Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved star status with his role in the film ''

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'' (1945), followed by '' The Third Man'' (1949). He is also known for his roles in '' Golden Salamander (1950)'', '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1951), ''

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'' (1962), ''

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'' (1968), ''Battle of Britain'' (1969), '' Lola'' (1969), '' Ryan's Daughter'' (1970), '' Superman'' (1978), '' Windwalker'' (1981), and '' Gandhi'' (1982). For his performance in '' Sons and Lovers'' (1960) he was nominated for the

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Biography

Early life

Howard was born in Cliftonville, Kent, England the son of Mabel Grey (Wallace) and Arthur John Howard-Smith. Although Howard later claimed to have been born in 1916, the year quoted by most reference sources, he was born in 1913 (this is supported by school and other records). His father was an insurance underwriter for

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, serving as representative in

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and elsewhere; Trevor spent the first eight years of his life travelling around the world. He was educated at

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(to which he left in his will a substantial legacy for a drama scholarship) and at the

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(RADA). In 1933, at the end of his first year, he was chosen as best actor in his class for his performance as Benedict in a school production of ''

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''. While Howard was still studying, he made his professional debut at the Gate Theatre in ''Revolt in a Reformatory'' (1934). When he left school he worked regularly on stage, including in Sheridan's ''

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'', several performances at Stratford-upon-Avon, and in a two-year run in the original production of '' French Without Tears''.

Second World War

Howard did little to stop the stories that he had a courageous wartime service in the British Army's

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, which earned him much respect among fellow actors and fans. However, as set out in a 2001 biography of Howard by the journalist

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, files held in the

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revealed he had actually been discharged from the British Army in 1943 for mental instability and having a " psychopathic personality". Initially Howard's widow, actress Helen Cherry, denied this, but after being confronted with the official records, she said that Howard's mother had claimed he was a holder of the

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adding that her late husband had an honourable military record with "nothing to be ashamed of". ''

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'' shows that Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (247202) was actually commissioned into the

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as a

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effective 3 October 1942, but he had relinquished his commission on 2 October 1943 "on account of "ill-health", still a 2nd lieutenant, contradicting the stories that he had been a

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in the

Early films

After a theatrical role in '' The Recruiting Officer'' (1943), Howard began working in films with an uncredited part '' The Way Ahead'' (1944), directed by

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. He was in a big stage hit, ''

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'' (1944), and a production of Eugene O'Neill's '' Anna Christie'' (1944). Howard received his first credit for '' The Way to the Stars'' (1945), playing a pilot.

Stardom

Howard's performance in ''The Way Ahead'' came to the attention of

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, who was looking for someone to play the role of Alec in ''

'' (1945). Lean recommended him to

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, who agreed with the suggestion, and the success of the film launched Howard's film career. He followed it with '' I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) with

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, and '' Green for Danger'' (1947), starring Alastair Sim. Both films were successful as was '' They Made Me a Fugitive'' (1947). That year British exhibitors voted Howard the 10th most popular British star at the box office. '' So Well Remembered'' (1948) was made with American talent and money and was a hit in Britain but lost money overall. Howard was reunited with Lean for '' The Passionate Friends'' (1949), but the film was not a success. However, '' The Third Man'' (1949), which Howard starred in alongside

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and

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for

from a story by

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, was a huge international success, and became the film of which Howard was most proud. During filming in

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, Howard was keen to get to his favourite bar for a drink as soon as filming had finished for the evening. On one occasion Howard was in too much of a hurry to change out of his uniform as a

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major. After a few drinks, he got into an argument and attracted the attention of the

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who detained him for impersonating a British officer. The MPs, being non-commissioned officers, then had to summon an officer to arrest him. On the lieutenant's arrival the matter was settled by an apology. Howard was the lead in '' Golden Salamander'' (1950) and played Peter Churchill in '' Odette'' (1950) with Anna Neagle, a big hit in Britain. It was directed by

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who put Howard under contract. He loaned Howard to

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and Ralph Thomas to make '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1950), a popular thriller with

