Anthony Quayle

Movie Actor

Birthday September 7, 1913

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Oct 20, 1989 (76)

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About

English actor and director who was largely responsible for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He acted in the films The Guns of Navarone, H.M.S. Defiant, and David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia.

Before Fame

He was an army officer and was one of the area commanders of the Auxiliary Units during World War II.

Trivia

His first film role was an uncredited one in the 1938 film Pygmalion.

Family Life

He married Dorothy Hyson, and they had two daughters and one son.

Associated With

He and Peter O'Toole acted together in Lawrence of Arabia.