danger

    Moment of Danger

  • Staying On

    Staying On

  • The Passionate Friends

    The Passionate Friends

  • Ludwig

    Ludwig

  • Death in the Sun

    Death in the Sun

  • Who?

    Who?

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • Golden Salamander

    Golden Salamander

  • The Unholy

    The Unholy

  • The Bengal Lancers!

    The Bengal Lancers!

  • Memory of the Camps

    Memory of the Camps

  • 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

  • Outcast of the Islands

    Outcast of the Islands

  • Pretty Polly

    Pretty Polly

  • The Liquidator

    The Liquidator

  • The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

    The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

  • Flashpoint Africa

    Flashpoint Africa

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

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

  • Pope Joan

    Pope Joan

  • Interpol

    Interpol

  • The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

    The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

  • The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

    The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

  • Squaring the Circle

    Squaring the Circle