Anthony Quayle

(1913–89)

British actor (d. 76) | Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Hamlet (1948), Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Distinguished British stage actor and director, in occasional films as an actor

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Quayle studied at RADA and was on stage from 1931, becoming director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon (1948-56), playing many classical roles. His second wife was actress Dorothy Hyson.

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- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Tomorrow at 2pm on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- Sunday at 2.50am on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- 1^st February at 9.45am on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- An adventurer’s life with the Arabs, told in flashbacks after his accidental death in the thirties.
- Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
- Tuesday at 1.30pm on TCM Movies HD
- Tuesday at 2.30pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
- 30^th January at 6.20pm on TCM Movies HD
- 30^th January at 7.20pm on TCM Movies Plus 1
- In 1942 Libya, the commander of a motor ambulance gets his vehicle and passengers to safety despite the hazards of minefields and a German spy.
- The Guns of Navarone (1961)
- 28^th January at 8pm on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- 29^th January at 8.20am on Sky Cinema Greats HD
- In 1943, a sabotage team is sent to destroy two giant guns on a Turkish island.
- A Study in Terror (1965)
- 1^st February at 1.25am on TCM Movies HD
- 1^st February at 2.25am on TCM Movies Plus 1
- Sherlock Holmes discovers the identity of Jack the Ripper.