Cast

Anthony Quayle

1913 – 1989

Active years (films on this site)

1956–1988

Genres

DramaFilm-NoirAdventureBiography

Schools and movements

British CinemaClassical HollywoodCommedia all'ItalianaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Alfred Hitchcock1 filmDavid Lean1 filmLuigi Comencini1 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

4 films on this site

1. The Wrong Man 1956 · Alfred Hitchcock · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
2. Lawrence of Arabia 1962 · David Lean · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
3. Misunderstood 1966 · Luigi Comencini · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. The Legend of the Holy Drinker 1988 · Ermanno Olmi · IMDb 7.1 · Cast