Actor
Basil Gill
Born March 10, 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UKDied April 23, 195520 films
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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.
Filmography
20 films as actor- 1938The CitadelDoctor Page
- 1938St. Martin's LaneMagistrate
- 1938Dangerous MedicineSir Francis
- 1937Knight Without ArmourAxelstein
- 1936His LordshipAbdullah
- 1936RembrandtAdrien van Rijn
- 1936Gaol BreakDr. Walter Merkin
- 1936The Crimson CircleJames Beardmore
- 1935The Divine SparkRomanie
- 1935The Immortal GentlemanWilliam Shakespeare / Malvolio
- 1933Mrs. Dane's DefenceSir Daniel Carteret
- 1933The Wandering JewPontius Pilate (Phase I)
- 1931GlamourLord Westborough
- 1930Should a Doctor Tell?Dr. Bruce Smith
- 1930The School for ScandalSir Peter Teazle
- 1929High TreasonPresident of the Federated States of Europe
- 1919God's Good Man
- 1919The Rocks of ValpreTrevor Mordaunt
- 1918The Admirable CrichtonCrichton
- 1916On the Banks of Allan WaterRichard Warden