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. These films helped Howard be voted the 2nd biggest British star at the box office in 1950 and the 5th biggest (and eleventh bigger over-all) in 1951. Howard was reunited with Carol Reed for '' Outcast of the Islands'' (1952) and he made a war film, '' Gift Horse'' (1952). That year he made his final appearance in Britain's ten most popular actors, coming in at number nine. He was in another adaptation of a Graham Greene story, '' The Heart of the Matter'' (1953). Greene also wrote and produced Howard's next film, the British-Italian '' The Stranger's Hand'' (1954). Howard was in a French movie, '' The Lovers of Lisbon'' (1955), then supported Jose Ferrer in a war film from

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, '' The Cockleshell Heroes'' (1955), which was popular in Britain.

International star

Howard's first Hollywood film was '' Run for the Sun'' (1956), where he played a villain to Richard Widmark's hero. He made a cameo in ''

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'' (1956) and again played a villain to an American star, Victor Mature, in Warwick's ''

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'' (1957). Howard starred in '' Manuela'' (1957) then supported

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in Carol Reed's '' The Key'' (1958), for which he received the Best Actor award from the

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. When William Holden dropped out of the lead of '' The Roots of Heaven'' (1958), Howard stepped in - the star part in a Hollywood film (although top billing went to Errol Flynn). After a thriller '' Moment of Danger'' (1960) he was in '' Sons and Lovers'' (1960), for which he was nominated for an

. He was nominated for a BAFTA on four other occasions. and received two other Emmy nominations, one as a lead and the other as a supporting actor. He also received three

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nominations. Howard was reunited with Holden for '' The Lion'' (1962). He was

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to Marlon Brando's Fletcher Christian in MGM's remake of ''

'' (1962). He was in a TV movie production of ''

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'' (1962) and played the title prime minister in "The Invincible Mr Disraeli" (1963), an episode of the ''

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'' for which he won an

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for his role then supported

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in ''

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'' (1964) and

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in '' Father Goose'' (1964). After a cameo in '' Operation Crossbow'' (1965), Howard supported Frank Sinatra in ''

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'' (1965), Brando and Yul Brynner in '' Morituri'' (1965), and Rod Taylor in '' The Liquidator'' (1965). After a leading role in ''

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'' (1966) he made two movies with Brynner, '' Triple Cross'' (1966) and '' The Long Duel'' (1967).

Character actor

Howard had a change of pace supporting

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in '' Pretty Polly'' (1968). He went back to military roles: ''

'' (1968), as Lord Cardigan, and ''

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'' (1969), as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park. He had support parts in '' Lola'' (1969) and '' Ryan's Daughter'' (1970), the latter for David Lean. He made a Swedish film '' The Night Visitor'' (1971) then settled into a career as a character actor: '' To Catch a Spy'' (1971), supporting

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; ''

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'' (1971), as Sir William Cecil; ''

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'' (1971); '' Pope Joan'' (1972); ''

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'' (1972); '' The Offence'' (1972), with Sean Connery; ''

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'' (1973), for Joseph Losey; '' Who?'' (1974), supporting

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; and ''

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'' (1974) for British TV. He appeared in some horror films - '' Craze'' (1974), ''

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'' (1974) - and the more prestigious ''

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'' (1974), in which his wife Helen Cherry starred with him. In '' The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)'', he mentored Richard Chamberlain. He played military men in '' Hennessy'' (1975) and ''

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'' (1975). Around this time he complained that he had to work so hard because of the high rate of tax in Britain. Howard could be found in ''

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'' (1976), shot in

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; '' The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones'' (1976); '' Aces High'' (1976); '' Eliza Fraser'' (1976), shot in Australia; ''

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'' (1977); and '' Stevie'' (1978). He was one of many names in '' Superman'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979), ''

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'' (1979) and '' The Sea Wolves'' (1980). He appeared in a TV series '' Shillingbury Tales'' (1980–81). One of his strangest films, and one he took great delight in, was Vivian Stanshall's '' Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980), in which he played the title role. He and Celia Johnson from ''Brief Encounter'' were reunited in ''

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'' (1980) for British TV. Howard was also top-billed in '' Windwalker'' (1981).

