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.
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".
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Filmography (Movies)
The Dawning
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:08/06/1988
The Unholy
Character:Father Silva
Release Date:22/04/1988
White Mischief
Character:Jack Soames
Release Date:10/11/1987
Hand in Glove
Character:Vicar
Release Date:01/01/1987
Christmas Eve
Character:Maitland
Release Date:22/12/1986
Foreign Body
Character:Dr Stirry
Release Date:26/09/1986
Time After Time
Character:Brigadier Croshawe
Release Date:26/01/1986
Dust
Character:Father
Release Date:11/09/1985
Memory of the Camps
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/05/1985
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
Character:Georg Friedrich Handel
Release Date:06/04/1985
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Character:The King
Release Date:17/08/1984
The Bengal Lancers!
Character:Uncle George
Release Date:01/06/1984
Gandhi
Character:Judge Broomfield
Release Date:01/12/1982
The Missionary
Character:Lord Henry Ames
Release Date:02/11/1982
The Deadly Game
Character:Gustave Kummer
Release Date:22/07/1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/1982
Light Years Away
Character:Yoshka Poliakeff
Release Date:20/05/1981
Staying On
Character:Col. Tusker Smalley
Release Date:28/12/1980
Windwalker
Character:Windwalker
Release Date:12/12/1980
Superman II
Character:Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/12/1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
Character:Sir Henry Rawlinson
Release Date:07/11/1980
The Sea Wolves
Character:Jack Cartwright
Release Date:03/07/1980
The Shillingbury Blowers
Character:Saltie
Release Date:06/01/1980
Flashpoint Africa
Character:Program Controller
Release Date:01/01/1980
Meteor
Character:Sir Michael Hughes
Release Date:19/10/1979
Hurricane
Character:Father Malone
Release Date:12/04/1979
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Character:Riviere
Release Date:26/01/1979
Superman
Character:1st Elder
Release Date:14/12/1978
Stevie
Character:The Man
Release Date:15/09/1978
Slavers
Character:Alec Mackenzie
Release Date:24/02/1978
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Character:Sir Hector
Release Date:15/06/1977
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Character:Capt. Foster Fyans
Release Date:16/12/1976
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
Character:Squire Western
Release Date:01/08/1976
Aces High
Character:Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Release Date:19/05/1976
Death in the Sun
Character:Johannes
Release Date:15/03/1976
Hennessy
Character:Comdr. Rice
Release Date:31/12/1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Character:Abbé Faria
Release Date:31/10/1975
Conduct Unbecoming
Character:Colonnello Benjamin Strang
Release Date:04/10/1975
Persecution
Character:Paul Bellamy
Release Date:07/11/1974
11 Harrowhouse
Character:Clyde Massey
Release Date:26/09/1974
Craze
Character:Supt. Bellamy
Release Date:16/05/1974
Who?
