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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.

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Overview

Date of Death:
20 October 1989, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Father of actress Jenny Quayle more
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Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Sir Anthony Quayle

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Princess and the Cobbler (1993) (voice) .... King Nod (original version)
    ... aka Arabian Knight (USA: recut version)
    ... aka The Thief and the Cobbler (USA: recut version)
  2. King of the Wind (1990) .... Lord Granville
  3. The Endless Game (1990) (TV) .... Glanville

  4. Confessional (1989) (TV) .... The Pope
  5. Magdalene (1989) .... Father Noessler
    ... aka Silent Night
  6. Buster (1988) .... Sir James McDowell
    ... aka Two Hearts (Philippines: English title)
  7. La leggenda del santo bevitore (1988) .... Distinguished Gentleman
    ... aka La légende du saint buveur (France)
    ... aka The Legend of the Holy Drinker
  8. The Bourne Identity (1988) (TV) .... Gen. François Villiers
  9. "Reaching for the Skies" (1987) TV series .... Narrator (unknown episodes)
  10. The Key to Rebecca (1985) (TV) .... Abdullah
    ... aka Ken Follett's 'The Key to Rebecca' (International: English title: complete title)
  11. The Miracle (1985) (TV) .... The Bishop
  12. "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) TV mini-series .... Quintus (unknown episodes)
  13. The Testament of John (1984) (TV) .... John Douglas
  14. Lace (1984) (TV) .... Dr. Geneste
  15. Oedipus at Colonus (1984) (TV) .... Oedipus
    ... aka Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus (USA)
  16. "The Manions of America" (1981) TV mini-series .... Lord Montgomery
  17. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Kyros Kassoulas (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - The Last Bottle in the World (1981) TV episode .... Kyros Kassoulas
  18. Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV) .... Insp. Hubbard
  19. "Masada" (1981) TV mini-series .... Rubrius Gallus
    ... aka 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
    ... aka 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
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
  22. Murder by Decree (1979) .... Sir Charles Warren
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (USA)
    ... aka Sherlock Holmes: Murder by Decree
  23. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... The Old Man (1 episode, 1978)
        - Ice Age (1978) TV episode .... The Old Man
  24. Holocaust 2000 (1977) .... Professor Griffith
    ... aka Rain of Fire (Europe: English title: informal title)
    ... aka The Chosen (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka The Hex Massacre (USA: reissue title)
  25. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) .... Admiral Canaris
  26. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... General Zvi Zamir
  27. The Story of David (1976) (TV) .... King Saul
  28. "Moses the Lawgiver" (1974) TV mini-series .... Aaron
    ... aka Mosè (Italy: short title)
    ... aka Mosè, la legge del deserto (Italy)
    ... aka Moses (USA: theatrical title)
  29. Great Expectations (1974) (TV) .... Jaggers
  30. The Tamarind Seed (1974) .... Jack Loder, Head of MI6
  31. "The Evil Touch" .... Host (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - Wings of Death (1974) TV episode .... Host
        - They (1974) TV episode .... Host
        - Dream by Dreaming (1974) TV episode .... Host
        - The Voyage (1974) TV episode .... Host
        - Gornak's Prism (1974) TV episode .... Host
          (21 more)
  32. "QB VII" (1974) TV mini-series .... Tom Banniester (unknown episodes)
  33. Bequest to the Nation (1973) .... Lord Minto
    ... aka The Nelson Affair (USA)
  34. Jarrett (1973) (TV) .... Cosmo Bastrop
  35. Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) .... The King
    ... aka Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (USA: short title)
  36. "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" .... Narrator (6 episodes, 1970)
        - Catherine Parr (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Catherine Howard (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Anne of Cleves (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Jane Seymour (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
        - Anne Boleyn (1970) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
          (1 more)
  37. "Strange Report" .... Adam Strange (16 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Report 4977: Swindle - The Square Root of Evil (1970) TV episode .... Adam Strange
        - Heart: No Choice for the Donor (1970) TV episode .... Adam Strange
        - Kidnap: Whose Pretty Girl Are You (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
        - Report 4821: X-Ray - Who Weeps for the Doctor? (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
        - Sniper: When Is Your Cousin Not? (1969) TV episode .... Adam Strange
          (11 more)

