---
name: "Alan Howard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-howard"
fi1m_id: "alan-howard"
imdb_id: "nm0397102"
tmdb_id: 1367
wikidata_id: "Q339083"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 August 1937"
died: "14 February 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T21:15:33.540637+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan Howard

## Identity

Alan Howard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-howard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-howard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0397102
- **TMDB ID:** 1367
- **Wikidata ID:** Q339083
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Howard_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q339083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1367

Actor. Born 5 August 1937 in London, England, UK. Died 14 February 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 August 1937, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 14 February 2015
- **Active:** 1989–2003
- **Also known as:** Алан Ховард, Alan MacKenzie Howard
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (1), 2000s 89 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Crime 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,998m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Howard_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q339083, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397102/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1367

## Biography

Alan MacKenzie Howard, CBE, was an English actor born in London on 5 August 1937. He appeared in film, television and on stage, with a long association with classical theatre.

Howard was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1983 and played leading roles at the Royal National Theatre between 1992 and 2000. His film credits include the role of Michael in Peter Greenaway’s *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989). He also provided the voice of the Ring in *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001) and *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003).

He died in London on 14 February 2015.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), Fi1m 88, as The Ring (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), Fi1m 90, as The Ring (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), Fi1m 78, as Michael — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (2003), as The Ring (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king.md)
- *Death in Holy Orders* (2003), series, as Father Sebastian Morell
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Stephen Beck
- *David Copperfield* (2001), as Francis Spenlow
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (2001), as The Ring (voice) — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring.md)
- *David Copperfield* (2000), series, as Francis Spenlow
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Owen August — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Secret Rapture* (1993), as Tom French
- *Da Vinci's War* (1993), as Governor
- *Anna Lee: Headcase* (1993), as Mr. Hahn
- *Witchcraft* (1992), series, as Alan Oakfield
- *Dakota Road* (1992), as Alan Brandon
- *Jute City* (1991), series, as Lord Muircross
- *The Price of the Bride* (1990), as Sam McCready
- *A Little Piece of Sunshine* (1990), as Sam McCready
- *Antigone/Rites of Passion* (1990), as Haemon & Polynices (voice)
- *Pride and Extreme Prejudice* (1990), as Sam McCready
- *Death Has a Bad Reputation* (1990), as Sam McCready
- *A Casualty of War* (1989), as Sam McCready
- *Frederick Forsyth Presents* (1989), series, as Sam McCready
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), as Michael — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)
- *Strapless* (1989), as Mr. Cooper
- *The Return of the Musketeers* (1989), as Oliver Cromwell
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Benedict Farley / Hugo Cornworthy
- *The Dog It Was That Died* (1989), as Purvis
- *Just Another Secret* (1989), as Sam McCready
- *A Perfect Spy* (1987), series, as Jack Brotherhood
- *Life Story* (1987), as Maurice Wilkins
- *Unnatural Causes* (1986), series, as Grahame
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as The Duke of Holdernesse
- *Poppyland* (1985), as Clement Scott
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Clement Scott
- *A Better Class of Person* (1985), as Tom Osborne
- *Talk to Me* (1984), as Dr Harris
- *Oxford Blues* (1984), as Simon Rutledge
- *Playing Shakespeare* (1984), series, Actor
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as The Duke of Holdernesse
- *The Tragedy of Coriolanus* (1984), as Coriolanus
- *Life Begins at Forty* (1978), series, as Dr Payne
- *Royal Flash* (1975), as Duchy Chamberlain
- *The Way of the World* (1975), as Mirabell
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as King Alfred
- *Work Is a 4-Letter Word* (1968), as Reverend Mort
- *Sir Arthur Conan Doyle* (1967), series, as Theophilus St. James
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), as Oli
- *The Americanization of Emily* (1964), as Port Ensign
- *Heart to Heart* (1962), as Parliamentary Private Secretary
- *Victim* (1961), as Frank
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor
- *ITV Play of the Week* (1955), series, as Det. Con. Morton

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