Distinguished stage actor who had a non-speaking part in "Pygmalion" (1938) and made his screen debut proper in Olivier's "Hamlet" (1948), playing Marcellus. Quayle subsequently turned in memorable supporting roles in films ranging from the period drama, "Anne of the Thousand Days" (1969), to Woody Allen's farcical "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)" (1972).
- Also Credited As:
John Anthony Quayle, Sir Anthony Quayle
- Born:
September 7, 1913 in Ainsdale, England, United Kingdom
- Died:
October 20, 1989.
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Job Titles:
Actor, Author, Director, Drama professor
Family
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Daughter: Jennie Quayle. mother Dorothy Hyson
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Daughter: Rosanna Quayle. mother Dorothy Hyson
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Son: Christopher Quayle. mother Dorothy Hyson
Education
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Rugby School, Warwickshire, England, 1930
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England
Milestones
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1931 Stage debut
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1932 Joined Old Vic theater company
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1936 Debuted on Broadway
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1938 Feature acting debut, non-speaking role, Pygmalion
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1948 Managed Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, in Stratford-on -Avon
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1948 First speaking role in feature, Hamlet
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1971 Starred in mystery TV series, The Strange Report
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1985 Became Sir Anthony Quayle
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1990 Last feature role, King of the Wind