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name: "Peter Howell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-howell"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 October 1919"
died: "20 April 2015"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:44.341669+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."
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# Peter Howell

Actor. Born 25 October 1919 in Kensington, London, England, UK. Died 20 April 2015.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 October 1919, Kensington, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 April 2015

## Biography

Peter Howell was an English actor who worked in film, television, radio and theatre. Born Peter Norman Bulmer Howell in London on 25 October 1919, he was educated at Winchester College and began studying law at Christ Church, Oxford, before being called up for military service in the Second World War.

Howell appeared in numerous British television series and films over a career spanning more than fifty years. He played Dr Peter Harrison in the hospital drama *Emergency Ward 10* (1958–1967), the prison governor in *Scum* (1979) and the College President in *Shadowlands* (1993). Other credits include guest roles in *The Prisoner* (1967), *Doctor Who* (1972) and *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989). He also worked extensively in radio, including a recurring role in *The Archers*.

Howell died at Denville Hall in Northwood, London, on 20 April 2015, aged 95.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shadowlands* (1993), Fi1m 79, as College President — [page](https://film.one/film/shadowlands.md)

## Also known for

- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Mr. Paul
- *Scum* (1979), Governor
- *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990), Magistrate
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), Louis Kendall
- *The Professionals* (1977), Howard

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