Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Acting

Birthday

1919/10/25

Day of death

2015/04/20 (95 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Kensington, London, England, UK

Also know as

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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 th...Read more

Acting
Scum
7.1

(1979) Scum

as Governor

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
4.5

(1985) Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

as Prison Governor

John and Yoko: A Love Story
5.7

(1985) John and Yoko: A Love Story

as Canon Verney

Watch Your Stern
5.6

(1960) Watch Your Stern

as Admiral's secretary

John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
10.0

(1984) John Wycliffe: The Morning Star

as Dr. John Wycliffe

My Sister-Wife
0.0

(1992) My Sister-Wife

as Harley Street Doctor

Brassneck
0.0

(1975) Brassneck

as ---

Two Letter Alibi
5.0

(1962) Two Letter Alibi

as Carlton

0.0

(1979) The Winter Ladies

as Solicitor

Bellman and True
6.2

(1987) Bellman and True

as The Bellman

Michael Regan
0.0

(1971) Michael Regan

as Gerald Frankiss

No Kidding
5.6

(1960) No Kidding

as Father of Angus

Raising the Wind
6.2

(1961) Raising the Wind

as Prof. Lumb

Tarzan the Magnificent
5.5

(1960) Tarzan the Magnificent

as Dr. Blake

The Errand
7.0

(1980) The Errand

as The Major

'That Crazy Woman'
0.0

(1980) 'That Crazy Woman'

as Counsel

Shadowlands
6.9

(1993) Shadowlands

as College President

Screamer
7.5

(1974) Screamer

as Ward

Princess Caraboo
5.4

(1994) Princess Caraboo

as Clerk of the Court

The Mountain and the Molehill
0.0

(1989) The Mountain and the Molehill

as Churchill's Secretary

Dad
0.0

(1976) Dad

as Consultant

Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
0.0

(1978) Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat

as Other H2A

Incident at Midnight
7.0

(1963) Incident at Midnight

as Inspector Macready

The Prisoner
7.7

(1967) The Prisoner

as Professor

The Sweeney
7.8

(1975) The Sweeney

as Alan Sevier

The Professionals
7.5

(1977) The Professionals

as Howard

Elizabeth R
7.4

(1971) Elizabeth R

as Lord Howard

Pride and Prejudice
6.9

(1980) Pride and Prejudice

as ---

The Champions
6.2

(1968) The Champions

as Admiral Cox

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
6.0

(1962) Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as Mr Rayburn

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Investigator

Jeeves and Wooster
8.1

(1990) Jeeves and Wooster

as Magistrate

South Of The Border
0.0

(1988) South Of The Border

as Sir Nigel Pearson

A.D.
5.1

(1985) A.D.

as Atticus

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

(1989) Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mr. Paul

Bill Brand
6.3

(1976) Bill Brand

as Venables

Dalgliesh
6.9

(1983) Dalgliesh

as Sir Charles Freeborn

Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

(1983) Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Rothschild

Tales of the Unexpected
6.7

(1979) Tales of the Unexpected

as Louis Kendall

Heil Caesar
0.0

(1973) Heil Caesar

as Julius Caesar

5.0

(1983) The Old Men at the Zoo

as Mr. Lascelles

Playhouse
7.0

(1974) Playhouse

as Consultant

BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

(1977) BBC2 Play of the Week

as Other H2A

0.0

(1971) The Ten Commandments

as Michael Parkinson

Dickens of London
6.5

(1976) Dickens of London

as Mr. Black

0.0

(1960) Somerset Maugham Hour

as Arthur Lowe

8.0

(1964) Story Parade

as Dean Welch

Our Mutual Friend
7.8

(1998) Our Mutual Friend

as Fourth Guest

Our Mutual Friend
7.8

(1998) Our Mutual Friend

as Third Guest

Perfect Strangers
6.3

(2001) Perfect Strangers

as Ernest

Rumpole of the Bailey
6.9

(1975) Rumpole of the Bailey

as Judge Leonard Dover

The Mill on the Floss
5.5

(1978) The Mill on the Floss

as Uncle Glegg

Edward the Seventh
6.3

(1975) Edward the Seventh

as Francis Knollys

Theatre 625
7.2

(1964) Theatre 625

as Headmaster

Theatre 625
7.2

(1964) Theatre 625

as Whale

Churchill's People
1.0

(1974) Churchill's People

as Samson