Editing Trevor Howard

{{Short description|English actor (1913–1988)}}
{{About|the actor|the football player|Trevor Howard (footballer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name           = Trevor Howard
| image          = Trevor Howard Allan Warren.jpg
| caption        = Trevor Howard, 1973
| birth_name     = Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1913|9|29|df=y}}{{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=26}}
| birth_place    = [[Cliftonville]], [[Kent]], England
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|1988|1|7|1913|9|29|df=y}}
| death_place    = [[Arkley]], London, England
| resting_place  = St Peter's Church, Arkley
| occupation     = Actor
| years_active   = 1934–1988
| spouse         = {{Marriage|[[Helen Cherry]]|1944}}
}}

'''Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith''' (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988){{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=26 and 245}} was an English stage and screen actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved [[leading man]] star status in the film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' (1945), followed by ''[[The Third Man]]'' (1949), portraying what [[BFI Screenonline]] called “a new kind of male lead in British films: steady, middle-class, reassuring…. but also capable of suggesting neurosis under the tweedy demeanour.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Howard, Trevor (1913-1988) Biography |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/460635/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

Howard was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor]] four times, winning for [[The Key (1958 film)|''The Key'']] (1958), and received a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Sons and Lovers (film)|Sons and Lovers]]'' (1960). His other notable film performances include ''[[Golden Salamander (film)|Golden Salamander]]'' (1950), ''[[The Clouded Yellow]]'' (1951), ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1962), ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' (1968), [[Battle of Britain (film)|''Battle of Britain'']] (1969), ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Lola]]'' (1969), ''[[Ryan's Daughter]]'' (1970), ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978), ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), and [[White Mischief (film)|''White Mischief'']] (1987). He was also an [[Emmy Award]] recipient, and a three-time [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] nominee.

==Early life==
Howard was born in [[Cliftonville]], Kent, England the son of Mabel Grey (Wallace) and Arthur John Howard-Smith, an insurance agent. His parents married in 1909
.<ref name="oxforddnb">{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39937|title=Howard, Trevor &#91;real name Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith&#93; (1913–1988), actor|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39937|year=2004}}</ref><ref>''Trevor Howard: The Man and His Films'', Michael Munn, Robson, 1989, p. 16</ref><ref>''British Stars and Stardom: From Alma Taylor to Sean Connery'', ed. Bruce Babington, 'Trevor, not Leslie, Howard', Geoffrey McNab, Manchester University Press, 2001, p. 138</ref> Although Howard later claimed to have been born in 1916 (the year quoted by most reference sources) he was actually born in 1913 (which is supported by school and other records).{{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=26}}

His father was an insurance underwriter for [[Lloyd's of London]], serving as representative in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] and elsewhere; Trevor spent the first eight years of his life travelling around the world.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101968559 |title=World news Howard: the epitome of British stoicism |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=62 |issue=19,088 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 January 1988 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47489919 |title=Popular star Trevor Howard hides behind beard |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=14 |issue=13 |date=7 September 1946 |page=36 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was educated at [[Clifton College]]<ref>"Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p. 394: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948</ref>(to which he left in his will a substantial legacy for a drama scholarship) and at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/460635/|title=BFI Screenonline: Howard, Trevor (1916–1988) Biography|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1933, at the end of his first year, he was chosen as best actor in his class for his performance as Benedict in a school production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''. While Howard was still studying, he made his professional debut at the Gate Theatre in ''Revolt in a Reformatory'' (1934).
Howard's sister, born 1 January 1917 in India, was Merle Florence Howard-Smith, later an actress.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

When he left school he worked regularly on stage, including in Sheridan's ''[[The Rivals]]'', several performances at Stratford-upon-Avon, and in a two-year run in the original production of ''[[French Without Tears]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/1xb/trevor-howard/past?page=2|title=Trevor Howard - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/687690/Theatre-reviews-French-Without-Tears-and-No-Villain|title=Theatre reviews: French Without Tears and No Villain|first=Michael|last=Arditti|date=10 July 2016}}</ref>

