
Trevor Howard (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was a British actor. He 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".

Superman
1978 · as 1st Elder

Superman II
1980 · as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · as Self

The Third Man
1949 · as Major Calloway

Brief Encounter
1945 · as Dr. Alec Harvey

Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · as Denis Fallentin

Gandhi
1982 · as Judge Broomfield

The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · as Abbé Faria

Battle of Britain
1969 · as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 · as Capt. William Bligh

Von Ryan's Express
1965 · as Major Eric Fincham

Operation Crossbow
1965 · as Professor Lindemann

The Unholy
1988 · as Father Silva

The Sea Wolves
1980 · as Jack Cartwright

Ryan's Daughter
1970 · as Father Collins

White Mischief
1987 · as Jack Soames

Albino
1976 · as Johannes

Father Goose
1964 · as Commander Frank Houghton