Peter Howell
Acting
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
Known for
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tvPerfect Strangers
2001
Ernest
tvHippies
1999
Judge
tvOur Mutual Friend
1998
Fourth Guest / Third Guest
moviePrincess Caraboo
1994
Clerk of the Court
movieShadowlands
1993
College President
movieMy Sister-Wife
1992
Harley Street Doctor
tvJeeves and Wooster
1990
Magistrate
movieThe Mountain and the Molehill
1989
Churchill's Secretary
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Mr. Paul
tvSouth of the Border
1988
Sir Nigel Pearson
movieBellman and True
1987
The Bellman
movieJohn and Yoko: A Love Story
1985
Canon Verney
tvA.D.
1985
Atticus
movieHitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
1985
Prison Governor
movieJohn Wycliffe: The Morning Star
1984
Dr. John Wycliffe
The Old Men at the Zoo
1983
Mr. Lascelles
tvReilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Rothschild
tvDalgliesh
1983
Sir Charles Freeborn
tvDeath of an Expert Witness
1983
Sir Charles Freeborn
movie'That Crazy Woman'
1980
Counsel
tvPride and Prejudice
1980
Sir William Lucas
movieThe Errand
1980
The Major
movieScum
1979
Governor
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Louis Kendall
tvThe Mill on the Floss
1978
Uncle Glegg
movieMr and Mrs Bureaucrat
1978
Other H2A
tvThe Professionals
1977
Howard
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Other H2A
tvDickens of London
1976
Mr. Black
tvBill Brand
1976
Venables
movieDad
1976
Consultant
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975
Judge Leonard Dover
tvEdward the Seventh
1975
Francis Knollys
tvThe Sweeney
1975
Alan Sevier
tvChurchill's People
1974
Samson
tvPlayhouse
1974
Consultant
tvHeil Caesar
1973
Julius Caesar
movieMichael Regan
1971
Gerald Frankiss
The Ten Commandments
1971
Michael Parkinson
tvElizabeth R
1971
Lord Howard
tvThe Champions
1968
Admiral Cox
tvThe Prisoner
1967
Professor
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Geoff
tvTheatre 625
1964
Headmaster / Whale
Story Parade
1964
Dean Welch
tvDoctor Who
1963
Investigator
tvEspionage
1963
Professor Voekler
movieIncident at Midnight
1963
Inspector Macready
tvDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Mr Rayburn
movieTwo Letter Alibi
1962
Carlton
movieRaising the Wind
1961
Prof. Lumb
movieThe Hellfire Club
1961
William Pitt - Earl of Chatham
movieNo Kidding
1960
Father of Angus
movieWatch Your Stern
1960
Admiral's secretary
movieTarzan the Magnificent
1960
Dr. Blake