==Military service==
Around 1945, journalists began to circulate stories stating that Howard had a courageous [[World War II|wartime service]] in the British Army's [[Royal Corps of Signals]], which earned him much respect among fellow actors and fans. The police visited Howard, warning him that it was a crime to claim a medal under the Army Act, but Howard assured them he was not the source of the stories.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-06-24 |title=Howard's widow hits out at madness claim |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1312568/Howards-widow-hits-out-at-madness-claim.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> In fact, he "did his best to dodge the call-up",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-04 |title=A rake in tweed clothing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724872/A-rake-in-tweed-clothing.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> and journalist Terrence Pettigrew, in his 2001 [[biography]] of Howard,{{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=154}} recounted that files held in the [[Public Record Office]] revealed he was actually discharged from the British Army in 1943 for mental instability and having a "[[psychopathic]] personality", on account of having "lied about his background, from his schooldays onward ... determinedly".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/03/television.usa|title=Trevor Howard details|work=The Guardian |date=3 March 2008}}</ref> Initially Howard's widow, actress [[Helen Cherry]], denied this, but after being confronted with the official records, she said that Howard's mother had claimed he was a holder of the [[Military Cross]], adding that her late husband had an honourable military record with "nothing to be ashamed of".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1358169/Helen-Cherry.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1358169/Helen-Cherry.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=    Obituaries: Helen Cherry|date=2 October 2001}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Per ''[[The London Gazette]]'', Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (247202) was commissioned into the [[South Staffordshire Regiment]] as a [[Second lieutenant]] effective 3 October 1942,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35767/supplement/4749/data.pdf |title=Supplement to the London Gazette |date=3 November 1942 |journal=Supplement to the London Gazette |page=4749}} (prev. page states "The undermentioned Cadets to be 2nd Lts., 3rd Oct. 1942:")</ref> relinquishing his commission on 2 October 1943 "on account of "ill-health", still a [[Second_lieutenant#United_Kingdom_and_other_Commonwealth_countries|Second Lieutenant]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36194/supplement/4398/data.pdf |title=Supplement to the London Gazette, 5 October, 1943 |date=5 October 1943 |journal=Supplement to the London Gazette |page=4398}}</ref> This contradicted the post-war stories that he had won the Military Cross and high promotion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=4450635&catln=6|title=Trevor Howard (actor) erroneously reported in newspapers as having been awarded the Military Cross|website=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate=18 March 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
After a theatrical role in ''[[The Recruiting Officer]]'' (1943), Howard began working in films with an uncredited part ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' (1944), directed by [[Carol Reed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3j9/the-recruiting-officer/production/7tv|title=Production of The Recruiting Officer - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> He was in a big stage hit, ''[[A Soldier for Christmas]]'' (1944), and a production of Eugene O'Neill's ''[[Anna Christie]]'' (1944). Howard received his first film credit for ''[[The Way to the Stars]]'' (1945), playing a pilot.<ref name="bfi.org.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16837b1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501073832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16837b1|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2016|title=Trevor Howard}}</ref>

Howard's performance in ''The Way Ahead'' came to the attention of [[David Lean]], who was looking for someone to play the role of Alec in ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' (1945). Lean recommended him to [[Noël Coward]], who agreed with the suggestion, and the success of the film launched Howard's film career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69696/brief-encounter#articles-reviews|title=Brief Encounter (1945) - Articles - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

He followed it with ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]'' (1946) with [[Deborah Kerr]], and ''[[Green for Danger (film)|Green for Danger]]'' (1947), starring [[Alastair Sim]]. Both films were successful as was ''[[They Made Me a Fugitive]]'' (1947). That year British exhibitors voted Howard the 10th most popular British star at the box office.<ref>'Bing's Lucky Number: Pa Crosby Dons 4th B.O. Crown', ''The Washington Post'' (1923–1954) [Washington, D.C.] 3 Jan 1948: 12.</ref> ''[[So Well Remembered]]'' (1948) was made with American talent and money and was a hit in Britain but lost money overall.  Howard was reunited with Lean for ''[[The Passionate Friends (1949 film)|The Passionate Friends]]'' (1949), but the film was not a success.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

