Peter Howell
Acting
Born October 25, 1919 · Kensington, London, England, UK
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, a…
Known For · 40 titles
Doctor Who
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Theatre 625
Playhouse
Tales of the Unexpected
ITV Playhouse
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Professionals
The Sweeney
Rumpole of the Bailey
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
The Champions
Churchill's People
Jeeves and Wooster
The Prisoner
Pride and Prejudice
Dalgliesh
Story Parade
Espionage
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Somerset Maugham Hour
A.D.
Elizabeth R
Dickens of London
The Ten Commandments
South of the Border
Bill Brand
Perfect Strangers
Hippies
Our Mutual Friend
Edward the Seventh
The Mill on the Floss
Shadowlands
Heil Caesar
The Old Men at the Zoo
Death of an Expert Witness
Scum
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
John and Yoko: A Love Story
Princess Caraboo