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

Trevor Howard

British actor (1913–1988) | 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

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
  • 21st January, 2018
Trevor Howard, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore
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
  • 10th September, 2017
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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)
  • 1st November, 2015
Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson chat in Staying On (1980)
Trevor Howard: A Gentleman and a Player. The authorised biography by Vivienne Knight. Sphere Books, paperback edition, 1988 (ISBN 0747400555)
  • 24th October, 2015
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Trevor Howard: A Gentleman and a Player, Vivienne Knight, biography

Trevor Howard Biographies

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

Select Trevor Howard Filmography

The Way to the Stars (1945) opening credits (4)
The Way to the Stars (1945)
Sq / Leader Carter
Brief Encounter (1945) opening credits
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dr Alec Harvey
I See a Dark Stranger (1946) opening credits (3)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
David Baynes
So Well Remembered (1947) opening credits
So Well Remembered (1947)
Dr Richard Whiteside
Green for Danger (1947) opening credits (2)
Green for Danger (1947)
Dr Barnes
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) opening credits
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
Clem
The Third Man opening credits (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Maj Calloway
The Third Man opening credits (1949)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Professor Steven Stratton
The Clouded Yellow (1950) opening credits
The Clouded Yellow (1950)
Major David Somers
Odette (1950) opening credits (4)
Odette (1950)
Captain Peter Churchill / Raoul
Golden Salamander (1950) opening credits (4)
Golden Salamander (1950)
David Redfern
Outcast of the Islands (1951) opening credits
Outcast of the Islands (1951)
Peter Willems
Gift Horse (1952) opening credits
Gift Horse (1952)
Lt Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
The Heart of the Matter (1953) opening credits (3)
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
Harry Scobie
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) opening credits (3)
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
Capt Hugh Thompson
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) opening credits
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Denis Fallentin – Reform Club Member
The Key (1958) opening credits (9)
The Key (1958)
Capt Chris Ford
The Key (1958) opening credits (9)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Captain William Bligh
Father Goose (1964) opening credits (5)
Father Goose (1964)
Houghton
Man in the Middle (1964) opening credits (9)
Man in the Middle (1964)
Major Kensington
Operation Crossbow (1965) opening credits
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Prof. Lindemann
Von Ryan’s Express (1965) opening credits
Von Ryan’s Express (1965)
Major Eric Fincham
Triple Cross (1966) opening credits (10)
Triple Cross (1966)
Freddie Young aka Distinguished Civilian
The Long Duel (1967) opening credits (5)
The Long Duel (1967)
Young
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) opening credits (2)
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Lord Cardigan
Battle of Britain (1969) opening credits (1)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Battle of Britain (1969) opening credits (1)
Ryan’s Daughter (1970)
Father Collins
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) opening credits (5)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
William Cecil
The Night Visitor (1971) opening credits (8)
The Night Visitor (1971)
The Inspector
Kidnapped (1971) opening credits (3)
Kidnapped (1971)
Lord Advocate
Kidnapped (1971) opening credits (3)
Pope Joan (1972)
Pope Leo
Who? (1974) opening credits (3)
Who? (1974)
Colonel Azarin
Who? (1974) opening credits (3)
Persecution (1974)
Paul Bellamy
Conduct Unbecoming (1975) opening credits (7)
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
Col Benjamin Strang
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) opening credits (3)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
Abbe Faria
Aces High (1976) opening credits (5)
Aces High (1976)
Silkin
Superman (1978) opening credits
Superman (1978)
1st Elder
Superman (1978) opening credits
Meteor (1979)
Sir Michael Hughes
The Shillingbury Blowers (1980) opening credits
The Shillingbury Blowers (1980)
Dan ‘Saltie’ Wicklow
The Sea Wolves (1980) opening credits (8)
The Sea Wolves (1980)
Jack Cartwright
Gandhi (1982) opening credits (3)
Gandhi (1982)
Judge Broomfield
The Missionary (1982) opening credits (2)
The Missionary (1982)
Lord Henry Ames
The Missionary (1982) opening credits (2)
Christmas Eve (1986)
Maitland
The Missionary (1982) opening credits (2)
The Dawning (1988)
Grandfather
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Personal Details

Born
Died
Helen Cherry
Wife  m. 1944–1988 (his death)

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