Character:Colonel Azarin
Release Date:18/04/1974
The Catholics
Character:The Abbot
Release Date:29/11/1973
A Doll's House
Character:Dr. Rank
Release Date:16/08/1973
Ludwig
Character:Richard Wagner
Release Date:07/03/1973
The Offence
Character:Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Release Date:11/01/1973
Pope Joan
Character:Pope Leo
Release Date:16/08/1972
Kidnapped
Character:Lord Advocate
Release Date:22/12/1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
Character:William Cecil
Release Date:22/12/1971
Catch Me a Spy
Character:Trevor Dawson
Release Date:06/09/1971
The Night Visitor
Character:Inspector
Release Date:10/02/1971
Ryan's Daughter
Character:Father Collins
Release Date:19/03/1970
Twinky
Character:Twinky's Grandfather
Release Date:06/01/1970
Battle of Britain
Character:Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
Release Date:15/09/1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Character:Lord Cardigan
Release Date:10/04/1968
Pretty Polly
Character:Robert Hook
Release Date:19/10/1967
The Long Duel
Character:Freddie Young
Release Date:27/07/1967
Triple Cross
Character:Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
Release Date:09/12/1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
Character:Sam Lincoln
Release Date:20/05/1966
The Liquidator
Character:Mostyn
Release Date:01/11/1965
Eagle in a Cage
Character:Napoleon
Release Date:20/10/1965
Morituri
Character:Colonel Statter
Release Date:24/08/1965
Von Ryan's Express
Character:Major Eric Fincham
Release Date:23/06/1965
Operation Crossbow
Character:Professor Lindemann
Release Date:01/04/1965
Father Goose
Character:Commander Frank Houghton
Release Date:10/12/1964
Man in the Middle
Character:Major Kensington
Release Date:27/01/1964
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Character:Benjamin Disraeli
Release Date:03/04/1963
Hedda Gabler
Character:Ejlert Lövborg
Release Date:28/12/1962
Mutiny on the Bounty
Character:Capt. William Bligh
Release Date:08/11/1962
The Lion
Character:John Bullit
Release Date:19/08/1962
Sons and Lovers
Character:Walter Morel
Release Date:23/06/1960
The Hiding Place
Character:Robert Wilson
Release Date:22/03/1960
Moment of Danger
Character:John Bain
Release Date:26/01/1960
The Roots of Heaven
Character:Morel
Release Date:15/10/1958
The Key
Character:Capt. Chris Ford
Release Date:28/05/1958
Manuela
Character:James Prothero
Release Date:18/07/1957
Interpol
Character:Frank McNally
Release Date:02/04/1957
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Denis Fallentin
Release Date:17/10/1956
Run for the Sun
Character:Browne
Release Date:30/07/1956
April in Portugal
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1956
The Cockleshell Heroes
Character:Captain Thompson
Release Date:16/11/1955
Lovers' Net
Character:Inspector Lewis
Release Date:18/01/1955
The Stranger's Hand
Character:Major Roger Court
Release Date:20/01/1954
The Heart of the Matter
Character:Harry Scobie
Release Date:03/11/1953
Gift Horse
Character:Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Release Date:01/06/1952
Outcast of the Islands
Character:Peter Willems
Release Date:15/11/1951
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Character:Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1951
The Clouded Yellow
Character:Maj. David Somers
Release Date:21/11/1950
Odette
Character:Captain Peter Churchill
Release Date:02/10/1950
Golden Salamander
Character:David Redfern
Release Date:01/02/1950
The Third Man
Character:Major Calloway
Release Date:31/08/1949
The Passionate Friends
Character:Prof. Steven Stratton
Release Date:26/01/1949
So Well Remembered
Character:Dr. Richard Whiteside
Release Date:09/07/1947
They Made Me a Fugitive
Character:George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
Release Date:24/06/1947
Green for Danger
Character:Dr. Barnes
Release Date:07/12/1946
I See a Dark Stranger
Character:Lt. David Bayne
Release Date:04/07/1946
Brief Encounter
Character:Dr. Alec Harvey
Release Date:24/11/1945
The Way to the Stars
Character:Squadron Leader Carter
Release Date:16/06/1945
The Way Ahead
Character:Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1944
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
Character:Briefing Officer
Release Date:01/01/1944
Squaring the Circle
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1941
Television Appearances
Shaka Zulu
Character:Lord Charles Somerset
Peter the Great
Character:Sir Isaac Newton
Time for Murder
Character:Sir Daniel Penwarden
George Washington
Character:Lord Fairfax
Frontline
Character:Narrator (voice)
Inside the Third Reich
Character:Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
Ludwig
Character:Richard Wagner
Shillingbury Tales
Character:Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow
Scorpion Tales
Character:Mavor
Origins of the Mafia
Character:Don Consalvo Saccone
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:Dr. Derek Lester
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Doug Elliott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Benjamin Disraeli
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Napoleon
Sunday Night Theatre
Character:Kellis
Studio One
Character:Vittorio
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