  38. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) .... Cardinal Wolsey
    ... aka Anne of a Thousand Days
  39. Red Peppers (1969) (TV) .... Mr. Edwards
  40. Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV) .... Col. Malendin
    ... aka The Gaunt Woman
  41. Before Winter Comes (1969) .... Brigadier Bewley
  42. Mackenna's Gold (1969) .... Older Englishman
    ... aka Carl Foreman's Mackenna's Gold (Australia: poster title)
  43. Island Unknown (1969) .... Narrator
  44. A Case of Libel (1968) (TV) .... Colonel Douglas
  45. "ITV Playhouse" .... Daniel Bloch (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Waste Spaces (1967) TV episode .... Daniel Bloch
  46. Waste Places (1967) (TV) .... Daniel Bloch
  47. Incompreso (1966) .... Sir John Edward Duncombe
    ... aka L'incompris (France: dubbed version)
    ... aka Misunderstood
  48. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... King Pausanias of Sparta (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Barefoot in Athens (1966) TV episode .... King Pausanias of Sparta
  49. "Court Martial" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The House Where He Lived (1966) TV episode
  50. Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) .... Captain Vanderbilt
    ... aka Danger Grows Wild (UK)
    ... aka Mohn ist auch eine Blume (Austria)
    ... aka Opération opium (France)
    ... aka The Opium Connection (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Poppy Is Also a Flower (USA: promotional title)
  51. A Study in Terror (1965) .... Doctor Murray
    ... aka Fog
  52. Operation Crossbow (1965) .... Bamford
    ... aka The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Code Name: Operation Crossbow
  53. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Gooch / ... (2 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - A Fearful Thing (1965) TV episode .... Gooch
        - The Rules of the Game (1965) TV episode .... Leone
  54. Miss Hanago (1965) (TV) .... Samurai
  55. "Drama 61-67" .... Lord Moritsugu (1 episode, 1964)
        - Drama '64: Miss Hanago (1964) TV episode .... Lord Moritsugu
  56. East of Sudan (1964) .... Richard Baker
  57. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) .... Verulus
  58. "Espionage" .... Philip (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Free Agent (1964) TV episode .... Philip
  59. "The Saint" .... Lord Yearley (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Noble Sportsman (1964) TV episode .... Lord Yearley
  60. "Man of the World" .... Dr. Moretti (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Enemy (1963) TV episode .... Dr. Moretti
  61. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) .... Colonel Brighton
  62. H.M.S. Defiant (1962) .... Vizard
    ... aka Damn the Defiant! (USA)
  63. "Armchair Theatre" .... Betumain / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - The Rose Affair (1961) TV episode .... Betumain
        - The Scent of Fear (1959) TV episode .... Colonel Kralik
        - The Shadow of the Ruthless (1959) TV episode .... Harry Albert
  64. The Guns of Navarone (1961) .... Maj. Roy Franklin
  65. A Reason for Staying (1961) (TV) .... The General
  66. The Challenge (1960) .... Jim
    ... aka It Takes a Thief (USA)

  67. Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) .... Slade
    ... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (USA: complete title)
  68. Serious Charge (1959) .... The Reverend Howard Phillips
    ... aka A Touch of Hell
    ... aka Immoral Charge
  69. Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) .... Captain van der Poel/Hauptman Otto Lutz
    ... aka Desert Attack (USA)
  70. "Suspicion" .... Graham (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Man with the Gun (1958) TV episode .... Graham
  71. The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) .... Frank Smith
  72. No Time for Tears (1957) .... Dr. Seagrave
  73. Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) .... Jim Preston
  74. The Wrong Man (1956) .... Frank D. O'Connor
  75. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) .... Commodore Harwood - H.M.S. Ajax
    ... aka Graf Spee
    ... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
  76. "Producers' Showcase" .... Robert Browning (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1956) TV episode .... Robert Browning
  77. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) .... Gen. Orlovsky
    ... aka Fledermaus '55
  78. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1955) (TV) .... Sir John Falstaff

  79. Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) .... Durer
    ... aka Saraband (USA)
  80. Hamlet (1948) .... Marcellus

  81. Sun Up (1939) (TV) .... The Stranger
  82. A Farewell Supper (1938) (TV)
  83. Trelawny of the Wells (1938) (TV)
  84. Pygmalion (1938) (uncredited) .... Eliza's Hairdresser
    ... aka Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title)
  85. Moscow Nights (1935) (uncredited) .... Vanya - Soldier dictating Letter
    ... aka I Stand Condemned (USA)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. "Producers' Showcase" (director: stage production) (1 episode, 1956)
        - Caesar and Cleopatra (1956) TV episode (director: stage production)
Self:
  1. "Best of British" .... Narrator (10 episodes, 1990-1992)
    ... aka The Best of British (Australia: video box title)
        - The Dark Side (1992) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Strength of Character (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Just an Illusion (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Way We Are (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Detectives (1990) TV episode .... Narrator
          (5 more)

  2. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1977-1985)
        - Harry Andrews (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Anthony Quayle (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Klassix 13" (1985) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  4. "Heart of the Dragon" (1985) TV series .... Narrator

  5. The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
  6. The Navy Is a Ship (1970) .... Narrator

  7. "Time to Remember" .... Narrator (1 episode)
        - 1941: Barbarosa (????) TV episode .... Narrator
Archive Footage:
  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"


Additional Details

Other Works:
Autobiography: _A Time to Speak_ 1990. more
Publicity Listings:
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