Acting
Peter Howell
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
Perfect Strangers
Series · 2001
Hippies
Series · 1999
Our Mutual Friend
Series · 1998
Our Mutual Friend
Series · 1998
Princess Caraboo
Film · 1994
Shadowlands
Film · 1993
The Man Who Cried
Film · 1993
My Sister-Wife
Film · 1992
Jeeves and Wooster
Series · 1990
The Mountain and the Molehill
Film · 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Series · 1989
South of the Border
Series · 1988
Bellman and True
Film · 1987
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Film · 1985
John and Yoko: A Love Story
Film · 1985
A.D.
Series · 1985
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
Film · 1984
Dalgliesh
Series · 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Series · 1983
The Old Men at the Zoo
Series · 1983
Death of an Expert Witness
Series · 1983
The Errand
Film · 1980
'That Crazy Woman'
Film · 1980
Pride and Prejudice
Series · 1980
Scum
Film · 1979
The Winter Ladies
Film · 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Series · 1979
Thomas & Sarah
Series · 1979
Mr and Mrs Bureaucrat
Film · 1978
The Mill on the Floss
Series · 1978
The Professionals
Series · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
Dad
Film · 1976
Bill Brand
Series · 1976
Dickens of London
Series · 1976
Brassneck
Film · 1975
The Sweeney
Series · 1975
Rumpole of the Bailey
Series · 1975
Edward the Seventh
Series · 1975
Screamer
Film · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Churchill's People
Series · 1974
Heil Caesar
Series · 1973
Michael Regan
Film · 1971
Elizabeth R
Series · 1971
The Ten Commandments
Series · 1971
The Champions
Series · 1968
The Prisoner
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Story Parade
Series · 1964
Theatre 625
Series · 1964
Theatre 625
Series · 1964
Incident at Midnight
Film · 1963
Doctor Who
Series · 1963
Espionage
Series · 1963
Two Letter Alibi
Film · 1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Series · 1962
Raising the Wind
Film · 1961
The Hellfire Club
Film · 1961
Watch Your Stern
Film · 1960
No Kidding
Film · 1960
Tarzan the Magnificent
Film · 1960
Somerset Maugham Hour
Series · 1960