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21 Hours at Munich (1976) -- Chilling account of events that shocked the world at the twentieth Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when a group of terrorists killed two Israeli team members and took nine others hostage, ending up in a bloody shootout at the airport.

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- Clip: I will execute the law

The Guns of Navarone (1961) -- A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- Clip: Attack on train

Operation Crossbow (1965) -- Allied agents attempt to infiltrate the Nazis' rocket research site.

Overview

Date of Birth:

7 September 1913, Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire (now Aindale, Sefton, Merseyside), England, UK more

Date of Death:

20 October 1989, London, England, UK more

Trivia:

Father of actress Jenny Quayle more

STARmeter:

Down 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more

Alternate Names:

Sir Anthony Quayle

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)	(voice) King Nod (original version)	1993	-	7.3 (771)
	AKAs: Arabian Knight (USA: recut version) The Thief and the Cobbler (USA: recut version)
2.	King of the Wind (1990)	Lord Granville	1990	-	5.9 (69)

3.	The Endless Game (1990) (TV)	Glanville	1990	-	7.1 (68)

4.	Confessional (1989) (TV)	The Pope	1989	-	5.6 (21)

5.	Magdalene (1989)	Father Noessler	1989	-	5.2 (25)
	AKAs: Silent Night
6.	Buster (1988)	Sir James McDowell	1988	-	5.5 (1,233)
	AKAs: Two Hearts (Philippines: English title)
7.	La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988)	Distinguished Gentleman	1988	-	7.2 (355)
	AKAs: La légende du saint buveur (France) The Legend of the Holy Drinker
8.	The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV)	Gen. François Villiers	1988	-	6.8 (1,690)

9.	"Reaching for the Skies" (1987)	Narrator (unknown episodes)	1987	-	8.7 (13)

10.	The Key to Rebecca (1985) (TV)	Abdullah	1985	-	7.1 (100)
	AKAs: Ken Follett's 'The Key to Rebecca' (International: English title: complete title)
11.	The Miracle (1985) (TV)	The Bishop	1985	-	4.6 (5)

12.	"The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984)	Quintus	1984	-	7.0 (194)

13.	The Testament of John (1984) (TV)	John Douglas	1984	-	-

14.	Lace (1984) (TV)	Dr. Geneste	1984	-	6.5 (496)

15.	Oedipus at Colonus (1984) (TV)	Oedipus	1984	-	7.2 (12)
	AKAs: Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (USA)
16.	"The Manions of America" (1981)	Lord Montgomery	1981	-	6.7 (103)

17.	"Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)	Kyros Kassoulas (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	7.7 (235)
	AKAs: Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected 1 TV episode: "Tales of the Unexpected: The Last Bottle in the World (#4.10)" Kyros Kassoulas
18.	Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV)	Insp. Hubbard	1981	-	6.0 (60)

19.	"Masada" (1981)	Rubrius Gallus	1981	-	8.0 (846)
	AKAs: The Antagonists (UK)
20.	The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fift (1979) (TV)	Sir John Falstaff	1979	-	8.0 (49)
	AKAs: The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title)
21.	The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur (1979) (TV)	Sir John Falstaff	1979	-	8.1 (71)
	AKAs: The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
22.	Murder by Decree (1979)	Sir Charles Warren	1979	-	7.1 (1,318)
	AKAs: Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA) Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
23.	"BBC2 Play of the Week" (1977)	The Old Man (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	8.2 (7)
	1 TV episode: "BBC2 Play of the Week: Ice Age (#1.22)" The Old Man
24.	Holocaust 2000 (1977)	Professor Griffith	1977	-	4.9 (316)
	AKAs: Rain of Fire (Europe: English title: informal title) The Chosen (Philippines: English title) The Hex Massacre (USA: reissue title)
25.	The Eagle Has Landed (1976)	Admiral Canaris	1976	-	6.9 (5,848)

26.	21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV)	General Zvi Zamir	1976	-	6.3 (300)

27.	The Story of David (1976) (TV)	King Saul	1976	-	6.2 (40)

28.	"Moses the Lawgiver" (1974)	Aaron	1974	-	6.1 (178)
	AKAs: Mosè (Italy: short title) Mosè, la legge del deserto (Italy) Moses (USA: theatrical title)
29.	Great Expectations (1974) (TV)	Jaggers	1974	-	6.0 (143)

30.	The Tamarind Seed (1974)	Jack Loder, Head of MI6	1974	-	6.1 (478)

31.	"QB VII" (1974)	Tom Banniester (unknown episodes)	1974	-	7.9 (254)

