
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 i…
Known For
The Third Man
Major Calloway
Superman
1st Elder
Gandhi
Judge Broomfield
Superman II
Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brief Encounter
Dr. Alec Harvey
Around the World in 80 Days
Denis Fallentin
Mutiny on the Bounty
Capt. William Bligh
Battle of Britain
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
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Filmography
Acting (120)
Movies (101)
The Unholy
1988as Father Silva
The Dawning
1988as Grandfather
White Mischief
1987as Jack Soames
Hand in Glove
1987as Vicar
Christmas Eve
1986as Maitland
Foreign Body
1986as Dr Stirry
Time After Time
1986as Brigadier Croshawe
Dust
1985as Father
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985as Georg Friedrich Handel
Memory of the Camps
1985as Narrator
The Bengal Lancers!
1984as Uncle George
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984as The King
Gandhi
1982as Judge Broomfield
The Missionary
1982as Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game
1982as Gustave Kummer
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982as Self
Light Years Away
1981as Yoshka Poliakeff
Superman II
1980as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Windwalker
1980as Windwalker
The Sea Wolves
1980as Jack Cartwright
Flashpoint Africa
1980as Program Controller
Staying On
1980as Col. Tusker Smalley
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980as Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980as Saltie
Hurricane
1979as Father Malone
Meteor
1979as Sir Michael Hughes
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979as Riviere
Superman
1978as 1st Elder
Slavers
1978as Alec Mackenzie
Stevie
1978as The Man
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977as Sir Hector
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976as Squire Western
Aces High
1976as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976as Capt. Foster Fyans
Death in the Sun
1976as Johannes
Hennessy
1975as Comdr. Rice
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975as Abbé Faria
Conduct Unbecoming
1975as Colonnello Benjamin Strang
11 Harrowhouse
1974as Clyde Massey
Persecution
1974as Paul Bellamy
Who?
1974as Colonel Azarin
Craze
1974as Supt. Bellamy
The Catholics
1973as The Abbot
The Offence
1973as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Ludwig
1973as Richard Wagner
A Doll's House
1973as Dr. Rank
Pope Joan
1972as Pope Leo
Kidnapped
1971as Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971as William Cecil
Catch Me a Spy
1971as Trevor Dawson
The Night Visitor
1971as Inspector
Twinky
1970as Twinky's Grandfather
Ryan's Daughter
1970as Father Collins
Battle of Britain
1969as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968as Lord Cardigan
Pretty Polly
1967as Robert Hook
The Long Duel
1967as Freddie Young
Triple Cross
1966as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966as Sam Lincoln
Von Ryan's Express
1965as Major Eric Fincham
Operation Crossbow
1965as Professor Lindemann
Morituri
1965as Colonel Statter
The Liquidator
1965as Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage
1965as Napoleon
Father Goose
1964as Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
1964as Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963as Benjamin Disraeli
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962as Capt. William Bligh
The Lion
1962as John Bullit
Hedda Gabler
1962as Ejlert Lövborg
The Hiding Place
1960as Robert Wilson
Sons and Lovers
1960as Walter Morel
Moment of Danger
1960as John Bain
The Key
1958as Capt. Chris Ford
The Roots of Heaven
1958as Morel
Manuela
1957as James Prothero
Interpol
1957as Frank McNally
Run for the Sun
1956as Browne
Around the World in 80 Days
1956as Denis Fallentin
April in Portugal
1956as Self
Lovers' Net
1955as Inspector Lewis
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955as Captain Thompson
The Stranger's Hand
1954as Major Roger Court
The Heart of the Matter
1953as Harry Scobie
Gift Horse
1952as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Outcast of the Islands
1951as Peter Willems
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
Golden Salamander
1950as David Redfern
Odette
1950as Captain Peter Churchill
The Clouded Yellow
1950as Maj. David Somers
The Third Man
1949as Major Calloway
The Passionate Friends
1949as Prof. Steven Stratton
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
So Well Remembered
1947as Dr. Richard Whiteside
I See a Dark Stranger
1946as Lt. David Bayne
Green for Danger
1946as Dr. Barnes
Brief Encounter
1945as Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars
1945as Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead
1944as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
1944as Briefing Officer
Squaring the Circle
1941Television (19)
Shaka Zulu
1986as Lord Charles Somerset
Peter the Great
1986as Sir Isaac Newton
Time for Murder
1985as Sir Daniel Penwarden
George Washington
1984as Lord Fairfax
Frontline
1983as Narrator (voice)
Inside the Third Reich
1982as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
Shillingbury Tales
1981as Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow
Ludwig
1981as Richard Wagner
Scorpion Tales
1978as Mavor
Origins of the Mafia
1976as Don Consalvo Saccone
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958as Dr. Derek Lester
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957as Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Doug Elliott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Benjamin Disraeli
Sunday Night Theatre
1950as Kellis
Studio One
1948as Vittorio
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