Anthony Quayle

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AKA: Sir Anthony Quayle, John Anthony Quayle
Nationality: English
Birthdate: 09/07/1913
Birthplace: Ainsdale, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 10/20/1989

biography

Distinguished stage actor who had a non-speaking part in "Pygmalion" (1938) and made his screen debut proper in Olivier's "Hamlet" (1948), playing Marcellus. Quayle subsequently turned in memorable supporting roles in films ranging from the period drama, "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969), to Woody Allen's farcical "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972).

Credits

Colonel Henry Brighton
1962
Frank O'Connor
1957
Lord Granville
Father Nossler
Sir Charles Warren
Brigadier Bewley
Admiral Wilhelm Canaris
Cardinal Wolsey
Actor
Lord Minto
Dr Murray
Professor Griffith
Jack Loder
Distinguished Old Gentleman
Commodore, Henry Harwood,
General Orlovsky
Duncombe

milestones

Year
Milestone
1931 
Stage debut
1932 
Joined Old Vic theater company
1936 
Debuted on Broadway
1938 
Feature acting debut, non-speaking role, "Pygmalion"
1948 
First speaking role in feature, "Hamlet"
Continued

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