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Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

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 Honou

Born

Sep 07, 1913

Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK

Died

Oct 20, 1989

Known For

Acting

Movies

61 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • as Colonel Harry Brighton
★ 8.0
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961 • as Maj. Roy Franklin
★ 7.3
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 • as Admiral Canaris
★ 6.7
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 • as Verulus
★ 6.5
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 • as Older Englishman
★ 6.6
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 • as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
★ 6.4
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man
1956 • as Frank D. O'Connor
★ 7.1
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 • as King Nod (voice)
★ 7.2
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 • as Wolsey
★ 7.2
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant
1962 • as Vizard
★ 6.6
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 • as Captain Vanderbilt
★ 5.8
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow
1965 • as Bamford
★ 6.7
Hamlet
Hamlet
1948 • as Marcellus
★ 7.4
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree
1979 • as Sir Charles Warren
★ 6.3
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich
1976 • as Zvi Zamir
★ 6.3
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 • as Captain van der Poel
★ 7.3
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955 • as Gen. Orlovsky
★ 6.1
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror
1965 • as Doctor Murray
★ 6.2
Holocaust 2000
Holocaust 2000
1977 • as Professor Griffith
★ 5.8
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed
1974 • as Jack Loder
★ 6.2
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 • as Durer
★ 6.6
Buster
Buster
1988 • as Sir James McDowell
★ 5.6
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
1988 • as Distinguished Gentleman
★ 6.6
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
★ 5.4
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
1938 • as Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
1967 • as Sir John Edward Duncombe
★ 7.6
King of the Wind
King of the Wind
1990 • as Lord Granville
★ 7.0
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca
1985 • as Abdullah
★ 5.1
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation
1973 • as Lord Minto
★ 6.5
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1974 • as Jaggers
★ 6.4
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1981 • as Insp. Hubbard
★ 6.2
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 • as Dr. Frank Smith
★ 6.3
movie
A Case of Libel
1968 • as Colonel Douglas
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes
1969 • as Brigadier Bewley
★ 6.0
The Story of David
The Story of David
1976 • as King Saul
★ 4.5
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1
1979 • as Sir John Falstaff
★ 7.2
movie
The Rose Affair
1961 • as Betumain
★ 9.0
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 • as Jim Preston
★ 6.3
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver
1976 • as Aaron
★ 5.7
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
★ 8.0
The Challenge
The Challenge
1960 • as Jim
★ 5.5
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
1957 • as Dr. Graham Seagrave
★ 6.0
The Endless Game
The Endless Game
1989 • as Glanville
★ 6.3
Magdalene
Magdalene
1988 • as Father Noessler
★ 3.9
Serious Charge
Serious Charge
1959 • as Reverend Howard Phillips
★ 6.2
Henry IV Part 2
Henry IV Part 2
1979 • as Sir John Falstaff
★ 8.5
Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy
1969 • as Col. Malendin
★ 9.0
Jarrett
Jarrett
1973 • as Cosmo Bastrop
★ 4.7
movie
Barefoot in Athens
1966 • as King Pausanias of Sparta
★ 7.0
Ice Age
Ice Age
1978 • as The Old Man
movie
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1956 • as Robert Browning
★ 10.0
The Judgement of Albion
The Judgement of Albion
1968 • as Voice
movie
The Scent of Fear
1959 • as Colonel Kralik
★ 7.0
movie
Cause for Celebration
1980 • as Narrator
East of Sudan
East of Sudan
1964 • as Private Baker
★ 5.9
movie
The Eastern Front
1984 • as Narrator