Trevor Howard
Acting
Biography
Howard 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".
Born: September 29, 1913
Place of Birth: Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Ludwig
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
The Third Man
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
Peter the Great
Peter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based on the biography by Robert K. Massie. It won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Miniseries.
Brief Encounter
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Gandhi
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Ludwig
Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
George Washington
This 1984 miniseries chronicles the life of George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, from age 11 to age 51. Based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
Filmography
as Grandfather
as Father Silva
as Jack Soames
as Maitland
as Lord Charles Somerset
as Dr Stirry
as Sir Isaac Newton
as Brigadier Croshawe
as Sir Daniel Penwarden
as Father
as Narrator
as Georg Friedrich Handel
as Uncle George
as Lord Fairfax
as Narrator (voice)
as Judge Broomfield
as Lord Henry Ames
as Gustave Kummer
as Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
as Yoshka Poliakeff
as Richard Wagner
as Col. Tusker Smalley
as Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Windwalker
as Sir Henry Rawlinson
as Jack Cartwright
as Dan 'Saltie' Wicklow
as Program Controller
as Sir Michael Hughes
as Father Malone
as Riviere
as 1st Elder
as The Man
as Mavor
as Alec Mackenzie
as Sir Hector
as Capt. Foster Fyans
as Don Consalvo Saccone
as Squire Western
as Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
as Johannes
as Comdr. Rice
as Abbé Faria
as Colonnello Benjamin Strang
as Paul Bellamy
as Clyde Massey
as Self
as Supt. Bellamy
as Colonel Azarin
as The Abbot
as Dr. Rank
as Richard Wagner
as Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
as Pope Leo
as William Cecil
as Lord Advocate
as Trevor Dawson
as Inspector
as Father Collins
as Twinky's Grandfather
as Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
as Self - Guest
as Lord Cardigan
as Robert Hook
as Freddie Young
as Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
as Sam Lincoln
as Mostyn
as Colonel Statter
as Major Eric Fincham
as Professor Lindemann
as Commander Frank Houghton
as Major Kensington
as Benjamin Disraeli
as Ejlert Lövborg
as Capt. William Bligh
as John Bullit
as Walter Morel
as Robert Wilson
as John Bain
as Morel
as Dr. Derek Lester
as Capt. Chris Ford
as James Prothero
as Frank McNally
as Denis Fallentin
as Browne
as Self
as Captain Thompson
as Doug Elliott
as Inspector Lewis
as Major Roger Court
as Harry Scobie
as Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
as Benjamin Disraeli
as Napoleon
as Peter Willems
as Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
as Maj. David Somers
as Captain Peter Churchill
as David Redfern
as Kellis
as Major Calloway
as Prof. Steven Stratton
as Vittorio
as Dr. Richard Whiteside
as George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
as Dr. Barnes
as Lt. David Bayne
as Dr. Alec Harvey
as Squadron Leader Carter
as Officer on Ship (uncredited)