
Deceased
How Did Anthony Quayle Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 76Sir John Anthony Quayle was a British actor. He 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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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1990 | King of the WindMovie | Lord Granville | 77 |
| 1989 | The Endless GameMovie | Glanville | 76 |
| 1989 | The Endless GameSeries | Glanville | 76 |
| 1988 | The Bourne IdentitySeries | François Villiers | 75 |
| 1988 | The Legend of the Holy DrinkerMovie | Distinguished Gentleman | 75 |
| 1988 | BusterMovie | Sir James McDowell | 75 |
| 1988 | MagdaleneMovie | Father Noessler | 75 |
| 1986 | Theban Plays: Oedipus at ColonusMovie | Oedipus | 73 |
| 1984 | LaceSeries | Dr. Geneste | 71 |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSeries | — | 70 |
| 1981 | The Manions of AmericaSeries | Lord Montgomery | 68 |
| 1981 | MasadaSeries | Rubrius Gallus | 68 |
| 1981 | Dial M for MurderMovie | Insp. Hubbard | 68 |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedSeries | Kyros Kassoulas | 66 |
| 1979 | Henry IV Part 1Movie | Sir John Falstaff | 66 |
| 1979 | Murder by DecreeMovie | Sir Charles Warren | 66 |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries | The Old Man | 64 |
| 1977 | Holocaust 2000Movie | Professor Griffith | 64 |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has LandedMovie | Admiral Canaris | 63 |
| 1976 | Moses the LawgiverMovie | Aaron | 63 |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at MunichMovie | Zvi Zamir | 63 |
| 1974 | QB VIISeries | Tom Banniester | 61 |
| 1974 | The Lives of Benjamin FranklinSeries | Dartmouth | 61 |
| 1974 | Moses the LawgiverSeries | Aaron | 61 |
| 1973 | The Evil TouchSeries | — | 60 |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to AskMovie | The King | 59 |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIIISeries | Narrator | 57 |
| 1969 | Mackenna's GoldMovie | Older Englishman | 56 |
| 1969 | Strange ReportSeries | Adam Strange | 56 |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand DaysMovie | Wolsey | 56 |
| 1969 | Before Winter ComesMovie | Brigadier Bewley | 56 |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseSeries | Daniel Bloch | 54 |
| 1967 | MisunderstoodMovie | Sir John Edward Duncombe | 54 |
| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a FlowerMovie | Captain Vanderbilt | 53 |
| 1965 | Operation CrossbowMovie | Bamford | 52 |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman EmpireMovie | Verulus | 51 |
| 1963 | EspionageSeries | Philip | 50 |
| 1962 | The SaintSeries | Lord Thornton Yearley | 49 |
| 1962 | Man of the WorldSeries | Dr. Moretti | 49 |
| 1962 | Lawrence of ArabiaMovie | Colonel Harry Brighton | 49 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Series | Samurai | 48 |
| 1961 | The Guns of NavaroneMovie | Maj. Roy Franklin | 48 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night PlaySeries | The General | 47 |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in AlexMovie | Captain van der Poel | 45 |
| 1957 | SuspicionSeries | Graham | 44 |
| 1957 | No Time for TearsMovie | Dr. Graham Seagrave | 44 |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreSeries | Betumain | 43 |
| 1956 | The Wrong ManMovie | Frank D. O'Connor | 43 |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River PlateMovie | Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax | 43 |
| 1956 | The Barretts of Wimpole StreetMovie | Robert Browning | 43 |
| 1954 | Producers' ShowcaseSeries | — | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSeries | Pasusanias | 38 |
| 1948 | HamletMovie | Marcellus | 35 |
| 1948 | Saraband for Dead LoversMovie | Durer | 35 |
| 1938 | PygmalionMovie | Eliza's Hairdresser (uncredited) | 25 |