Anthony Quayle Overview:

Actor, Anthony Quayle, was born John Anthony Quayle on Sep 7, 1913 in Ainsdale, Southport. Quayle died at the age of 76 on Oct 20, 1989 in London, UK .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Quayle was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1969Best Supporting ActorAnne of the Thousand Days (1969)Cardinal WolseyNominated
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Anthony Quayle Quotes:

Xantippe: You're only pretending to be a fool.
King Pausanias of Sparta: Woman, do you want to ruin me?


Colonel Brighton: I've been waiting for you.
T.E. Lawrence: Did you know I was coming?
Colonel Brighton: I knew someone was coming. I mean Feisal told me.
T.E. Lawrence: How did he know?
Colonel Brighton: Not much happens within 50 miles of Feisal that Feisal doesn't know. I'll give him that... no escort?
T.E. Lawrence: My guide was killed at the Masturah well.
Colonel Brighton: Turks?
T.E. Lawrence: No, an Arab.
Colonel Brighton: Bloody savages.
[They both ride away]


Toni: What about Tarzan?
Slade: If he's alive, he'll come to me.


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Anthony Quayle Facts
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1952 and awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 for his services to drama.

He played a supporting role in two unrelated films which featured Sherlock Holmes attempting to solve the Jack the Ripper murders: A Study in Terror (1965) and Murder by Decree (1979). He played Dr. Murray in the former and Sir Charles Warren in the latter. In both films, Frank Finlay played Inspector Lestrade.

He formed his own theatre company, 'Compass' which toured the provinces introducing theatre to new audiences.

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