Alan Howard
Biography
Alan Howard was an English actor who spent much of his career on the stage. He made his first stage appearance in 1958 at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1966 and remained until 1983, taking on roles such as Hamlet, Henry V and Coriolanus. From 1992 to 2000 he worked with the Royal National Theatre, playing major parts there. London critics gave him several awards, among them Plays and Players prizes and Evening Standard Best Actor honors. His film appearances were fewer, but he played Michael in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) and voiced Sauron and the One Ring for the Lord of the Rings films, including The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King. On television, he portrayed Sam McCready in Frederick Forsyth Presents. He died in 2015.
77years old at death
- Born London
- Died London
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Alan MacKenzie Howard (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 36 years1965 to 2001
Every film, newest first
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingIMDb rating 8.9
- 1989The Return of the MusketeersIMDb rating 5.9
- 1984Oxford BluesIMDb rating 5.4
- 1965The Heroes of TelemarkIMDb rating 6.5
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A first
Howard took on all of Shakespeare's consecutive eponymous English kings. That achievement hinges on a Henry IV he portrayed as Henry Bolingbroke in Richard II, staged at Nottingham, not in Henry IV, Part 1.
First role
Alan Howard's first stage appearance came in April 1958 at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, where he played a footman in Half In Earnest.
First role
Howard's West End debut came in July 1959 at the Duke of York's Theatre, playing Frankie Bryant in Arnold Wesker's Roots after the production transferred from the Royal Court.
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Worked with
Alan Howard shares two films with Christopher Lee, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Lee's page
Cary Elwes's page
C. Thomas Howell's page
Sean Astin's page
Sean Bean's page
Cate Blanchett's page
All films by Peter Jackson
Anthony MannDirector, 1 film, 1965
All films by Anthony Mann
All films by Richard Lester
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
| Laurence Olivier Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.