 Active in both Britain and Hollywood, Howard is probably best remembered for playing Ashley Wilkes in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).He had roles in many other notable films, often playing the quintessential Englishman, including "Berkeley Square" (1933), "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934), "The Petrified Forest" (1936), "Pygmalion" (1938), "Intermezzo" (1939), ""Pimpernel" Smith" (1941), and "The First of the Few" (1942).He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for "Berkeley Square" and "Pygmalion".