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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".
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Monday, September 29, 1913, Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK
Thursday, January 7, 1988
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Works 97
1945
Brief EncounterDr. Alec Harvey
1949
The Third ManMajor Calloway
1956
Around the World in 80 DaysDenis Fallentin
1962
Mutiny on the BountyCapt. William Bligh
1964
Father GooseCommander Frank Houghton
1965
Von Ryan's ExpressMajor Eric Fincham
1965
Operation CrossbowProfessor Lindemann
1969
Battle of BritainAir Vice Marshal Keith Park
1973
The OffenceLieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
1973
LudwigRichard Wagner
1975
The Count of Monte CristoAbbé Faria
1978
Superman1st Elder (uncredited)
1980
Superman IIKrypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
The Sea WolvesJack Cartwright
1982
GandhiJudge Broomfield
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