32.	"The Evil Touch" (1973)	Host (15 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	7.0 (20)
	15 TV episodes: "The Evil Touch: Dream by Dreaming (#1.24)" Host "The Evil Touch: Gornak's Prism (#1.21)" Host "The Evil Touch: Kaidaitcha Country (#1.20)" Host "The Evil Touch: The Fans (#1.19)" Host "The Evil Touch: Dear Cora I'm Going to Kill You (#1.17)" Host 10 episodes not shown.
33.	Bequest to the Nation (1973)	Lord Minto	1973	-	6.2 (66)
	AKAs: The Nelson Affair (USA)
34.	Jarrett (1973) (TV)	Cosmo Bastrop	1973	-	8.4 (13)

35.	Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)	The King	1972	-	6.8 (11,723)
	AKAs: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA: short title)
36.	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970)	Narrator (6 episodes, 1970)	1970	-	8.6 (360)
	6 TV episodes: "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Parr (#1.6)" (voice) Narrator "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Howard (#1.5)" (voice) Narrator "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Anne of Cleves (#1.4)" (voice) Narrator "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Jane Seymour (#1.3)" (voice) Narrator "The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn (#1.2)" (voice) Narrator 1 episode not shown.
37.	"Strange Report" (1968)	Adam Strange (16 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	8.8 (37)
	16 TV episodes: "Strange Report: Report 4977: Swindle - The Square Root of Evil (#1.16)" Adam Strange "Strange Report: Heart: No Choice for the Donor (#1.15)" Adam Strange "Strange Report: Kidnap: Whose Pretty Girl Are You (#1.14)" Adam Strange "Strange Report: Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (#1.13)" Adam Strange "Strange Report: Sniper: When Is Your Cousin Not? (#1.12)" Adam Strange 11 episodes not shown.
38.	Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)	Cardinal Wolsey	1969	-	7.5 (2,323)
	AKAs: Anne of a Thousand Days
39.	Red Peppers (1969) (TV)	Mr. Edwards	1969	-	-

40.	Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV)	Col. Malendin	1969	-	6.5 (22)
	AKAs: The Gaunt Woman
41.	Before Winter Comes (1969)	Brigadier Bewley	1969	-	5.6 (83)

42.	Mackenna's Gold (1969)	Older Englishman	1969	-	6.5 (2,266)

43.	Island Unknown (1969)	Narrator	1969	-	-

44.	A Case of Libel (1968) (TV)	Colonel Douglas	1968	-	7.1 (8)

45.	"ITV Playhouse" (1967)	Daniel Bloch (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	6.3 (13)
	1 TV episode: "ITV Playhouse: The Waste Spaces (#1.8)" Daniel Bloch
46.	Waste Places (1967) (TV)	Daniel Bloch	1967	-	-

47.	Incompreso (1966)	Sir John Edward Duncombe	1966	-	7.9 (266)
	AKAs: L'incompris (France: dubbed version) Misunderstood
48.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	King Pausanias of Sparta (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Barefoot in Athens (#16.1)" King Pausanias of Sparta
49.	"Court Martial" (1965)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	6.9 (7)
	1 TV episode: "Court Martial: The House Where He Lived (#1.3)"
50.	Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966)	Captain Vanderbilt	1966	-	5.1 (181)
	AKAs: Danger Grows Wild (UK) Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria) Opération opium (France) The Opium Connection (USA: video title) The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA: promotional title)
51.	A Study in Terror (1965)	Doctor Murray	1965	-	6.6 (399)
	AKAs: Fog
52.	Operation Crossbow (1965)	Bamford	1965	-	6.6 (1,511)
	AKAs: The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title) Code Name: Operation Crossbow
53.	"ITV Play of the Week" (1955)	Gooch / Leone (2 episodes, 1965)	1965	-	8.0 (15)
	AKAs: Play of the Week (UK: short title) 2 TV episodes: "ITV Play of the Week: A Fearful Thing (#10.28)" Gooch "ITV Play of the Week: The Rules of the Game (#10.24)" Leone
54.	Miss Hanago (1965) (TV)	Samurai	1965	-	-

55.	East of Sudan (1964)	Richard Baker	1964	-	5.3 (46)

56.	The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)	Verulus	1964	-	6.6 (2,922)

57.	"Espionage" (1963)	Philip (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	6.9 (12)
	1 TV episode: "Espionage: A Free Agent (#1.23)" Philip
58.	"The Saint" (1962)	Lord Yearley (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.8 (606)
	1 TV episode: "The Saint: The Noble Sportsman (#2.17)" Lord Yearley
59.	"Man of the World" (1962)	Dr. Moretti (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Man of the World: The Enemy (#2.2)" Dr. Moretti
60.	Lawrence of Arabia (1962)	Colonel Brighton	1962	-	8.6 (72,472)

