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Sir John Anthony Quayle CBE (7 September 1913 – 20 October 1989) was a British actor, theatre director and novelist. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days (1969).
1 Nomination. OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES or a special - 1981. Nominee. Anthony Quayle. Masada. ABC. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more. Anthony Quayle: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.
Due to his classical training, Quayle was often used in historical epics, giving one of his best performances as Cardinal Wolsey in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) , earning him an Academy Award nomination.
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Check all the awards won and nominated for by Anthony Quayle - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Comedy Or Drama Special (1975) , Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance (1971) and more awards.
Due to his classical training, Quayle was often used in historical epics, giving one of his best performances as Cardinal Wolsey in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) , earning him an Academy Award nomination.
- September 7, 1913
- October 20, 1989
Apr 3, 2024 · He received several awards for his role in Sleuth. Quayle’s screen career began with Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948), and his many films, tending toward historical and costume drama, include Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Tamarind Seed (1974), and Murder by Decree (1979).
Sir John Anthony Quayle was an English actor, theatre director, narrator and author who is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in the British period-drama 'Anne of the Thousand Days'. Some of his prominent roles in films and on television were in 'The Wrong Man', 'The Battle of the River Plate', 'The Guns ...
