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Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

Acting·1913–1989·54 films

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

Filmography

Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)Colonel Harry Brighton
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 King
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)Maj. Roy Franklin
The Wrong Man
The Wrong Man (1956)Frank D. O'Connor
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)Admiral Canaris
Hamlet
Hamlet (1948)Marcellus
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)Verulus
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold (1969)Older Englishman
Murder by Decree
Murder by Decree (1979)Sir Charles Warren
Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1938)Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)King Nod (voice)
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)Wolsey
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow (1965)Bamford
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)Captain van der Poel
Misunderstood
Misunderstood (1967)Sir John Edward Duncombe
Buster
Buster (1988)Sir James McDowell
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)Distinguished Gentleman
A Study in Terror
A Study in Terror (1965)Doctor Murray
The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate (1956)Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)Vizard
Holocaust 2000
Holocaust 2000 (1977)Professor Griffith
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed (1974)Jack Loder
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)Slade
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)Durer
21 Hours at Munich
21 Hours at Munich (1976)Zvi Zamir
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)Captain Vanderbilt
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)Jim Preston
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)Gen. Orlovsky
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes (1969)Brigadier Bewley
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1974)Jaggers
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1981)Insp. Hubbard
The Challenge
The Challenge (1960)Jim
Serious Charge
Serious Charge (1959)Reverend Howard Phillips
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver (1976)Aaron
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)Dr. Frank Smith
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca (1985)Abdullah
Magdalene
Magdalene (1988)Father Noessler
See You at the Pillar
See You at the Pillar (1967)
East of Sudan
East of Sudan (1964)Private Baker
King of the Wind
King of the Wind (1990)Lord Granville
Bequest to the Nation
Bequest to the Nation (1973)Lord Minto
The Story of David
The Story of David (1976)King Saul
Henry IV Part 1
Henry IV Part 1 (1979)Sir John Falstaff
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears (1957)Dr. Graham Seagrave
The Endless Game
The Endless Game (1989)Glanville
Jarrett
Jarrett (1973)Cosmo Bastrop
Henry IV Part 2
Henry IV Part 2 (1979)Sir John Falstaff
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)Self (archive footage)
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (1986)Oedipus
Destiny of a Spy
Destiny of a Spy (1969)Col. Malendin
Ice Age
Ice Age (1978)The Old Man
The Secret Life of Edward James
The Secret Life of Edward James (1978)Readings
I Am Pablo Neruda
I Am Pablo NerudaSelf
The Judgement of Albion
The Judgement of Albion (1968)Voice