Known for
Acting
Credits
19
Gender
Man
Birthday
10 Mar 1877
Day of death
23 Apr 1955 (78)
Place of birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as
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Basil Gill
Biography
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
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | The Citadel | Doctor Page |
| 1938 | St. Martin's Lane | Magistrate |
| 1938 | Dangerous Medicine | Sir Francis |
| 1937 | Knight Without Armour | Axelstein |
| 1936 | Rembrandt | Adrien van Rijn |
| 1936 | His Lordship | Abdullah |
| 1936 | The Crimson Circle | James Beardmore |
| 1936 | Gaol Break | Dr. Walter Merkin |
| 1935 | The Immortal Gentleman | William Shakespeare / Malvolio |
| 1935 | The Divine Spark | Romanie |
| 1933 | The Wandering Jew | Pontius Pilate (Phase I) |
| 1933 | Mrs. Dane's Defence | Sir Daniel Carteret |
| 1931 | Glamour | Lord Westborough |
| 1930 | The School for Scandal | Sir Peter Teazle |
| 1930 | Should a Doctor Tell? | Dr. Bruce Smith |
| 1929 | High Treason | President of the Federated States of Europe |
| 1919 | The Rocks of Valpre | Trevor Mordaunt |
| 1919 | God's Good Man | |
| 1916 | On the Banks of Allan Water | Richard Warden |