Trevor Howard

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Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith, known as Trevor Howard, was an English actor. After varied stage work, he achieved star status with his role in the film Brief Encounter (1945), followed by The Third Man (1949). This led to many popular appearances on film and TV.

Birth Name

Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith

Born

Monday, 29 September 1913

Died

Thursday, 07 January 1988

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Memory of the Camps	Narrator (fragment version)	2014
Great British Railway Journeys	Dr. Alec Harvey	2010
David Lean in Close-Up	Himself (archive footage)	2009
Shadowing the Third Man	Himself (archive footage)	2004
Silent Witness	Maj. Calloway	1996
The Dawning	Grandfather	1988
The Unholy	Father Silva	1988
White Mischief	Jack Soames	1987
Christmas Eve	Maitland	1986
Shaka Zulu	Lord Charles Somerset	1986

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Memory of the Camps	Narrator (fragment version)	2014
Great British Railway Journeys	Dr. Alec Harvey	2010
David Lean in Close-Up	Himself (archive footage)	2009
Shadowing the Third Man	Himself (archive footage)	2004
Silent Witness	Maj. Calloway	1996
The Dawning	Grandfather	1988
The Unholy	Father Silva	1988
White Mischief	Jack Soames	1987
Christmas Eve	Maitland	1986
Shaka Zulu	Lord Charles Somerset	1986
Foreign Body	Dr. Stirrup	1986
Peter the Great	Sir Isaac Newton	1986
Screen Two	Brigadier Croshawe	1985
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!	Georg Friedrich Handel	1985
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	The King	1984
George Washington	Lord Fairfax	1984
Frontline	Narrator	1983
Gandhi	Judge Broomfield	1982
The Missionary	Lord Henry Ames	1982
The Deadly Game	Gustave Kummer	1982
Inside The Third Reich	Prof. Heinrich Tessenow	1982
Light Years Away	Yoshka Poliakeff	1981
Windwalker	Windwalker	1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End	Sir Henry Rawlinson	1980
The Sea Wolves	Jack Cartwright	1980
...And the Band Played On	Saltie	1980
Shillingbury Tales	Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow	1980
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'	Himself	1980
Meteor	Sir Michael Hughes	1979
Hurricane	Father Malone	1979
Superman	1st Elder	1978
Slavers	Alec Mackenzie	1978
Stevie	The man	1978
The Last Remake Of Beau Geste	Sir Hector	1977
The Love Boat	Sir Albert Demerest	1977
Eliza Fraser	Capt. Foster Fyans	1976
Origins of the Mafia	Don Consalvo Saccone	1976
Aces High	Lieutenant Colonel Silkin	1976
The Bawdy Adventures Of Tom Jones	Squire Western	1976
The Night of the Askari	Johannes	1976
Hennessy	Comdr. Rice	1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo	Abbe Faria	1975
Conduct Unbecoming	Col. Benjamin Strang	1975
Persecution	Paul Bellamy	1974
11 Harrowhouse	Massey	1974
Craze	Supt. Bellamy	1974
Who?	Colonel Azarin	1974
Conflict	The Abbot	1973
Ludwig	Richard Wagner	1973
The Offence	Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant	1973
Pope Joan	Pope Leo	1972
Mary, Queen of Scots	William Cecil	1971
Kidnapped	Lord Advocate	1971
Catch Me a Spy	Trevor Dawson	1971
Parkinson	Himself	1971
The Night Visitor	Inspector / The Inspector	1971
Ryan's Daughter	Father Collins / Father Hugh Collins	1970
London Affair	Twinky's Grandfather	1970
Battle of Britain	Air Vice Marshal Keith Park	1969
The David Frost Show	Himself	1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre	The Abbot	1969
The Skitch Henderson Show	Himself	1968
What's My Line?	Himself - Mystery Guest	1968
The Charge Of The Light Brigade	Lord Cardigan	1968
The Dick Cavett Show	Himself	1968
The Long Duel	Young	1967
Triple Cross	Freddie Young	1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower	Sam Lincoln	1966
Morituri	Colonel Statter	1965
Von Ryan's Express	Major Eric Fincham	1965
Operation Crossbow	Professor Frederick Lindemann	1965
The Liquidator	Colonel Mostyn	1965
That Regis Philbin Show	Himself	1964
Father Goose	Houghton	1964
The Winston Affair	Maj. John Gerald Kensington	1964
Hedda Gabler	Ejlert Lovborg	1962
Mutiny on the Bounty	Captain William Bligh	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest, Himself	1962
The Lion	John Bullit	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Himself - Sir Trevor Howard	1961
Kraft Mystery Theater	Dr. Derek Lester	1961
Here's Hollywood	Himself	1960
Sons and Lovers	Walter Morel	1960
Malaga	John Bain	1960
The Roots of Heaven	Morel	1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse	Dr. Derek Lester	1958
The Key	Capt. Chris Ford	1958
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	Himself	1957
Stowaway Girl	James Prothero	1957
Pickup Alley	Frank McNally	1957
Around The World In 80 Days	Denis Fallentin - Reform Club Member	1956
Playhouse 90	Robert Wilson	1956
Run for the Sun	Browne	1956
The Cockleshell Heroes	Captain Hugh Thompson	1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour	Elliott	1955
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
Producers' Showcase	Alec	1954
La mano dello straniero	Major Roger Court	1954
The Heart of the Matter	Harry Scobie	1953
Glory at Sea	Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser	1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame		1951
Outcast Of The Islands	Peter Willems	1951
Bikini Baby	Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)	1951
The Clouded Yellow	Maj. David Somers	1950
Golden Salamander	David Redfern	1950
The Third Man	Maj. Calloway	1949
The Passionate Friends	Professor Steven Stratton / Prof. Steven Stratton	1949
Studio One in Hollywood	Vittorio	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show	Morel	1948
So Well Remembered	Dr. Richard Whiteside	1947
I Became a Criminal	Clem	1947
Green for Danger	The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes	1946
I See A Dark Stranger	David Baynes	1946
Brief Encounter	Dr. Alec Harvey	1945
Johnny in the Clouds	Leader Carter	1945
The Way Ahead	Officer on Ship	1944

Year	Type	Category	Won

1987	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
1975	Emmy	Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special	Nominated
1971	Golden Globe	Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture	Nominated
1961	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1961	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Drama	Nominated