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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Trivia:
He was a British army Major during WW2 and then played one in 'The Guns... more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
1 win
&
4 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Sir Anthony Quayle
Filmography
Actor:
- The Princess and the Cobbler (1993) (voice) .... King Nod (original version)
... aka Arabian Knight (USA: recut version)
... aka The Thief and the Cobbler (USA: recut version) - King of the Wind (1990) .... Lord Granville
- The Endless Game (1990) (TV) .... Glanville
- Confessional (1989) (TV) .... The Pope
- Magdalene (1989) .... Father Noessler
... aka Silent Night - Buster (1988) .... Sir James McDowell
... aka Two Hearts (Philippines: English title) - La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988) .... Distinguished Gentleman
... aka La légende du saint buveur (France)
... aka The Legend of the Holy Drinker - The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV) .... Gen. François Villiers
- "Reaching for the Skies" (1987) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
- The Key to Rebecca (1985) (TV) .... Abdullah
... aka Ken Follett's 'The Key to Rebecca' (International: English title: complete title) - The Miracle (1985) (TV) .... The Bishop
- "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) TV mini-series .... Quintus
- The Testament of John (1984) (TV) .... John Douglas
- Lace (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Geneste
- Oedipus at Colonus (1984) (TV) .... Oedipus
... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (USA) - "The Manions of America" (1981) TV mini-series .... Lord Montgomery
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Kyros Kassoulas (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- The Last Bottle in the World (1981) TV episode .... Kyros Kassoulas - Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV) .... Insp. Hubbard
- "Masada" (1981) TV mini-series .... Rubrius Gallus
... aka The Antagonists (UK) - The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) .... Sir John Falstaff
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title) - The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur (1979) (TV) .... Sir John Falstaff
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title) - Murder by Decree (1979) .... Sir Charles Warren
... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree - "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... The Old Man (1 episode, 1978)
- Ice Age (1978) TV episode .... The Old Man - Holocaust 2000 (1977) .... Professor Griffith
... aka Rain of Fire (Europe: English title: informal title)
... aka The Chosen (Philippines: English title)
... aka The Hex Massacre (USA: reissue title) - The Eagle Has Landed (1976) .... Admiral Canaris
- 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... General Zvi Zamir
- The Story of David (1976) (TV) .... King Saul
- "Moses the Lawgiver" (1974) TV mini-series .... Aaron
... aka Mosè (Italy: short title)
... aka Mosè, la legge del deserto (Italy)
... aka Moses (USA: theatrical title) - Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Jaggers
- The Tamarind Seed (1974) .... Jack Loder, Head of MI6
- "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Tom Banniester (unknown episodes)
- "The Evil Touch" .... Host (15 episodes, 1973-1974)
- Dream by Dreaming (1974) TV episode .... Host
- Gornak's Prism (1974) TV episode .... Host
- Kaidaitcha Country (1974) TV episode .... Host
- The Fans (1974) TV episode .... Host
- Dear Cora I'm Going to Kill You (1974) TV episode .... Host
(10 more) - Bequest to the Nation (1973) .... Lord Minto
... aka The Nelson Affair (USA) - Jarrett (1973) (TV) .... Cosmo Bastrop
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) .... The King
... aka Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA: short title) - "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" .... Narrator (6 episodes, 1970)
- Catherine Parr (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Catherine Howard (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Anne of Cleves (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Jane Seymour (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
- Anne Boleyn (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
(1 more) - "Strange Report" .... Adam Strange (16 episodes, 1969-1970)
- Report 4977: Swindle - The Square Root of Evil (1970) TV episode .... Adam Strange
- Heart: No Choice for the Donor (1970) TV episode .... Adam Strange
- Kidnap: Whose Pretty Girl Are You (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
- Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
- Sniper: When Is Your Cousin Not? (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
(11 more) - Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) .... Cardinal Wolsey
... aka Anne of a Thousand Days - Red Peppers (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Edwards
- Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV) .... Col. Malendin
... aka The Gaunt Woman - Before Winter Comes (1969) .... Brigadier Bewley
- Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... Older Englishman
- Island Unknown (1969) .... Narrator
- A Case of Libel (1968) (TV) .... Colonel Douglas
- "ITV Playhouse" .... Daniel Bloch (1 episode, 1967)
- The Waste Spaces (1967) TV episode .... Daniel Bloch - Waste Places (1967) (TV) .... Daniel Bloch
