Table:
year
country
title
credited as

director
producer
actor
screenwriter
role
notes

1914
uk
the heroine of mons
none
none
yes
none
none
short

1917
uk
the happy warrior
none
none
yes
none
rollo
none

1919
uk
the lackey and the lady
none
none
yes
none
tony dunciman
none

1920
uk
twice two
none
yes
none
none
none
short

1920
uk
the bump
none
yes
none
none
none
short

1920
uk
bookworms
none
yes
yes
none
richard
short

1920
uk
five pounds reward
none
yes
yes
none
tony marchmont
short

1921
uk
two many cooks
none
yes
none
none
none
short

1921
uk
the temporary lady
none
yes
none
none
none
short

1930
us
outward bound
none
none
yes
none
tom prior
none

1931
us
never the twain shall meet
none
none
yes
none
dan pritchard
none

1931
us
a free soul
none
none
yes
none
dwight winthrop
none

1931
us
five and ten
none
none
yes
none
bertram "berry" rhodes
none

1931
us
devotion
none
none
yes
none
david trent
none

1932
uk
service for ladies
none
none
yes
none
max tracey
none

1932
us
smilin' through
none
none
yes
none
sir john carteret
none

1932
us
the animal kingdom
none
none
yes
none
tom collier
none

1933
us
secrets
none
none
yes
none
john carlton
none

1933
us
captured!
none
none
yes
none
captain fred allison
none

1933
us
berkeley square
none
none
yes
none
peter standish
none

1934
us
of human bondage
none
none
yes
none
philip carey
none

1934
uk
the lady is willing
none
none
yes
none
albert latour
none

1934
us
british agent
none
none
yes
none
stephen "steve" locke
none

1934
uk
the scarlet pimpernel
none
none
yes
none
sir percy blakeney
none

1936
us
the petrified forest
none
none
yes
none
alan squier
none

1936
us
romeo and juliet
none
none
yes
none
romeo
none

1937
us
it's love i'm after
none
none
yes
none
basil underwood
none

1937
us
stand-in
none
none
yes
none
atterbury dodd
none

1938
uk
pygmalion
yes
none
yes
none
professor henry higgins
none

1939
us
intermezzo
none
yes
yes
none
holger brandt
none

1939
us
gone with the wind
none
none
yes
none
ashley wilkes
none

1940
uk
common heritage
none
none
none
none
narrator
short

1941
uk
"pimpernel" smith
yes
yes
yes
none
professor horatio smith
none

1941
uk
49th parallel
none
none
yes
none
philip armstrong scott
none

1942
uk
the first of the few
yes
yes
yes
none
r. j. mitchell
none

1942
uk
from the four corners
none
none
none
yes
none
short

1942
uk
in which we serve
none
none
yes
none
narrator
uncredited

1943
uk
the gentle sex
yes
yes
yes
none
narrator
(final film role)

1943
uk
the lamp still burns
none
yes
none
none
none
final production

Statement: howard acted as the role of ashley wilkes in gone with the wind , his last american film.
Question: what was the role that howard acted in gone with the wind (1939)?
Answer: ashley wilkes