Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Date of Birth:

Sep 29, 1913

Place of Birth:

Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

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".

filmography:

A Doll's House A Doll's House

1973

So Well Remembered So Well Remembered

1947

Moment of Danger Moment of Danger

1960

Slavers Slavers

1978

The Dawning The Dawning

1988

The Stranger's Hand The Stranger's Hand

1954

11 Harrowhouse 11 Harrowhouse

1974

Albino Albino

1976

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

1976

Stevie Stevie

1978

God Rot Tunbridge Wells! God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

1985

The Heart of the Matter The Heart of the Matter

1953

Poppies Are Also Flowers Poppies Are Also Flowers

1966

Persecution Persecution

1974

Light Years Away Light Years Away

1981

Golden Salamander Golden Salamander

1950

Outcast of the Islands Outcast of the Islands

1951

The Unholy The Unholy

1988

The Key The Key

1958

Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler

1962

Man in the Middle Man in the Middle

1964

Lovers' Net Lovers' Net

1955

Craze Craze

1974

The Shillingbury Blowers The Shillingbury Blowers

1980

Inside the Third Reich Inside the Third Reich

1982

Lady Godiva Rides Again Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight

1979

The Bengal Lancers! The Bengal Lancers!

1984

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

1963

The Way Ahead The Way Ahead

1944

Flashpoint Africa Flashpoint Africa

1980

Superman II Superman II

1980

Eagle in a Cage Eagle in a Cage

1965

Memory of the Camps Memory of the Camps

1985

Squaring the Circle Squaring the Circle

1941

Foreign Body Foreign Body

1986

Time After Time Time After Time

1986

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

1980

German Concentration Camps Factual Survey German Concentration Camps Factual Survey

2017

Hand in Glove Hand in Glove

1987

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve

1986

Manuela Manuela

1957

Windwalker Windwalker

1980

The Way to the Stars The Way to the Stars

1945

The Deadly Game The Deadly Game

1982

Pretty Polly Pretty Polly

1967

Staying On Staying On

1980

Pope Joan Pope Joan

1972

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

1976

The Long Duel The Long Duel

1967

Conduct Unbecoming Conduct Unbecoming

1975

I See a Dark Stranger I See a Dark Stranger

1946

Meteor Meteor

1979

The Liquidator The Liquidator

1965

The Offence The Offence

1973

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1971

Green for Danger Green for Danger

1946

The Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade

1968

The Catholics The Catholics

1973

Morituri Morituri

1965

White Mischief White Mischief

1987

Operation Crossbow Operation Crossbow

1965

Battle of Britain Battle of Britain

1969

Von Ryan's Express Von Ryan's Express

1965

Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Superman Superman

1978

The Third Man The Third Man

1949

Brief Encounter Brief Encounter

1945

Ludwig Ludwig

1973

Triple Cross Triple Cross

1966

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

1984

Father Goose Father Goose

1964

Mutiny on the Bounty Mutiny on the Bounty

1962

The Count of Monte-Cristo The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975

Aces High Aces High

1976

The Clouded Yellow The Clouded Yellow

1950

Hennessy Hennessy

1975

The Last Remake of Beau Geste The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

Sons and Lovers Sons and Lovers

1960

Dust Dust

1985

The Night Visitor The Night Visitor

1971

Hurricane Hurricane

1979

The Roots of Heaven The Roots of Heaven

1958

Twinky Twinky

1970

The Lion The Lion

1962

Who? Who?

1974

Catch Me a Spy Catch Me a Spy

1971

Gift Horse Gift Horse

1952

The Missionary The Missionary

1982

The Cockleshell Heroes The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

Ryan's Daughter Ryan's Daughter

1970

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Interpol Interpol

1957

Run for the Sun Run for the Sun

1956

They Made Me a Fugitive They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

The Passionate Friends The Passionate Friends

1949

The Sea Wolves The Sea Wolves

1980

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

1980

Odette Odette

1950

Gandhi Gandhi

1982

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