61.	H.M.S. Defiant (1962)	Vizard	1962	-	7.1 (830)
	AKAs: Damn the Defiant! (USA)
62.	"Armchair Theatre" (1956)	Betumain / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1959-1961)	1961	-	7.4 (22)
	3 TV episodes: "Armchair Theatre: The Rose Affair (#4.43)" Betumain "Armchair Theatre: The Scent of Fear (#3.53)" Colonel Kralik "Armchair Theatre: The Shadow of the Ruthless (#3.33)" Harry Albert
63.	The Guns of Navarone (1961)	Maj. Roy Franklin	1961	-	7.6 (13,129)

64.	A Reason for Staying (1961) (TV)	The General	1961	-	-

65.	The Challenge (1960)	Jim	1960	-	5.5 (78)
	AKAs: It Takes a Thief (USA)
66.	Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)	Slade	1959	-	6.2 (336)

67.	Serious Charge (1959)	The Reverend Howard Phillips	1959	-	5.7 (36)
	AKAs: A Touch of Hell Immoral Charge
68.	Ice-Cold in Alex (1958)	Captain van der Poel/Hauptman Otto Lutz	1958	-	7.9 (1,510)
	AKAs: Desert Attack (USA)
69.	"Suspicion" (1957)	Graham (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (101)
	1 TV episode: "Suspicion: The Man with the Gun (#1.35)" Graham
70.	The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)	Frank Smith	1958	-	5.7 (15)

71.	No Time for Tears (1957)	Dr. Seagrave	1957	-	6.5 (10)

72.	Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)	Jim Preston	1957	-	6.4 (67)

73.	The Wrong Man (1956)	Frank D. O'Connor	1956	-	7.5 (6,548)

74.	The Battle of the River Plate (1956)	Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax	1956	-	6.6 (1,178)
	AKAs: Graf Spee Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
75.	"Producers' Showcase" (1954)	Robert Browning (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (20)
	1 TV episode: "Producers' Showcase: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (#2.8)" Robert Browning
76.	Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)	Gen. Orlovsky	1955	-	6.9 (106)
	AKAs: Fledermaus '55
77.	The Merry Wives of Windsor (1955) (TV)	Sir John Falstaff	1955	-	-

78.	Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)	Durer	1948	-	7.0 (105)
	AKAs: Saraband (USA)
79.	Hamlet (1948)	Marcellus	1948	-	8.0 (4,917)

80.	Sun Up (1939) (TV)	The Stranger	1939	-	-

81.	A Farewell Supper (1938) (TV)		1938	-	-

82.	Trelawny of the Wells (1938) (TV)		1938	-	-

83.	Pygmalion (1938)	(uncredited) Eliza's Hairdresser	1938	-	8.0 (2,584)
	AKAs: Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title)
84.	Moscow Nights (1935)	(uncredited) Vanya - Soldier dictating Letter	1935	-	6.2 (27)
	AKAs: I Stand Condemned (USA)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Producers' Showcase" (1954)	director: stage production (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (20)
		1 TV episode: "Producers' Showcase: Caesar and Cleopatra (#2.7)" (director: stage production)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Best of British" (1987)	Narrator (10 episodes, 1990-1992)	1992	-	-
	10 TV episodes: "Best of British: The Dark Side (#3.10)" Narrator "Best of British: Strength of Character (#3.9)" Narrator "Best of British: Just an Illusion (#3.8)" Narrator "Best of British: The Way We Are (#3.7)" Narrator "Best of British: The Detectives (#3.6)" Narrator 5 episodes not shown.
2.	"This Is Your Life" (1955)	Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1985)	1985	-	6.6 (29)
	2 TV episodes: "This Is Your Life: Harry Andrews" Himself "This Is Your Life: Anthony Quayle (#17.16)" Himself
3.	"Klassix 13" (1985)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1985	-	-

4.	"Heart of the Dragon" (1985)	Narrator	1985	-	-

5.	The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV)	Himself - Co-Host	1971	-	-

6.	The Navy Is a Ship (1970)	Narrator	1970	-	-

7.	"Time to Remember" (1959)	Narrator (1 episode)	1959	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Time to Remember: 1941: Barbarosa (#1.31)" Narrator


1.	Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V)	Himself

2.	The Golden Gong (1985) (TV)

3.	Great Acting: Laurence Olivier (1966) (TV)	Marcellus in 1948 "Hamlet"

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Autobiography: _A Time to Speak_ 1990. more

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