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Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Actor · Born 1919-10-25 · Kensington, London, England, UK

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Biography

Peter Howell was an English actor of stage and screen. Despite his relatively privileged life (he was educated at Winchester and at Christ Church, Oxford, leaving the latter when called up for service as an officer in the Rifle Brigade during WWII) Howell was a lifelong active member of the Labour Party and campaigned for a number of social issues. One of his most remembered roles is that of the governor in Alan Clarke's 1979 film version of Scum, which he took because he wanted to highlight the issues regarding the penal system. He was also a longtime member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, and opposed their planned 1968-69 England cricket tour of apartheid-era South Africa, which was eventually cancelled. He helped to raise funds for the building of Watermans Arts Centre near his home in Chiswick, west London. Howell died at Denville Hall, a home for retired actors in Northwood, London, on 20 April 2015 after a short illness, aged 95

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Doctor Who (1963) — Investigator
  2. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Mr. Paul
  3. Shadowlands (1993) — College President
  4. Scum (1979) — Governor
  5. The Prisoner (1967) — Professor
  6. Jeeves and Wooster (1990) — Magistrate
  7. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Louis Kendall
  8. The Professionals (1977) — Howard
  9. Princess Caraboo (1994) — Clerk of the Court
  10. The Sweeney (1975) — Alan Sevier
  11. Pride and Prejudice (1980) — Sir William Lucas
  12. The Champions (1968) — Admiral Cox
  13. Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) — Judge Leonard Dover
  14. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) — Rothschild
  15. Bellman and True (1987) — The Bellman
  16. Elizabeth R (1971) — Lord Howard
  17. Our Mutual Friend (1998) — Fourth Guest
  18. Tarzan the Magnificent (1960) — Dr. Blake
  19. Perfect Strangers (2001) — Ernest
  20. Hippies (1999) — Judge
  21. Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985) — Prison Governor
  22. Watch Your Stern (1960) — Admiral's secretary
  23. A.D. (1985) — Atticus
  24. Raising the Wind (1961) — Prof. Lumb
  25. Edward the Seventh (1975) — Francis Knollys
  26. No Kidding (1960) — Father of Angus
  27. The Hellfire Club (1961) — William Pitt - Earl of Chatham
  28. Dalgliesh (1983) — Sir Charles Freeborn
  29. John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985) — Canon Verney
  30. Death of an Expert Witness (1983) — Sir Charles Freeborn
  31. Screamer (1974) — Ward
  32. Theatre 625 (1964) — Headmaster
  33. Bill Brand (1976) — Venables
  34. Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962) — Mr Rayburn
  35. Dickens of London (1976) — Mr. Black
  36. The Mill on the Floss (1978) — Uncle Glegg
  37. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Geoff
  38. John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984) — Dr. John Wycliffe
  39. Two Letter Alibi (1962) — Carlton
  40. Incident at Midnight (1963) — Inspector Macready