
Peter Howell
- Date of Birth: 1919-10-25
- Date of Death: 2015-04-20
- Place of Birth: 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... 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

The Errand
Horror • 1980 January

Reilly: Ace of Spies
Crime, Drama • 1983 September

Pride and Prejudice
Drama • 1980 January

Dalgliesh
Crime, Drama • 1983 April

Shadowlands
Drama, Romance • 1993 December

Screamer
Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, TV Movie • 1974 November

Tales of the Unexpected
Drama • 1979 March

Bellman and True
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime • 1987 November

Bill Brand
Drama • 1976 June

Raising the Wind
Comedy • 1961 September