Biography and filmography

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 Honours.

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Movies (61)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 · Self (archive footage)

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · King Nod (voice)

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990 · Lord Granville

The Endless Game

The Endless Game

1989 · Glanville

Magdalene

Magdalene

1988 · Father Noessler

Buster

Buster

1988 · Sir James McDowell

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

The Legend of the Holy Drinker

1988 · Distinguished Gentleman

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

1986 · Oedipus

The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

1985 · Abdullah

The Eastern Front

The Eastern Front

1984 · Narrator

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1981 · Insp. Hubbard

Cause for Celebration

Cause for Celebration

1980 · Narrator

Henry IV Part 2

Henry IV Part 2

1979 · Sir John Falstaff

Henry IV Part 1

Henry IV Part 1

1979 · Sir John Falstaff

Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

1979 · Sir Charles Warren

Ice Age

Ice Age

1978 · The Old Man

The Secret Life of Edward James

The Secret Life of Edward James

1978 · Readings

Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000

1977 · Professor Griffith

21 Hours at Munich

21 Hours at Munich

1976 · Zvi Zamir

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976 · Admiral Canaris

The Story of David

The Story of David

1976 · King Saul

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

1976 · Aaron

The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

1974 · Jack Loder

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1974 · Jaggers

Bequest to the Nation

Bequest to the Nation

1973 · Lord Minto

Jarrett

Jarrett

1973 · Cosmo Bastrop

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

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 · Wolsey

Destiny of a Spy

Destiny of a Spy

1969 · Col. Malendin

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969 · Older Englishman

Before Winter Comes

Before Winter Comes

1969 · Brigadier Bewley

The Judgement of Albion

The Judgement of Albion

1968 · Voice

A Case of Libel

A Case of Libel

1968 · Colonel Douglas

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

1967 · Sir John Edward Duncombe

See You at the Pillar

See You at the Pillar

1967

Barefoot in Athens

Barefoot in Athens

1966 · King Pausanias of Sparta

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966 · Captain Vanderbilt

A Study in Terror

A Study in Terror

1965 · Doctor Murray

Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965 · Bamford

East of Sudan

East of Sudan

1964 · Private Baker

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964 · Verulus

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 · Colonel Harry Brighton

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962 · Vizard

The Rose Affair

The Rose Affair

1961 · Betumain

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961 · Maj. Roy Franklin

The Challenge

The Challenge

1960 · Jim

The Scent of Fear

The Scent of Fear

1959 · Colonel Kralik

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure

1959 · Slade

Serious Charge

Serious Charge

1959 · Reverend Howard Phillips

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958 · Captain van der Poel

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958 · Dr. Frank Smith

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957 · Dr. Graham Seagrave

Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957 · Jim Preston

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956 · Frank D. O'Connor

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 · Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1956 · Robert Browning

Oh... Rosalinda!!

Oh... Rosalinda!!

1955 · Gen. Orlovsky

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948 · Marcellus

Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948 · Durer

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1938 · Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited)

I Am Pablo Neruda

I Am Pablo Neruda

· Self

TV shows (32)