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Anthony Quayle
ACTOR

Anthony Quayle

Known for Tony Awards

Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor who was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He also played important roles in such major studio productions as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), QB VII (1974) and The Eagle Has…

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Born
Sep 7, 1913
Died
Oct 20, 1989
Birthplace
Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor who was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). He also played important roles in such major studio productions as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), QB VII (1974) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Quayle was knighted in the 1985 New Year Honours.

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Known For

Filmography

Movies

PygmalionEliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
1938
HamletMarcellus
1948
Saraband for Dead LoversDurer
1948
Oh... Rosalinda!!Gen. Orlovsky
1955
TB
The Barretts of Wimpole StreetRobert Browning
1956
The Battle of the River PlateCommodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
1956
The Wrong ManFrank D. O'Connor
1956
No Time for TearsDr. Graham Seagrave
1957
Woman in a Dressing GownJim Preston
1957
Ice Cold in AlexCaptain van der Poel
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkDr. Frank Smith
1958
Serious ChargeReverend Howard Phillips
1959
Tarzan's Greatest AdventureSlade
1959
TS
The Scent of FearColonel Kralik
1959
The ChallengeJim
1960
The Guns of NavaroneMaj. Roy Franklin
1961
TR
The Rose AffairBetumain
1961
H.M.S. DefiantVizard
1962
Lawrence of ArabiaColonel Harry Brighton
1962
East of SudanPrivate Baker
1964
The Fall of the Roman EmpireVerulus
1964
A Study in TerrorDoctor Murray
1965
Operation CrossbowBamford
1965
BI
Barefoot in AthensKing Pausanias of Sparta
1966
The Poppy Is Also a FlowerCaptain Vanderbilt
1966
MisunderstoodSir John Edward Duncombe
1967
See You at the Pillar
1967
AC
A Case of LibelColonel Douglas
1968
The Judgement of AlbionVoice
1968
Anne of the Thousand DaysWolsey
1969
Before Winter ComesBrigadier Bewley
1969
Destiny of a SpyCol. Malendin
1969
Mackenna's GoldOlder Englishman
1969
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskThe King
1972
Bequest to the NationLord Minto
1973
JarrettCosmo Bastrop
1973
Great ExpectationsJaggers
1974
The Tamarind SeedJack Loder
1974
21 Hours at MunichZvi Zamir
1976
Moses the LawgiverAaron
1976
The Eagle Has LandedAdmiral Canaris
1976
The Story of DavidKing Saul
1976
Holocaust 2000Professor Griffith
1977
Ice AgeThe Old Man
1978
The Secret Life of Edward JamesReadings
1978
Henry IV Part 1Sir John Falstaff
1979
Henry IV Part 2Sir John Falstaff
1979
Murder by DecreeSir Charles Warren
1979
CF
Cause for CelebrationNarrator
1980
Dial M for MurderInsp. Hubbard
1981
TE
The Eastern FrontNarrator
1984
The Key to RebeccaAbdullah
1985
Theban Plays: Oedipus at ColonusOedipus
1986
BusterSir James McDowell
1988
MagdaleneFather Noessler
1988
The Legend of the Holy DrinkerDistinguished Gentleman
1988
The Endless GameGlanville
1989
King of the WindLord Granville
1990
The Thief and the CobblerKing Nod (voice)
1993
Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
2000
I Am Pablo NerudaSelf

Television

Hallmark Hall of FamePasusanias · 1 eps
1951
PS
Producers' Showcase1 eps
1954
Armchair TheatreHarry Albert · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreBetumain · 1 eps
1956
Armchair TheatreColonel Kralik · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Co-Host · 1 eps
1956
SuspicionGraham · 1 eps
1957
SP
Sunday-Night PlayThe General · 1 eps
1960
D6
Drama 61-67Samurai · 1 eps
1961
Man of the WorldDr. Moretti · 1 eps
1962
The SaintLord Thornton Yearley · 1 eps
1962
EspionagePhilip · 1 eps
1963
ITV PlayhouseDaniel Bloch · 1 eps
1967
Strange ReportAdam Strange · 16 eps
1969
The Six Wives of Henry VIIINarrator · 6 eps
1970
The Evil Touch26 eps
1973
Moses the LawgiverAaron · 7 eps
1974
QB VIITom Banniester · 2 eps
1974
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinDartmouth · 1 eps
1974
MT
Moses the Lawgiver6 eps
1975
The Story of DavidKing Saul · 2 eps
1976
BBC2 Play of the WeekThe Old Man · 1 eps
1977
Tales of the UnexpectedKyros Kassoulas · 1 eps
1979
MasadaRubrius Gallus · 4 eps
1981
The Manions of AmericaLord Montgomery · 3 eps
1981
Natural World1 eps
1983
LaceDr. Geneste · 2 eps
1984
The Heart of the DragonNarrator · 12 eps
1984
The Last Days of PompeiiQuintus · 3 eps
1984
The Best of British CinemaSelf - Narrator · 5 eps
1987
RF
Reaching for the SkiesNarrator - Himself · 12 eps
1988
The Bourne IdentityFrançois Villiers · 2 eps
1988
ConfessionalPope · 2 eps
1989
The Endless GameGlanville · 2 eps
1989

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