Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Known for

Acting

Born

September 7, 1913

Birthplace

Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Died

October 20, 1989 (aged 76)

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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Best known work

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

1972

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1938

Filmography

TBA
I Am Pablo Neruda
as Self
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as King Nod (voice)
1990
King of the Wind
as Lord Granville
1989
ConfessionalTV
as Pope (2 episodes)
1989
The Endless Game
as Glanville
1989
The Endless GameTV
as Glanville (2 episodes)
1988
Magdalene
as Father Noessler
1988
Buster
as Sir James McDowell
1988
Reaching for the SkiesTV
as Narrator - Himself (12 episodes)
1988
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
as Distinguished Gentleman
1988
The Bourne IdentityTV
as François Villiers (2 episodes)
1987
The Best of British CinemaTV
as Self - Narrator (5 episodes)
1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
as Oedipus
1985
The Key to Rebecca
as Abdullah
1984
The Eastern Front
as Narrator
1984
The Last Days of PompeiiTV
as Quintus (3 episodes)
1984
LaceTV
as Dr. Geneste (2 episodes)
1984
The Heart of the DragonTV
as Narrator (12 episodes)
1983
Natural WorldTV
1981
The Manions of AmericaTV
as Lord Montgomery (3 episodes)
1981
Dial M for Murder
as Insp. Hubbard
1981
MasadaTV
as Rubrius Gallus (4 episodes)
1980
Cause for Celebration
as Narrator
1979
Henry IV Part 2
as Sir John Falstaff