1913-09-29 Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
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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The Dawning | Grandfather | 1988-06-08 |
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The Unholy | Father Silva | 1988-04-22 |
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Hand in Glove | Vicar | 1987-01-01 |
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White Mischief | Jack Soames | 1987-11-10 |
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Foreign Body | Dr Stirry | 1986-09-26 |
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Time After Time | Brigadier Croshawe | 1986-01-26 |
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Christmas Eve | Maitland | 1986-12-22 |
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Memory of the Camps | Narrator | 1985-05-07 |
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God Rot Tunbridge Wells! | Georg Friedrich Handel | 1985-01-01 |
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Dust | Father | 1985-09-11 |
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Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | The King | 1984-08-17 |
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The Bengal Lancers! | Uncle George | 1984-06-01 |
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The Deadly Game | Gustave Kummer | 1982-07-22 |
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | 1982-01-24 |
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Gandhi | Judge Broomfield | 1982-12-01 |
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The Missionary | Lord Henry Ames | 1982-11-02 |
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Inside the Third Reich | Prof. Heinrich Tessenow | 1982-05-09 |
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Les Années lumière | Yoshka Poliakeff | 1981-05-20 |
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Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Sir Henry Rawlinson | 1980-11-07 |
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The Sea Wolves | Jack Cartwright | 1980-07-03 |
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Flashpoint Africa | Program Controller | 1980-01-01 |
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Windwalker | Windwalker | 1980-12-12 |
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Staying On | Col. Tusker Smalley | 1980-12-28 |
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Superman II | Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1980-12-12 |
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The Shillingbury Blowers | Saltie | 1980-01-06 |
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Meteor | Sir Michael Hughes | 1979-10-19 |
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Hurricane | Father Malone | 1979-04-12 |
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The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight | Riviere | 1979-01-26 |
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Stevie | The Man | 1978-09-15 |
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Superman | 1st Elder | 1978-12-14 |
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Slavers - Die Sklavenjäger | Alec Mackenzie | 1978-02-24 |
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The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Sir Hector | 1977-06-15 |
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The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones | Squire Western | 1976-08-01 |
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Der flüsternde Tod | Johannes | 1976-03-15 |
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Aces High | Lieutenant Colonel Silkin | 1976-05-19 |
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Eliza Fraser | Capt. Foster Fyans | 1976-12-16 |
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Hennessy | Comdr. Rice | 1975-12-31 |
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Conduct Unbecoming | Colonnello Benjamin Strang | 1975-10-04 |
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The Count of Monte-Cristo | Abbé Faria | 1975-10-31 |
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Craze | Supt. Bellamy | 1974-05-16 |
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Who? | Colonel Azarin | 1974-04-18 |
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Persecution | Paul Bellamy | 1974-11-07 |
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11 Harrowhouse | Clyde Massey | 1974-09-26 |
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Ludwig | Richard Wagner | 1973-03-07 |
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The Offence | Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant | 1973-01-11 |
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The Catholics | The Abbot | 1973-11-29 |
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A Doll's House | Dr. Rank | 1973-08-16 |
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Pope Joan | Pope Leo | 1972-08-16 |
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Mary, Queen of Scots | William Cecil | 1971-12-22 |
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Catch Me a Spy | Trevor Dawson | 1971-09-06 |
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Kidnapped | Lord Advocate | 1971-12-22 |
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The Night Visitor | Inspector | 1971-02-10 |
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Twinky | Twinky's Grandfather | 1970-01-06 |
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Ryan's Daughter | Father Collins | 1970-03-19 |
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Battle of Britain | Air Vice Marshal Keith Park | 1969-09-15 |
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The Charge of the Light Brigade | Lord Cardigan | 1968-04-10 |
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The Long Duel | Freddie Young | 1967-07-27 |
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Pretty Polly | Robert Hook | 1967-10-19 |
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The Poppy Is Also a Flower | Sam Lincoln | 1966-05-20 |
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Triple Cross | Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian) | 1966-12-09 |
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Eagle in a Cage | Napoleon | 1965-10-20 |
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Von Ryan's Express | Major Eric Fincham | 1965-06-23 |
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The Liquidator | Mostyn | 1965-11-01 |
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Morituri | Colonel Statter | 1965-08-24 |
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Operation Crossbow | Professor Lindemann | 1965-04-01 |
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Father Goose | Commander Frank Houghton | 1964-12-10 |
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Man in the Middle | Major Kensington | 1964-01-27 |
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The Invincible Mr. Disraeli | Benjamin Disraeli | 1963-04-03 |
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The Lion | John Bullit | 1962-08-19 |
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Hedda Gabler | Ejlert Lövborg | 1962-12-28 |
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Mutiny on the Bounty | Capt. William Bligh | 1962-11-08 |
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Sons and Lovers | Walter Morel | 1960-08-29 |
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The Hiding Place | Robert Wilson | 1960-03-22 |
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Moment of Danger | John Bain | 1960-01-26 |
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The Key | Capt. Chris Ford | 1958-05-28 |
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The Roots of Heaven | Morel | 1958-10-15 |
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Interpol | Frank McNally | 1957-04-02 |
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Manuela | James Prothero | 1957-07-18 |
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Around the World in Eighty Days | Denis Fallentin | 1956-10-17 |
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Run for the Sun | Browne | 1956-07-30 |
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The Cockleshell Heroes | Captain Thompson | 1955-11-16 |
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Les Amants du Tage | Inspector Lewis | 1955-01-18 |
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La mano dello straniero | Major Roger Court | 1954-01-20 |
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The Heart of the Matter | Harry Scobie | 1953-11-03 |
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Gift Horse | Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser | 1952-06-01 |
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Lady Godiva Rides Again | Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited) | 1951-10-25 |
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Outcast of the Islands | Peter Willems | 1951-11-15 |
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The Clouded Yellow | Maj. David Somers | 1950-11-21 |
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Odette | Captain Peter Churchill | 1950-10-02 |
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Golden Salamander | David Redfern | 1950-02-01 |
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The Passionate Friends | Prof. Steven Stratton | 1949-01-26 |
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The Third Man | Major Calloway | 1949-08-31 |
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They Made Me a Fugitive | George Clement 'Clem' Morgan | 1947-06-24 |
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So Well Remembered | Dr. Richard Whiteside | 1947-07-09 |
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I See a Dark Stranger | Lt. David Bayne | 1946-07-04 |
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Green for Danger | Dr. Barnes | 1946-12-07 |
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The Way to the Stars | Squadron Leader Carter | 1945-06-16 |
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Brief Encounter | Dr. Alec Harvey | 1945-11-24 |
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The Way Ahead | Officer on Ship (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
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The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal | Briefing Officer | 1944-01-01 |
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Squaring the Circle | 1941-01-01 |
