Anthony Quayle

Sir Anthony Quayle CBE
Quayle in The Story of David (1976)
Born	John Anthony Quayle (1913-09-07)7 September 1913 Ainsdale,[1] Southport, Lancashire,[2] England
Died	20 October 1989(1989-10-20) (aged 76) Chelsea, London, England
Education	Abberley Hall School Rugby School
Occupation(s)	Actor and theatre director
Years active	1935–1989
Spouses	Hermione Hannen ​ ​ (m. 1935; div. 1941)​ Dorothy Hyson ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	3
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army Special Operations Executive
Years of service	1940-1945
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Artillery
Battles / wars	World War II Mediterranean theatre
Awards	Mentioned in Despatches

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). He also played important roles in such major studio productions as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), QB VII (1974) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Quayle was knighted in the 1985 New Years Honours List.