Peter Howell (actor)
| Peter Howell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Peter Norman Bulmer Howell 25 October 1919 London, England, UK |
| Died |
20 April 2015 (aged 95) Northwood, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Cheshire (m. 1957–1992, her death) |
| Children | daughters: Polly, Tamara & Camilla, & son, Benji |
Peter Norman Bulmer Howell (25 October 1919 – 20 April 2015) was an English actor.[1]
A regular in 1950s television hospital drama series Emergency – Ward 10, he has made guest appearances in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and the Doctor Who serial The Mutants.[1][2] He played the prison governor in the 1979 film Scum.[3] He played Saruman in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord of the Rings.[4] He also featured in the Yes Minister "Equal Opportunities" (1982) as a committee member.[5] In the long running Radio 4 drama The Archers he had a recurring role as Right Reverend Cyril Hood, Bishop of Felpersham.[1]
Howell played the role of Sir William Lucas in the 1980 BBC Miniseries "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen, a miniseries also featuring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul.[6]
Howell died on 20 April 2015 after a short illness, aged 95.[7][8]
Selected filmography
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
- Watch Your Stern (1960)
- The Hellfire Club (1961)
- Raising the Wind (1961)
- Incident at Midnight (1963)
- The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
- Scum (1979)
- John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984)
- A.D. (1985)
- Bellman and True (1987)
- Shadowlands (1993)
- Princess Caraboo (1994)
- The Innocent Sleep (1996)
- The Libertine (2004)
References
- 1 2 3 Hayward, Anthony (10 May 2015). "Peter Howell obituary" – via The Guardian.
- ↑ "Peter Howell - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
- ↑ "Scum (1979)".
- ↑ "The Lord of the Rings - BBC Radio 4 FM - 30 August 1981 - BBC Genome".
- ↑ "Equal Opportunities (1982)".
- ↑ "Pride and Prejudice (1980) - Cyril Coke - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
- ↑ RIP actor Peter Howell
- ↑ Stern/CompuWeb, Keith. "Ian McKellen - Writings - Tribute - PETER HOWELL (1919-2015)".