Anthony Quayle

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Anthony Quayle

Born 7 September 1913 Died 20 October 1989, aged 76 Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK TMDB ↗

Sir John Anthony Quayle CBE (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1938)
55years on screen and counting
6credits in 1956, their busiest year
87dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Thief and the Cobbler poster Age: 80

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993
as King Nod (voice)
King of the Wind poster Age: 76

King of the Wind

1990
as Lord Granville
The Endless Game poster Age: 75

The Endless Game

1989
as Glanville
Magdalene poster Age: 75

Magdalene

1988
as Father Noessler
Buster poster Age: 75

Buster

1988
as Sir James McDowell
The Legend of the Holy Drinker poster Age: 74

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988
as Distinguished Gentleman
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus poster Age: 73

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

1986
as Oedipus
The Key to Rebecca poster Age: 71

The Key to Rebecca

1985
as Abdullah
Dial M for Murder poster Age: 67

Dial M for Murder

1981
as Insp. Hubbard
Henry IV Part 2 poster Age: 66

Henry IV Part 2

1979
as Sir John Falstaff
Henry IV Part 1 poster Age: 66

Henry IV Part 1

1979
as Sir John Falstaff
Murder by Decree poster Age: 65

Murder by Decree

1979
as Sir Charles Warren
Ice Age poster Age: 64

Ice Age

1978
as The Old Man
The Secret Life of Edward James poster Age: 64

The Secret Life of Edward James

1978
as Readings
Holocaust 2000 poster Age: 64

Holocaust 2000

1977
as Professor Griffith
21 Hours at Munich poster Age: 63

21 Hours at Munich

1976
as Zvi Zamir
The Eagle Has Landed poster Age: 63

The Eagle Has Landed

1976
as Admiral Canaris
The Story of David poster Age: 62

The Story of David

1976
as King Saul
Moses the Lawgiver poster Age: 62

Moses the Lawgiver

1976
as Aaron
The Tamarind Seed poster Age: 60

The Tamarind Seed

1974
as Jack Loder
Great Expectations poster Age: 60

Great Expectations

1974
as Jaggers
Bequest to the Nation poster Age: 59

Bequest to the Nation

1973
as Lord Minto
Jarrett poster Age: 59

Jarrett

1973
as Cosmo Bastrop
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask poster Age: 58

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

1972
as The King
Anne of the Thousand Days poster Age: 56

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969
as Wolsey
Destiny of a Spy poster Age: 56

Destiny of a Spy

1969
as Col. Malendin
Mackenna's Gold poster Age: 55

Mackenna's Gold

1969
as Older Englishman
Before Winter Comes poster Age: 55

Before Winter Comes

1969
as Brigadier Bewley
The Judgement of Albion poster Age: 55

The Judgement of Albion

1968
as Voice
No poster
Age: 54

A Case of Libel

1968
as Colonel Douglas
Misunderstood poster Age: 53

Misunderstood

1967
as Sir John Edward Duncombe
See You at the Pillar poster Age: 53

See You at the Pillar

1967
No poster
Age: 53

Barefoot in Athens

1966
as King Pausanias of Sparta
The Poppy Is Also a Flower poster Age: 52

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966
as Captain Vanderbilt
A Study in Terror poster Age: 52

A Study in Terror

1965
as Doctor Murray
Operation Crossbow poster Age: 51

Operation Crossbow

1965
as Bamford
East of Sudan poster Age: 50

East of Sudan

1964
as Private Baker
The Fall of the Roman Empire poster Age: 50

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964
as Verulus
Lawrence of Arabia poster Age: 49

Lawrence of Arabia

1962
as Colonel Harry Brighton
H.M.S. Defiant poster Age: 48

H.M.S. Defiant

1962
as Vizard
No poster
Age: 48

The Rose Affair

1961
as Betumain
The Guns of Navarone poster Age: 47

The Guns of Navarone

1961
as Maj. Roy Franklin
The Challenge poster Age: 46

The Challenge

1960
as Jim
No poster
Age: 46

The Scent of Fear

1959
as Colonel Kralik
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure poster Age: 45

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

1959
as Slade
Serious Charge poster Age: 45

Serious Charge

1959
as Reverend Howard Phillips
Ice Cold in Alex poster Age: 44

Ice Cold in Alex

1958
as Captain van der Poel
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk poster Age: 44

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958
as Dr. Frank Smith
No Time for Tears poster Age: 44

No Time for Tears

1957
as Dr. Graham Seagrave
Woman in a Dressing Gown poster Age: 43

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957
as Jim Preston
The Wrong Man poster Age: 43

The Wrong Man

1956
as Frank D. O'Connor
The Battle of the River Plate poster Age: 43

The Battle of the River Plate

1956
as Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
No poster
Age: 42

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1956
as Robert Browning
Oh... Rosalinda!! poster Age: 42

Oh... Rosalinda!!

1955
as Gen. Orlovsky
Hamlet poster Age: 35

Hamlet

1948
as Marcellus
Saraband for Dead Lovers poster Age: 35

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948
as Durer
Pygmalion poster Age: 25

Pygmalion

1938
as Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Confessional poster Age: 76

Confessional

1989
as Pope
The Endless Game poster Age: 75

The Endless Game

1989
as Glanville
No poster
Age: 75

Reaching for the Skies

1988
as Narrator - Himself
The Bourne Identity poster Age: 74

The Bourne Identity

1988
as François Villiers
The Last Days of Pompeii poster Age: 70

The Last Days of Pompeii

1984
as Quintus
Lace poster Age: 70

Lace

1984
as Dr. Geneste
Natural World poster Age: 70

Natural World

1983
The Manions of America poster Age: 68

The Manions of America

1981
as Lord Montgomery
Masada poster Age: 67

Masada

1981
as Rubrius Gallus
Tales of the Unexpected poster Age: 65

Tales of the Unexpected

1979
as Kyros Kassoulas
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 64

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as The Old Man
The Story of David poster Age: 62

The Story of David

1976
as King Saul
No poster
Age: 61

Moses the Lawgiver

1975
Moses the Lawgiver poster Age: 61

Moses the Lawgiver

1974
as Aaron
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin poster Age: 61

The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

1974
as Dartmouth
QB VII poster Age: 60

QB VII

1974
as Tom Banniester
The Evil Touch poster Age: 59

The Evil Touch

1973
Strange Report poster Age: 56

Strange Report

1969
as Adam Strange
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 54

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Daniel Bloch
Espionage poster Age: 50

Espionage

1963
as Philip
The Saint poster Age: 49

The Saint

1962
as Lord Thornton Yearley
Man of the World poster Age: 49

Man of the World

1962
as Dr. Moretti
No poster
Age: 47

Drama 61-67

1961
as Samurai
No poster
Age: 47

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as The General
Suspicion poster Age: 44

Suspicion

1957
as Graham
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 42

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Harry Albert
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 42

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Betumain
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 42

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Colonel Kralik
No poster
Age: 41

Producers' Showcase

1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 38

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Pasusanias
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