However, ''[[The Third Man]]'' (1949), which Howard starred in alongside [[Orson Welles]] and [[Joseph Cotten]] for [[Carol Reed]] from a story by [[Graham Greene]], was a huge international success, and became the film of which Howard was most proud.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/more/reviews/trevor-howard-a-personal-biography-1200552249/|title=Trevor Howard: A Personal Biography|author=Variety Staff|date=15 December 2001}}</ref> 

During filming of ''The Third Man'' in [[Vienna]], Howard was keen to get to his favourite bar each night, for a drink, as soon as filming had finished for the evening. On one occasion, Howard was in too much of a hurry to even bother changing out of his costume, which was the uniform of a [[British Army]] major. After a few drinks, he got into an argument that attracted the attention of the [[Royal Military Police]], who detained him for impersonating a British officer. The MPs, being non-commissioned officers, had to summon an officer to actually perform the arrest. On the lieutenant's arrival the matter was settled with apologies all around.{{Sfn|Drazin|1999|p=65}}

Howard was the lead in ''[[Golden Salamander (film)|Golden Salamander]]'' (1950) and played [[Peter Churchill]] in ''[[Odette (1950 film)|Odette]]'' (1950) with [[Anna Neagle]], a big hit in Britain. It was directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]] who put Howard under contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229614099 |title=Actor's safety clause |newspaper=[[The Sun (Sydney)|The Sun]] |issue=2461 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=18 June 1950 |page=46 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He loaned Howard to [[Betty Box]] and [[Ralph Thomas]] to make ''[[The Clouded Yellow]]'' (1950), a popular thriller with [[Jean Simmons]]. These films helped Howard be voted the 2nd biggest British star at the box office in 1950<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55851326 |title=Hope tops list for popularity. |newspaper=[[The Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]] |location=Adelaide |date=30 December 1950 |page=5 Supplement: Sunday Magazine |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and the 5th biggest (and eleventh bigger over-all) in 1951.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63397098 |title=Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year. |newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]] |location=Qld. |date=29 December 1951 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Howard was reunited with Carol Reed for ''[[Outcast of the Islands]]'' (1952) and he made a war film, ''[[Gift Horse (film)|Gift Horse]]'' (1952). That year he made his final appearance on the list of Britain's ten most popular actors, coming in at number nine.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18504988 |title=COMEDIAN TOPS FILM POLL. |newspaper=[[The Sunday Herald (Sydney)|The Sunday Herald]] |location=Sydney |date=28 December 1952 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He was in another adaptation of a Graham Greene story, ''[[The Heart of the Matter (film)|The Heart of the Matter]]'' (1953). Greene also wrote and produced Howard's next film, the British-Italian ''[[The Stranger's Hand]]'' (1954).
Howard was in a French movie, ''[[The Lovers of Lisbon]]'' (1955), then supported [[Jose Ferrer]] in a war film from [[Warwick Pictures]], ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955), which was popular in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71156/the-cockleshell-heroes#articles-reviews|title=The Cockleshell Heroes (1956) - Articles - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

Howard's first Hollywood film was ''[[Run for the Sun]]'' (1956), where he played a villain to [[Richard Widmark]]'s hero. He made a cameo in ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) and again played a villain to an American star, [[Victor Mature]], in Warwick's ''[[Interpol (film)|Interpol]]'' (1957).

Howard starred in ''[[Manuela (1957 film)|Manuela]]'' (1957) then supported [[William Holden]] in Carol Reed's ''[[The Key (1958 film)|The Key]]'' (1958), for which he received the Best Actor award from the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]. When William Holden dropped out of the lead of ''[[The Roots of Heaven (film)|The Roots of Heaven]]'' (1958), Howard stepped in as his first opportunity at a starring role in a Hollywood film (although top billing still went to [[Errol Flynn]]).