Final films

Howard appeared in some prestigious movies towards the end of his career: '' The Deadly Game'' (1982), '' The Missionary'' (1982), '' Gandhi'' (1982), '' George Washington'' (1984), ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1985), and ''

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'' (1986). At the time of filming '' White Mischief'' (1988) on location in Kenya during 1987, Howard was seriously ill and suffering from

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. The company wanted to sack him, but co-star

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was determined that Howard's distinguished film career would not end that way. In an interview with Terence Pettigrew for his biography of Howard, Miles describes how she gave an ultimatum to the executives, threatening to quit the production if they got rid of him. '' The Dawning'' (1988) was his final film. Throughout his film career Howard insisted that all his contracts include a clause excusing him from work whenever a

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Test match was being played.

Audio/radio work

Howard recorded two

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performances, the first, recorded in the 1960s, was as Petruchio opposite Margaret Leighton's Kate in Caedmon Records' complete recording of ''

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''; the second was in the title role of ''

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'' for the

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in 1986.

Personal life

He married stage and screen actress Helen Cherry. He died on 7 January 1988 from hepatic failure and

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of the liver in Arkley, Barnet, aged 74.

Honours

A British government document leaked to the ''

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'' in 2003 shows that Howard was among almost 300 individuals to decline official honours. He declined a CBE in 1982.

Complete filmography

* '' The Way Ahead'' (1944) as Officer on Ship (uncredited) * '' The Way to the Stars'' (1945) as Squadron Leader Carter * ''

'' (1945) as Alec Harvey * '' I See a Dark Stranger'' (1946) as David Baynes * '' Green for Danger'' (1946) as Dr. Barnes * '' They Made Me a Fugitive'' (1947) as Clem * '' So Well Remembered'' (1947) as Richard Whiteside * '' The Passionate Friends'' (1949) as Professor Steven Stratton * '' The Third Man'' (1949) as Maj. Calloway * '' Golden Salamander'' (1950) as David Redfern * '' Odette'' (1950) as Captain Peter Churchill / Raoul * '' The Clouded Yellow'' (1950) as Maj. David Somers * '' Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited) * '' Outcast of the Islands'' (1952) as Peter Willems * '' Gift Horse'' (1952) as Lieutenant Commander Hugh Algernon Fraser * '' The Heart of the Matter'' (1953) as Harry Scobie * ''

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'' (1954) as Major Roger Court * '' Les amants du Tage'' (1955) as Inspector Lewis * '' The Cockleshell Heroes'' (1955) as Captain Thompson * '' Run for the Sun'' (1956) as Browne * ''

'' (1956) as Denis Fallentin – Reform Club Member * ''

'' (1957) as Frank McNally * '' Manuela'' (1957) as James Prothero * '' A Day in Trinidad, Land of Laughter'' (1957, Short) as Narrator * '' The Key'' (1958) as Captain Chris Ford * '' The Roots of Heaven'' (1958) as Morel * '' Malaga'' (1960) as John Bain * '' Sons and Lovers'' (1960) as Walter Morel * '' The Lion'' (1962) as John Bullit * ''

'' (1962) as Captain William Bligh * ''

'' (1963) as Major John Darryl Kensington * '' Father Goose'' (1964) as Houghton * '' Operation Crossbow'' (1965) as Professor Lindermann * ''

'' (1965) as Maj. Eric Fincham * '' Morituri'' (1965) as Colonel Statter * '' The Liquidator'' (1965) as Mostyn * '' Eagle in a Cage'' (1965, ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'') as Napoleon * ''

'' (1966) as Sam Lincon * '' Triple Cross'' (1966) MI 5 * '' The Long Duel'' (1967) as Young * '' Pretty Polly'' (1967) as Robert Hook * ''

'' (1968) as Lord Cardigan * ''

