Anthony Quayle was born in Ainsdale in September 1913, the son of a Lancashire lawyer. He completed his education at Rugby School and had a brief spell at RADA, before treading the boards for the first time as the straight man in a music hall comedy act in 1931. Tall, burly, round-faced and possessed of a powerful and resonant voice, he was ...
Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire (now Aindale, Sefton, Merseyside), England, UK
Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)
Profession
Actor, Miscellaneous Crew
Spouse
Dorothy Hyson children
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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[Of the plays he produced at the Stratford Memorial Theatre] "Some complain that the productions are over-pictorial, others that they are dull, others that they're too long, and others that they've been cut. But the chief complaint seems to be that they can't get in."
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If life doesn't have that little bit of danger, you'd better create it. If life hands you that danger, accept it gratefully.
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Fact
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He appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Hamlet (1948) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
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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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He was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Featured or Supporting Actor (Dramatic) for his role in the play, "Tamburlaine the Great.".
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He was a British army Major during WW2 and then played one in The Guns of Navarone (1961).
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours List and appointed Knight Bachelor in the 1985 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
$250,000