After a thriller ''[[Moment of Danger]]'' (1960) he was in ''[[Sons and Lovers (film)|Sons and Lovers]]'' (1960), for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. He was nominated for a BAFTA on four other occasions. and received two other Emmy nominations, one as a lead and the other as a supporting actor. He also received three [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Howard was reunited with Holden for ''[[The Lion (film)|The Lion]]'' (1962). He was [[Captain Bligh]] to [[Marlon Brando]]'s [[Fletcher Christian]] in MGM's remake of  ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1962). He was in a TV movie production of ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41860194 |title=Ibsens "HEDDA GABLER" |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=30 |issue=19 |date=10 October 1962 |page=4 (Television) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and played the title prime minister in "The Invincible Mr Disraeli" (1963), an episode of the ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' for which he won an [[Emmy Award]] for his role then supported [[Robert Mitchum]] in ''[[Man in the Middle (film)|Man in the Middle]]'' (1964) and [[Cary Grant]] in ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]'' (1964). After a cameo in ''[[Operation Crossbow (film)|Operation Crossbow]]'' (1965), Howard supported [[Frank Sinatra]] in ''[[Von Ryan's Express]]'' (1965), Brando and [[Yul Brynner]] in ''[[Morituri (1965 film)|Morituri]]'' (1965), and [[Rod Taylor]] in ''[[The Liquidator (1965 film)|The Liquidator]]'' (1965). After a leading role in ''[[The Poppy Is Also a Flower]]'' (1966) he made two movies with Brynner, ''[[Triple Cross (1966 film)|Triple Cross]]'' (1966) and ''[[The Long Duel]]'' (1967).

Howard had a change of pace supporting [[Hayley Mills]] in ''[[Pretty Polly (film)|Pretty Polly]]'' (1968). He went back to military roles: ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' (1968), as [[Lord Cardigan]], and ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' (1969), as [[Keith Park|Air Vice Marshal Keith Park]]. He had support parts in ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Lola]]'' (1969) and ''[[Ryan's Daughter]]'' (1970), the latter for David Lean.

He made a Swedish film ''[[The Night Visitor]]'' (1971) then settled into a career as a character actor: ''[[To Catch a Spy]]'' (1971), supporting [[Kirk Douglas]]; ''[[Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)|Mary, Queen of Scots]]'' (1971), as [[Sir William Cecil]]; ''[[Kidnapped (1971 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1971); ''[[Pope Joan (1972 film)|Pope Joan]]'' (1972); ''[[Ludwig (film)|Ludwig]]'' (1972); ''[[The Offence]]'' (1972), with [[Sean Connery]]; ''[[A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)|A Doll's House]]'' (1973), for [[Joseph Losey]]; ''[[Who? (film)|Who?]]'' (1974), supporting [[Elliott Gould]]; and ''[[Catholics (film)|Catholics]]'' (1974) for British TV.

He appeared in some horror films – ''[[Craze (film)|Craze]]'' (1974), ''[[Persecution (film)|Persecution]]'' (1974) – and the more prestigious ''[[11 Harrowhouse]]'' (1974), in which his wife Helen Cherry starred with him. In ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)]]'', he mentored Richard Chamberlain. He played military men in ''[[Hennessy (film)|Hennessy]]'' (1975) and ''[[Conduct Unbecoming (1975 film)|Conduct Unbecoming]]'' (1975). Around this time he complained that he had to work so hard because of the high rate of tax in Britain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41408557 |title=AUSTRALIAN FILM FOR THE ACTOR WITH "THE LIVED-IN FACE"? |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=42 |issue=52 |date=28 May 1975 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Howard could be found in ''[[Albino (film)|Albino]]'' (1976), shot in [[Rhodesia]]; ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976); ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976); ''[[Eliza Fraser (film)|Eliza Fraser]]'' (1976), shot in Australia;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110805112 |title=Million-dollar movie planned |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=50 |issue=14,311 |date=26 February 1976 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> ''[[The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]'' (1977); and ''[[Stevie (1978 film)|Stevie]]'' (1978). He was one of many names in ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978), ''[[Hurricane (1979 film)|Hurricane]]'' (1979), ''[[Meteor (film)|Meteor]]'' (1979) and ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' (1980). He appeared in a TV series ''[[Shillingbury Tales]]'' (1980–81). One of his strangest films, and one he took great delight in, was [[Vivian Stanshall]]'s ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980), in which he played the title role.  He and [[Celia Johnson]] from ''Brief Encounter'' were reunited in ''[[Staying On]]'' (1980) for British TV.

