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Peter Howell

Peter Howell

Acting

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

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Scum
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Scum

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Scum
Governor
Poster for Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil

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Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Prison Governor
Poster for John and Yoko: A Love Story
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John and Yoko: A Love Story

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John and Yoko: A Love Story
Canon Verney
Poster for Watch Your Stern
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Watch Your Stern

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Watch Your Stern
Admiral's secretary
Poster for John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
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John Wycliffe: The Morning Star

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John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
Dr. John Wycliffe
Poster for My Sister-Wife
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My Sister-Wife

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My Sister-Wife
Harley Street Doctor
Poster for Brassneck
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Brassneck

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Brassneck
Poster for Two Letter Alibi
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Two Letter Alibi

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Two Letter Alibi
Carlton
The Winter LadiesMOVIE
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The Winter Ladies

The Winter Ladies
Solicitor
Poster for Bellman and True
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Bellman and True

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Bellman and True
The Bellman

Gallery

Peter Howell portrait