Trevor Howard
Biography
Trevor Howard was an English actor of stage and screen who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his professional career at the Gate Theatre in 1934, while still a student. After further stage work, including appearances at Stratford-upon-Avon, he received his first film credit in The Way to the Stars (1945), and David Lean cast him in Brief Encounter (1945), which made him a leading man. Carol Reed's The Third Man (1949) followed, and he later settled into character roles, often as military men. He was nominated four times for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, winning for The Key, and earned an Academy Award nomination for Sons and Lovers (1960). Later films included Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Battle of Britain (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Superman (1978), Gandhi (1982) and White Mischief (1987). He also won an Emmy Award.
74years old at death
- Born Cliftonville
- Died Bushey
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 50
- Career span
- 43 years1945 to 1988
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Big break
David Lean spotted Howard in The Way Ahead and recommended him to Noel Coward for the role of Alec in Brief Encounter (1945), a film whose success launched Howard's film career.
Own stunts
Throughout his film career, Howard made sure every contract he signed had a clause that let him skip work whenever a cricket Test match was on.
Beyond film
Howard's first Shakespeare recording, made in the 1960s for Caedmon Records, cast him as Petruchio in a complete The Taming of the Shrew, with Margaret Leighton as Kate. In 1986 the BBC World Service gave him the lead in King Lear.
Getting ready for a role
While filming The Third Man in Vienna, Howard visited a bar in his British Army officer's uniform costume and was detained by the Royal Military Police for impersonation before being released.
Trevor Howard movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Lean directed three of these films, Michael Anderson three and Carol Reed two. John Gielgud appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Gielgud's page
Christopher Plummer's page
John Mills's page
Wilfrid Hyde-White's page
Percy Herbert's page
Hugh Griffith's page
David LeanDirector, 3 films, 1945 to 1970
All films by David Lean
All films by Michael Anderson
All films by Carol Reed
Box office
What Trevor Howard's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$539 million
15 of the 50 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 50 films: 15 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 29 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 29Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$300M55.8% of the total
- 2$78M14.4% of the total
- 3$42M7.8% of the total
- 4$31M5.7% of the total
- 5$17M3.2% of the total
- 6$14M2.5% of the total
- 7$13M2.4% of the total
- 8$13M2.3% of the total
$31.4 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 1959 to 1963, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 1959 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Key | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1963 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Won |
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