Actor

Anthony Quayle

Born 1913-09-07Died 1989-10-20aged 76

Anthony Quayle (1913–1989) is best known for The Legend of the Holy Drinker, Murder by Decree and The Eagle Has Landed.

Sir John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) 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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Filmography (17)