- Incompreso (1966) .... Sir John Edward Duncombe
... aka L'incompris (France: dubbed version)
... aka Misunderstood - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... King Pausanias of Sparta (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Barefoot in Athens (1966) TV episode .... King Pausanias of Sparta - "Court Martial" (1 episode, 1966)
- The House Where He Lived (1966) TV episode - Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) .... Captain Vanderbilt
... aka Danger Grows Wild (UK)
... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria)
... aka Opération opium (France)
... aka The Opium Connection (USA: video title)
... aka The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA: promotional title) - A Study in Terror (1965) .... Doctor Murray
... aka Fog - Operation Crossbow (1965) .... Bamford
... aka The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Code Name: Operation Crossbow - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Gooch / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- A Fearful Thing (1965) TV episode .... Gooch
- The Rules of the Game (1965) TV episode .... Leone - Miss Hanago (1965) (TV) .... Samurai
- East of Sudan (1964) .... Richard Baker
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Verulus
- "Espionage" .... Philip (1 episode, 1964)
- A Free Agent (1964) TV episode .... Philip - "The Saint" .... Lord Yearley (1 episode, 1964)
- The Noble Sportsman (1964) TV episode .... Lord Yearley - "Man of the World" .... Dr. Moretti (1 episode, 1963)
- The Enemy (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Moretti - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Colonel Brighton
- H.M.S. Defiant (1962) .... Vizard
... aka Damn the Defiant! (USA) - "Armchair Theatre" .... Betumain / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
- The Rose Affair (1961) TV episode .... Betumain
- The Scent of Fear (1959) TV episode .... Colonel Kralik
- The Shadow of the Ruthless (1959) TV episode .... Harry Albert - The Guns of Navarone (1961) .... Maj. Roy Franklin
- A Reason for Staying (1961) (TV) .... The General
- The Challenge (1960) .... Jim
... aka It Takes a Thief (USA) - Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) .... Slade
- Serious Charge (1959) .... The Reverend Howard Phillips
... aka A Touch of Hell
... aka Immoral Charge - Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) .... Captain van der Poel/Hauptman Otto Lutz
... aka Desert Attack (USA) - "Suspicion" .... Graham (1 episode, 1958)
- The Man with the Gun (1958) TV episode .... Graham - The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) .... Frank Smith
- No Time for Tears (1957) .... Dr. Seagrave
- Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) .... Jim Preston
- The Wrong Man (1956) .... Frank D. O'Connor
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956) .... Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
... aka Graf Spee
... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA) - "Producers' Showcase" .... Robert Browning (1 episode, 1956)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1956) TV episode .... Robert Browning - Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) .... Gen. Orlovsky
... aka Fledermaus '55 - The Merry Wives of Windsor (1955) (TV) .... Sir John Falstaff
- Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) .... Durer
... aka Saraband (USA) - Hamlet (1948) .... Marcellus
- Sun Up (1939) (TV) .... The Stranger
- A Farewell Supper (1938) (TV)
- Trelawny of the Wells (1938) (TV)
- Pygmalion (1938) (uncredited) .... Eliza's Hairdresser
... aka Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title) - Moscow Nights (1935) (uncredited) .... Vanya - Soldier dictating Letter
... aka I Stand Condemned (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- "Producers' Showcase" (director: stage production) (1 episode, 1956)
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) TV episode (director: stage production)
Self:
- "Best of British" .... Narrator (10 episodes, 1990-1992)
- The Dark Side (1992) TV episode .... Narrator
- Strength of Character (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
- Just an Illusion (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Way We Are (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
- The Detectives (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
(5 more) - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1985)
- Harry Andrews (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Anthony Quayle (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "Klassix 13" (1985) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "Heart of the Dragon" (1985) TV series .... Narrator
- The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- The Navy Is a Ship (1970) .... Narrator
- "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (1 episode)
- 1941: Barbarosa (????) TV episode .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
- Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
- The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)
- Great Acting: Laurence Olivier (1966) (TV) .... Marcellus in 1948 "Hamlet"
Additional Details
Other Works:
Autobiography: _A Time to Speak_ 1990.
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Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 5 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos
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