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British actor Trevor Howard smokes a cigarette. Howard is dressed in a herringbone jacket and tie — Trevor Howard, British actor, smokes in a tie and herringbone jacket

Trevor Howard

(1913–88)

British actor (d. 74) | The Third Man (1949), Brief Encounter (1945), The Way to the Stars (1945)

Distinguished English leading man, on stage from 1934

Mini Biography

Born in Margate, Kent, Trevor Howard studied acting at RADA. His best roles were as Dr Alec Harvey in Brief Encounter (1945), Dr Barnes in Green for Danger (1947), Major Calloway in The Third Man (1949), Scobie in The Heart of the Matter (1953), Walter Morel in Sons and Lovers, Captain Bligh in Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Lord Cardigan in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and as the Inspector in The Night Visitor (1971). Married for 44 years to actress Helen Cherry.

Latest Trevor Howard Pictures

Photograph of Sons and Lovers (1960) (1) featuring Trevor Howard. A scene from the Jerry Wald production ‘Sons and Lovers’. A 20th Century-Fox release in CinemaScope — Sons and Lovers (1960) photograph (1) | Trevor Howard

Behind the scenes photo from the 1980 film, The Sea Wolves, featuring Trevor Howard, David Niven, Gregory Peck and Roger Moore. The actors are sitting in each other’s named chairs — Trevor Howard, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore – The Sea Wolves

‘Saltie’ (Trevor Howard) meets with the Parish Council in a scene from the 1980 Inner Circle Films production of The Shillingbury Blowers — Trevor Howard as ‘Saltie’ in The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)

Col Tusker Smalley (Trevor Howard) and Lucy Smalley (Celia Johnson) sit in front of mountains and chat in Staying On (1980) — Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson chat in Staying On (1980)

Trevor Howard Biographies

Trevor Howard: A Gentleman and a Player. The authorised biography by Vivienne Knight. Sphere Books, paperback edition, 1988 (ISBN 0747400555) — Trevor Howard: A Gentleman and a Player, Vivienne Knight, biography

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Personal Details

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Died

Born

Trevor Howard was born in Cliftonville, Margate, Kent on 29^th September, 1913.
Died

Trevor Howard died in Bushey, Hertfordshire on 7^th January, 1988, aged 74.

Watch Trevor Howard on British television

- The Heart of the Matter (1953)
- 31^st January at 6.25am on Talking Pictures TV
- In 1942 in an African colony, a police officer has an affair while his wife is away, is blackmailed, and plans suicide despite his staunch Catholic belief.