'' (1969) as Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park * '' Twinky'' (1969) as Lola's Grandfather * '' Ryan's Daughter'' (1970) as Father Hugh Collins * '' The Night Visitor'' (1971) as The Inspector * '' To Catch a Spy'' (1971) as Sir Trevor Dawson * ''

'' (1971) as William Cecil * '' Pope Joan'' (1972) as Pope Leo * ''

'' (1972) as

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* '' The Offence'' (1972) as Detective Superintendent Cartwright * ''

'' (1973) as Lord Advocate Grant * ''

'' (1973) as Dr Rank * '' Who?'' (1973) as Colonel Azarin * ''

'' (1973) as The Abbot * '' Craze'' (1974) as Supt. Bellamy * ''

'' (1974) as Clyde Massey * ''

'' (1974) aka ''Sheba'', ''The Graveyard'', ''The Terror of Sheba'' as Paul Bellamy * ''

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'' (1974) as Narrator * ''

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'' (1975, TV movie) as Abbe Faria * '' Hennessy'' (1975) as Commander Rice * ''

'' (1975) as Colonel Benjamin Strang * ''

'' (1976) as Johannes * '' The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones'' (1976) as Squire Western * '' Aces High'' (1976) as Silkin * '' Eliza Fraser'' (1976) as Captain Foster Fyans * ''

'' (1977) as Sir Hector * ''

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'' (1977 short) as Narrator * '' Slavers'' (1978) as Alec Mackenzie * '' Stevie'' (1978) as The Man * '' Superman'' (1978) as 1st Elder * '' The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight'' (1979, TV Movie) as Riviere * ''

'' (1979) as Father Malone * ''

'' (1979) as Sir Michael Hughes * ''

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'' (1980) as Programme Controller * ''

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'' (1980) as Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow * '' The Sea Wolves'' (1980) as Jack Cartwright * '' Sir Henry at Rawlinson End'' (1980) as Sir Henry Rawlinson * '' Windwalker'' (1980) as Windwalker * ''

'' (1980 TV movie) as Colonel Tusker Smalley * '' Arch of Triumph'' (1980) * ''

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'', aka ''Les Années lumière'' (1981) as Yoshka Poliakeff * '' The Great Muppet Caper'' (1981) as Aggressive Man in Restaurant (uncredited) * ''No Country for Old Men'' (1981, TV Movie) * '' Inside the Third Reich'' (1982, TV Movie) as Professor Heinrich Tessnow * '' Deadly Game'' (1982, TV Movie) as Gustave Kummer * '' The Missionary'' (1982) as Lord Henry Ames * '' Gandhi'' (1982) as Judge R. S. Broomfield * '' Sword of the Valiant'' (1984) as The King * ''

'' (1985) as Le père * ''

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'' (1985) as Georg Frederich Handel * '' Memory of the Camps'' (1985, Documentary) as Narrator * '' Time After Time'' (1986) as Brigadier * '' Foreign Body'' (1986) as Dr Stirrup * ''Christmas Eve'' (1986, TV Movie) as Maitland * '' Hand in Glove'' (1987, TV Movie) as Vicar * '' White Mischief'' (1988) as Jack Soames * '' The Unholy'' (1988) as Father Silva * '' The Dawning'' (1988) as Grandfather

Television credits

* '' The Love Boat'' (1984 TV Series) as Sir Albert Demerest * '' George Washington'' (1984 miniseries) as Lord Fairfax * ''

'' (1986–1989) as Lord Charles Somerset (final appearance) * ''

'' (1986 TV series) as Sir Isaac Newton

References

Sources

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External links

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Trevor Howard papers archived at Bristol University
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Trevor 1913 births 1988 deaths Military personnel from Kent Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Best British Actor BAFTA Award winners Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners People educated at Clifton College English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors South Staffordshire Regiment officers People from Margate People from Bushey Deaths from liver failure Deaths from cirrhosis Deaths from hepatitis Male actors from Kent Male actors from Hertfordshire 20th-century English male actors Alcohol-related deaths in England British Army personnel of World War II