Howard was also top-billed in ''[[Windwalker (film)|Windwalker]]'' (1981).

==Final years==
Howard appeared in some prestigious movies towards the end of his career: ''[[The Deadly Game (1982 film)|The Deadly Game]]'' (1982), ''[[The Missionary]]'' (1982), ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), ''[[George Washington (miniseries)|George Washington]]'' (1984), ''[[Shaka Zulu (TV series)|Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986), ''[[Dust (1985 film)|Dust]]'' (1985), and ''[[Peter the Great (miniseries)|Peter the Great]]'' (1986).

At the time of filming ''[[White Mischief (film)|White Mischief]]'' (1988) on location in Kenya during 1987, Howard was seriously ill and suffering from [[alcoholism]]. The company wanted to sack him, but co-star [[Sarah Miles]] was determined that Howard's distinguished film career would not end that way. In an interview with Terence Pettigrew for his biography of Howard, Miles describes how she gave an ultimatum to the executives, threatening to quit the production if they got rid of him.{{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=149}} His final film role was in ''[[The Dawning]]'' in 1988.

Throughout his film career Howard insisted that all his contracts include a clause excusing him from work whenever a [[cricket]] [[Test cricket|Test match]] was being played.<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Passionate Lives of Trevor Howard|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19610217&id=n_0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NuUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774,4103969|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=17 February 1961}}</ref>

Howard recorded two [[Shakespeare]] performances, the first, recorded in the 1960s, was as [[Petruchio]] opposite [[Margaret Leighton]]'s Kate in [[Caedmon Records]]' complete recording of ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''; the second was in the title role of ''[[King Lear]]'' for the [[BBC World Service]] in 1986.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==Personal life==
He married stage and screen actress [[Helen Cherry]].<ref name="oxforddnb"/> 

A British government document leaked to the ''[[Sunday Times]]'' in 2003 showed that Howard was among almost 300 people to decline an [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom|official honour]] of the United Kingdom. He declined to be made a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/21/uk.honors|title=No Sir! Stars who refused honors|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=21 December 2003}}</ref>

==Death==
Howard died, aged 74, at his home in [[Arkley]], [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]] on 7 January 1988. The cause of death was [[hepatic failure]] and [[cirrhosis]] of the liver.{{Sfn|Pettigrew|2001|p=245}}

