Trivia

He declined to receive the British honor of the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1982.

Although he did not get along with Marlon Brando while filming Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), he and Keith McConnell were largely responsible for helping Brando win a lawsuit against a British newspaper.

He was close friends with Jack Hawkins and Kenneth More.

He was close friends with Sir David Lean, who regretted that Howard was not young enough to play James Fox's role in A Passage to India (1984).

He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Gandhi (1982). John Gielgud and John Mills also appeared in both films.

Through his career, Howard insisted that all his contracts include a clause excusing him from work whenever a cricket Test Match was being played.

Widely respected by film writers. "Financial Times" critic Nigel Andrews once described Howard as the 'best of all British actors' based on his dependability and consistency.

It has been alleged that Trevor Howard did not want to appear in the blockbuster Superman (1978), largely because of his loathing of Marlon Brando, with whom he clashed while making Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He only accepted the role when he learned he would be acting with Harry Andrews, his long-time friend of many years. Howard and Andrews worked previously in The Long Duel (1967), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969).

He was a great devotee of cricket and fellow MCC devotee, the late Brian Close, was impressed with his (hell of a...) capacity for alcohol.

He appeared with Wilfrid Hyde-White in five films: The Passionate Friends (1949), The Third Man (1949), Golden Salamander (1950), Outcast of the Islands (1951) and The Liquidator (1965).

His favourite film was The Third Man.

He appeared with John Gielgud in seven films: Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), 11 Harrowhouse (1974), Aces High (1976), Gandhi (1982), Inside the Third Reich (1982) and Time After Time (1986).

He appeared with John Mills in six films: Johnny in the Clouds (1945), So Well Remembered (1947), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Operation Crossbow (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970) and Gandhi (1982).

Reportedly lived in the same house from 1950, through his farewell performance. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Arkley in Greater London, England.

He was supposed to play Number Two in the series episode Dance of the Dead (1967), but was unavailable. Mary Morris was cast instead.

Loved cricket since schooldays and did all he could to avoid filming during test matches.

He appeared with Robert Morley in five films: Outcast of the Islands (1951), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), London Affair (1970), The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and The Deadly Game (1982).

As mentioned in Reiner Boller's biography about Herbert Lom, Trevor Howard had a love affair with co-star Anouk Aimée while filming Golden Salamander (1950).

He was considered for the major guest role of Sanders (played by Richard Todd) in the series episode Kinda: Part One (1982).

He was considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Armstrong and Sir Percy Heseltine in the horror film Lifeforce (1985). The roles went to Frank Finlay, Sir Patrick Stewart and Aubrey Morris.

When WWII came he was with The White Rose Players at Harrogate but left to join the army from which he was invalided out in 1943.

He was invalided out of World War II service.

His father was a Lloyds underwriter in Ceylon and his mother, Mabel Wallace was a Canadian nurse.

His favourite director was Carol Reed.

He appeared with Richard Wattis in five films: The Clouded Yellow (1950), Bikini Baby (1951), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Liquidator (1965) and Operation Crossbow (1965).

He was scheduled to play Major John Sholto in the television movie The Sign of Four (1983), but at the last minute was replaced by Thorley Walters.

He first gained success with his first important role as Jack Absolute in The Rivals at the Q Theatre, Kew.

One evening after a grueling days work on the film The Third Man Trevor Howard went out to the pubs without changing out of his colonel's uniform and was followed by a patrol to 4 saloons where his conversation was loud but due to his 'rank' they dared not do anything. Finally at the fifth venue they decided to arrest him but when he said he wasn't a colonel but an actor it became complicated & he was arrested for impersonating an officer. With difficulty he was freed for the next day's filming.

He discovered Costas Gavras who played the music in The Third Man.

He made his film debut in The Way Ahead which was followed by The Way to the Stars.

He made his stage debut at 17.

He was Graham Greene's personal choice to play the male leads in the Greene adaptations Loser Takes All (1956) and Beyond the Limit (1983). Scriptwriter Guy Elmes, who worked with both men on The Stranger's Hand (1954), claimed the novelist would "like to be like Trevor Howard. To Greene, he is the near gent combined with man-of-action".

He was educated at Clifton College.