Acting credits
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Peter Howell
Acting
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Movies: 22Series: 28
TMDB ID: 222496
Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1919
Died: April 20, 2015
Age: 95
Place of birth: Kensington, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2001
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
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
Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Howell.
5.4
Princess Caraboo
as Clerk of the Court
1994 Movie
6.9
Shadowlands
as College President
1993 Movie
My Sister-Wife
as Harley Street Doctor
1992 Movie
The Mountain and the Molehill
as Churchill's Secretary
1989 Movie
6.3
Bellman and True
as The Bellman
1987 Movie
5.7
John and Yoko: A Love Story
as Canon Verney
1985 Movie
4.5
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
as Prison Governor
1985 Movie
10.0
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
as Dr. John Wycliffe
1984 Movie
'That Crazy Woman'
as Counsel
1980 Movie
7.0
The Errand
as The Major
1980 Movie
7.1
Scum
as Governor
1979 Movie
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
as Other H2A
1978 Movie
Dad
as Consultant
1976 Movie
Brassneck
1975 Movie
7.5
Screamer
as Ward
1974 Movie
Michael Regan
as Gerald Frankiss
1971 Movie
7.0
Incident at Midnight
as Inspector Macready
1963 Movie
5.0
Two Letter Alibi
as Carlton
1962 Movie
6.2
Raising the Wind
as Prof. Lumb
1961 Movie
5.6
No Kidding
as Father of Angus
1960 Movie
5.6
Watch Your Stern
as Admiral's secretary
1960 Movie
5.8
Tarzan the Magnificent
as Dr. Blake
1960 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Howell.
6.3
Perfect Strangers
as Ernest • 3 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Hippies
as Judge • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.8
Our Mutual Friend
as Fourth Guest • 3 eps
1998 Series
8.1
Jeeves and Wooster
as Magistrate • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mr. Paul • 1 eps
1989 Series
South Of The Border
as Sir Nigel Pearson • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.1
A.D.
as Atticus • 5 eps
1985 Series
7.0
Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Rothschild • 1 eps
1983 Series
6.9
Dalgliesh
as Sir Charles Freeborn • 2 eps
1983 Series
6.9
Pride and Prejudice
as Sir William Lucas • 2 eps
1980 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Louis Kendall • 1 eps
1979 Series
5.5
The Mill on the Floss
as Uncle Glegg • 6 eps
1978 Series
7.5
The Professionals
as Howard • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Other H2A • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.5
Dickens of London
as Mr. Black • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.3
Bill Brand
as Venables • 5 eps
1976 Series
6.9
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Judge Leonard Dover • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.3
Edward the Seventh
as Francis Knollys • 5 eps
1975 Series
7.8
The Sweeney
as Alan Sevier • 1 eps
1975 Series
1.0
Churchill's People
as Samson • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
Playhouse
as Consultant • 1 eps
1974 Series
Heil Caesar
as Julius Caesar • 3 eps
1973 Series
7.4
Elizabeth R
as Lord Howard • 2 eps
1971 Series
6.2
The Champions
as Admiral Cox • 1 eps
1968 Series