==Appearances==
===Filmography===
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* ''[[The Way Ahead]]'' (1944) as Officer on Ship (uncredited)
* ''[[The Way to the Stars]]'' (1945) as Squadron Leader Carter
* ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' (1945) as Alec Harvey
* ''[[I See a Dark Stranger]]'' (1946) as David Baynes
* ''[[Green for Danger (film)|Green for Danger]]'' (1946) as Dr. Barnes
* ''[[They Made Me a Fugitive]]'' (1947) as Clem
* ''[[So Well Remembered]]'' (1947) as Richard Whiteside
* ''[[The Passionate Friends (1949 film)|The Passionate Friends]]'' (1949) as Professor Steven Stratton
* ''[[The Third Man]]'' (1949) as Maj. Calloway
* ''[[Golden Salamander (film)|Golden Salamander]]'' (1950) as David Redfern
* ''[[Odette (1950 film)|Odette]]'' (1950) as Captain Peter Churchill / Raoul
* ''[[The Clouded Yellow]]'' (1950) as Maj. David Somers
* ''[[Lady Godiva Rides Again]]'' (1951) as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
* ''[[Outcast of the Islands]]'' (1952) as Peter Willems
* ''[[Gift Horse (film)|Gift Horse]]'' (1952) as Lieutenant Commander Hugh Algernon Fraser
* ''[[The Heart of the Matter (film)|The Heart of the Matter]]'' (1953) as Harry Scobie
* ''[[La mano dello straniero]]'' (1954) as Major Roger Court
* ''[[Les amants du Tage]]'' (1955) as Inspector Lewis
* ''[[The Cockleshell Heroes]]'' (1955) as Captain Thompson
* ''[[Run for the Sun]]'' (1956) as Browne
* ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) as Denis Fallentin – Reform Club Member
* ''[[April in Portugal (film)|April in Portugal]]'' (1956) as the narrator
* ''[[Interpol (film)|Interpol]]'' (1957) as Frank McNally
* ''[[Manuela (1957 film)|Manuela]]'' (1957) as James Prothero, released as ''Stowaway Girl'' in the US
* ''[[A Day in Trinidad, Land of Laughter]]'' (1957, Short) as Narrator
* ''[[The Key (1958 film)|The Key]]'' (1958) as Captain Chris Ford
* ''[[The Roots of Heaven (film)|The Roots of Heaven]]'' (1958) as Morel
* ''[[Moment of Danger]]'' (1960) as John Bain
* ''[[Sons and Lovers (film)|Sons and Lovers]]'' (1960) as Walter Morel
* ''[[The Lion (film)|The Lion]]'' (1962) as John Bullit
* ''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1962) as Captain William Bligh
* ''[[Man in the Middle (film)|Man in the Middle]]'' (1963) as Major John Darryl Kensington
* ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]'' (1964) as Houghton
* ''[[Operation Crossbow (film)|Operation Crossbow]]'' (1965) as [[Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell|Professor Lindermann]]
* ''[[Von Ryan's Express]]'' (1965) as Maj. Eric Fincham
* ''[[Morituri (1965 film)|Morituri]]'' (1965) as Colonel Statter
* ''[[The Liquidator (1965 film)|The Liquidator]]'' (1965) as Mostyn
* ''[[Eagle in a Cage (Hallmark Hall of Fame)|Eagle in a Cage]]'' (1965, ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'') as [[Napoleon]]
* ''[[The Poppy Is Also a Flower]]'' (1966) as Sam Lincon
* ''[[Triple Cross (1966)|Triple Cross]]'' (1966) MI 5
* ''[[The Long Duel]]'' (1967) as Young
* ''[[Pretty Polly (film)|Pretty Polly]]'' (1967) as Robert Hook
* ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' (1968) as [[James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan|Lord Cardigan]]
* ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' (1969) as Air Vice-Marshal Sir [[Keith Park]]
* ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Twinky]]'' (1969) as Lola's Grandfather
* ''[[Ryan's Daughter]]'' (1970) as Father Hugh Collins
* ''[[The Night Visitor]]'' (1971) as The Inspector
* ''[[To Catch a Spy]]'' (1971) as Sir Trevor Dawson
* ''[[Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)|Mary, Queen of Scots]]'' (1971) as William Cecil
* ''[[Pope Joan (1972 film)|Pope Joan]]'' (1972) as Pope Leo
* ''[[Ludwig (film)|Ludwig]]'' (1972) as [[Richard Wagner]]
* ''[[The Offence]]'' (1972) as Detective Superintendent Cartwright
* ''[[Kidnapped (1971 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1973) as Lord Advocate Grant
* ''[[A Doll's House (1973 Losey film)|A Doll's House]]'' (1973) as Dr Rank
* ''[[Who? (novel)|Who?]]'' (1973) as Colonel Azarin
* ''[[Catholics (film)|Catholics]]'' (1973) as The Abbot
* ''[[Craze (film)|Craze]]'' (1974) as Supt. Bellamy
* ''[[11 Harrowhouse]]'' (1974) as Clyde Massey
* ''[[Persecution (film)|Persecution]]'' (1974) aka ''Sheba'', ''The Graveyard'', ''The Terror of Sheba'' as Paul Bellamy
