Cast

Anthony Quayle

1913 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1988

Genres

DramaWarAdventureActionThriller

Schools and movements

British CinemaClassical HollywoodAmerican Independent CinemaCommedia all'Italiana

Directors worked with

J. Lee Thompson3 filmsLaurence Olivier1 filmMichael Powell1 filmAlfred Hitchcock1 filmDavid Lean1 filmAnthony Mann1 filmMichael Anderson1 filmLuigi Comencini1 filmWoody Allen1 filmBlake Edwards1 filmJohn Sturges1 filmBob Clark1 filmErmanno Olmi1 film

Biography

Sir John Anthony Quayle 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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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 1975
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire

National / local

• Knight Bachelor

15 films on this site

1. Hamlet (1948) 1948 · Laurence Olivier · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
2. Pursuit of the Graf Spee 1956 · Michael Powell · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
3. The Wrong Man 1956 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
4. Woman in a Dressing Gown 1957 · J. Lee Thompson · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
5. Ice Cold in Alex 1958 · J. Lee Thompson · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
6. The Guns of Navarone 1961 · J. Lee Thompson · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
7. Lawrence of Arabia 1962 · David Lean · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
8. The Fall of the Roman Empire 1964 · Anthony Mann · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
9. Operation Crossbow 1965 · Michael Anderson · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
10. Misunderstood 1966 · Luigi Comencini · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
11. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask 1972 · Woody Allen · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
12. The Tamarind Seed 1974 · Blake Edwards · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
13. The Eagle Has Landed 1976 · John Sturges · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
14. Murder by Decree 1979 · Bob Clark · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
15. The Legend of the Holy Drinker 1988 · Ermanno Olmi · IMDb 7.1 · Cast