Anthony QuayleJohn Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 — 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. He was born in Ainsdale in Lancashire and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After appearing in vaudeville, he joined the Old Vic in 1932. From 1948 to 1956 he directed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and laid the foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His own Shakespearian roles included Falstaff and Othello; he also appeared in contemporary plays. His film roles included parts in Ice Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role in Anne of the Thousand Days. Quayle was knighted in 1985. This page about Anthony Quayle includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Anthony Quayle News stories about Anthony Quayle External links for Anthony Quayle Videos for Anthony Quayle Wikis about Anthony Quayle Discussion Groups about Anthony Quayle Blogs about Anthony Quayle Images of Anthony Quayle |
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His own Shakespearian roles included Falstaff and Othello; he also appeared in contemporary plays. In 1998 he appeared in three major films -- Les Misérables, in which he played Inspector Javert; Elizabeth, in which he played the suspicious Sir Francis Walsingham; and Shakespeare in Love in which he played the acting company manager who remained calm in the midst of chaos (and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor). From 1948 to 1956 he directed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and laid the foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company. From that point on, his career skyrocketed. After appearing in vaudeville, he joined the Old Vic in 1932. In 1996, he starred in Shine, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was born in Ainsdale in Lancashire and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His next film was in Gillian Armstrong's Starstruck, the following year. John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 — 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. Rush's film debut was in the Australian film Hoodwink in 1981. While in college, he roomed with Mel Gibson. He also has an Arts Degree from the University of Queensland. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, he began his acting career with the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane. Geoffrey Rush (born July 6, 1951) is an Australian actor. |