* ''[[Cause for Concern]]'' (1974) as Narrator
* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' (1975, TV movie) as Abbe Faria
* ''[[Hennessy (film)|Hennessy]]'' (1975) as Commander Rice
* ''[[Conduct Unbecoming (1975 film)|Conduct Unbecoming]]'' (1975) as Colonel Benjamin Strang
* ''[[Albino (film)|Albino]]'' (1976) as Johannes
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976) as Squire Western
* ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976) as Silkin
* ''[[Eliza Fraser (film)|Eliza Fraser]]'' (1976) as Captain Foster Fyans
* ''[[The Last Remake of Beau Geste]]'' (1977) as Sir Hector
* ''[[Babel Yemen]]'' (1977 short) as Narrator
* ''[[Slavers (film)|Slavers]]'' (1978) as Alec Mackenzie
* ''[[Stevie (1978 film)|Stevie]]'' (1978) as The Man
* ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978) as 1st Elder
* ''[[The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight]]'' (1979, TV Movie) as Riviere
* ''[[Hurricane (1979 film)|Hurricane]]'' (1979) as Father Malone
* ''[[Meteor (film)|Meteor]]'' (1979) as Sir Michael Hughes
* ''[[Flashpoint Africa]]'' (1980) as Programme Controller
* ''[[Shillingbury Tales|The Shillingbury Blowers]]'' (1980) as Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow
* ''[[The Sea Wolves]]'' (1980) as Jack Cartwright
* ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) as Sir Henry Rawlinson
* ''[[Windwalker (1980 film)|Windwalker]]'' (1980) as Windwalker
* ''[[Staying On]]'' (1980 TV movie) as Colonel Tusker Smalley
* ''[[Arch of Triumph (1980 film)|Arch of Triumph]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Light Years Away (film)|Light Years Away]]'', aka ''Les Années lumière'' (1981) as Yoshka Poliakeff
* ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' (1981) as Aggressive Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
* ''No Country for Old Men'' (1981, TV Movie)
* ''[[Inside the Third Reich (film)|Inside the Third Reich]]'' (1982, TV Movie) as Professor Heinrich Tessnow
* ''[[Deadly Game (1982 film)|Deadly Game]]'' (1982, TV Movie) as Gustave Kummer
* ''[[The Missionary]]'' (1982) as Lord Henry Ames
* ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) as Judge R. S. Broomfield
* ''[[Sword of the Valiant]]'' (1984) as The King
* ''[[Dust (1985 film)|Dust]]'' (1985) as Le père
* ''[[God Rot Tunbridge Wells!]]'' (1985) as Georg Frederich Handel
* ''[[Memory of the Camps]]'' (1985, Documentary) as Narrator
* ''[[Time After Time (1986 film)|Time After Time]]'' (1986) as Brigadier
* ''[[Foreign Body (1986 film)|Foreign Body]]'' (1986) as Dr Stirrup
* ''Christmas Eve'' (1986, TV Movie) as Maitland
* ''[[Hand in Glove]]'' (1987, TV Movie) as Vicar
* ''[[White Mischief (film)|White Mischief]]'' (1988) as Jack Soames
* ''[[The Unholy (1988 film)|The Unholy]]'' (1988) as Father Silva
* ''[[The Dawning]]'' (1988) as Grandfather
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===Television ===
* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' (1984 TV Series) as Sir Albert Demerest
* ''[[George Washington (miniseries)|George Washington]]'' (1984 miniseries) as Lord Fairfax
* ''[[Shaka Zulu (TV series)|Shaka Zulu]]'' (1986–1989) as Lord Charles Somerset (final appearance)
* ''[[Peter the Great (TV series)|Peter the Great]]'' (1986 TV series) as Sir Isaac Newton

==Notes==
;Citations
{{Reflist}}

;Bibliography
* {{Cite book |first=Charles |last=Drazin |title=In Search of the Third Man |publisher=Methuen |year=1999 |isbn=0413739309}}
* {{Cite book |first=Vivienne |last=Knight |title=Trevor Howard: A Gentleman and a Player |publisher=Muller, Blond & White |year=1986 |isbn=978-0584111361}}
* {{Cite book |first=Michael |last=Munn |author-link=Michael Munn |title=Trevor Howard: The Man and his Films
|publisher=Robson Books Ltd. |date=June 1989 |isbn=978-0860515395}}
* {{Cite book |first=Terence |last=Pettigrew |title=Trevor Howard: A Personal Biography |publisher=Peter Owen |year=2001 |isbn=978-0720611243}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0002145|Trevor Howard}}
* {{Screenonline name|id=460635}}
* [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays?forename=Trevor&surname=HOWARD&job=Actor&pid=867&image_view=Yes&x=19&y=17 Trevor Howard papers archived at Bristol University]
* {{Find a Grave|6001320}}

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