Basil Gill

Acting

Basil Gill

Born March 10, 1877Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK21 credits

From Wikipedia Basil Gill (March 10, 1877 – April 23, 1955) was a British stage actor and film actor. His stage career included many roles in plays of Shakespeare. His career as a film actor started with Henry VIII (1911): he appeared with Beerbohm Tree, on whose version of the play the film was based. In 1926, Gill appeared in two short films made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, Santa Claus as the title character, and Julius Caesar as Brutus. He appeared in many more films, the last being The Citadel of 1938.

Known For

Filmography

The Epic That Never Was
1969The Epic That Never Was
as Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)Movie
The Citadel
1938The Citadel
as Doctor PageMovie
St. Martin's Lane
1938St. Martin's Lane
as MagistrateMovie
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1938Dangerous Medicine
as Sir FrancisMovie
Knight Without Armour
1937Knight Without Armour
as AxelsteinMovie
His Lordship
1936His Lordship
as AbdullahMovie
Rembrandt
1936Rembrandt
as Adrien van RijnMovie
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1936Gaol Break
as Dr. Walter MerkinMovie
The Crimson Circle
1936The Crimson Circle
as James BeardmoreMovie
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1935The Divine Spark
as RomanieMovie
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1935The Immortal Gentleman
as William Shakespeare / MalvolioMovie
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1933Mrs. Dane's Defence
as Sir Daniel CarteretMovie
The Wandering Jew
1933The Wandering Jew
as Pontius Pilate (Phase I)Movie
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1931Glamour
as Lord WestboroughMovie
Should a Doctor Tell?
1930Should a Doctor Tell?
as Dr. Bruce SmithMovie
The School for Scandal
1930The School for Scandal
as Sir Peter TeazleMovie
High Treason
1929High Treason
as President of the Federated States of EuropeMovie
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1919The Rocks of Valpre
as Trevor MordauntMovie
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1916On the Banks of Allan Water
as Richard WardenMovie