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Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Actor · 1913–1989 · Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

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Highest rated as cast or director

Anthony Quayle's 6 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by The Guns of Navarone (78) and H.M.S. Defiant (78), against 65 for those from the 1970s.

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Quayle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 75

1990s

  1. 1993
  2. 1990

    King of the Wind

    Lord Granville

1980s

  1. 1989

    Confessional

    Pope · 2 episodes

  2. The Endless Game

    Glanville

  3. The Endless Game

    Glanville · 2 episodes

  4. 1988

    Magdalene

    Father Noessler

  5. Buster

    Sir James McDowell

  6. The Legend of the Holy Drinker

    Distinguished Gentleman

  7. 1986

    Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

    Oedipus

  8. 1985

    The Key to Rebecca

    Abdullah

  9. 1984

    The Last Days of Pompeii

    Quintus · 3 episodes

  10. Lace

    Dr. Geneste · 2 episodes

  11. 1983
  12. 1981

    The Manions of America

    Lord Montgomery · 3 episodes

  13. Dial M for Murder

    Insp. Hubbard

1970s

  1. 1979

    Henry IV Part 2

    Sir John Falstaff

  2. Henry IV Part 1

    Sir John Falstaff

  3. Murder by Decree

    Sir Charles Warren

  4. 1978

    Ice Age

    The Old Man

  5. The Secret Life of Edward James

    Readings

  6. 1977
  7. 1976
  8. The Story of David

    King Saul

  9. The Story of David

    King Saul · 2 episodes

  10. Moses the Lawgiver

    Aaron

  11. 1974
  12. The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    Dartmouth · 1 episode

  13. QB VII

    Tom Banniester · 2 episodes

  14. 1973

    The Evil Touch

    TV

  15. Bequest to the Nation

    Lord Minto

  16. Jarrett

    Cosmo Bastrop

  17. 1972

1950s

  1. 1959

    Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

    Slade

  2. 1958

    Ice Cold in Alex

    Captain van der Poel

  3. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    Dr. Frank Smith

  4. 1957

    No Time for Tears

    Dr. Graham Seagrave

  5. Woman in a Dressing Gown

    Jim Preston

  6. 1956
  7. Armchair Theatre

    Harry Albert, Betumain, Colonel Kralik · 1 episode

  8. 1955

    Oh... Rosalinda!!

    Gen. Orlovsky

  9. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Pasusanias · 1 episode

Appearances6

2000s

  1. 2000

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1987

    The Best of British Cinema

    Self - Narrator · 5 episodes

  2. 1984

    The Heart of the Dragon

    Narrator · 12 episodes

1970s

  1. 1970

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    Narrator · 6 episodes

No release date

  1. I Am Pablo Neruda

    Self