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
| Birth Location | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1877-03-10 |
| Died | 1955-04-23 |
Movies
The Citadel
as Doctor Page
1938
St. Martin's Lane
as Magistrate
1938
Knight Without Armour
as Axelstein
1937
His Lordship
as Abdullah
1936
Rembrandt
as Adrien van Rijn
1936
The Crimson Circle
as James Beardmore
1936
The Divine Spark
as Romanie
1935
The Immortal Gentleman
as William Shakespeare / Malvolio
1935
Mrs. Dane's Defence
as Sir Daniel Carteret
1933
The Wandering Jew
as Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
1933
Glamour
as Lord Westborough
1931
Should a Doctor Tell?
as Dr. Bruce Smith
1930
The School for Scandal
as Sir Peter Teazle
1930
High Treason
as President of the Federated States of Europe
1929
1919
The Rocks of Valpre
as Trevor Mordaunt
1919
On the Banks of Allan Water
as Richard Warden
1916
Basil Gill hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows