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Trevor Howard Biography

Birth Name:Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith

Birth Place:Margate, United Kingdom

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

Funded a drama scholarship at Clifton College, the school where he was educated
Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before World War II
Quote: "All my performances are good enough to be seen; I'm not ashamed of anything I've done․"
Often appeared in the films of director Carol Reed, including "The Third Man" and "An Outcast of the Islands․"
Played debonair officers, gentlemen and autocrats on screen
He was such a big fan of cricket that he had a clause inserted in his contracts that allowed him to take absences from filming to attend test matches
According to documents leaked to the press in 2003, he refused to accept British honours

1947Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
1951Gold Medal-Best Actor: nominated
1954BAFTA Film Award-Best British Actor: nominated
1958BAFTA Film Award-Best British Actor: nominated
1959BAFTA Film Award-Best British Actor: winner
1960NYFCC Award-Best Actor: nominated
1961Oscar-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
1961Golden Globe-Best Actor - Drama: nominated
1963Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
1966Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama: nominated
1969BAFTA Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
1971Golden Globe-Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture: nominated
1971Golden Laurel-Best Supporting Performance, Male: nominated
1975Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special: nominated
1981BAFTA TV Award-Best Actor: nominated
1983ACE-Actor in a Theatrical or Non-Musical Program: nominated
1983Evening Standard British Film Award-Best Actor: winner
1987Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated