Nook NotesPick a film
Anthony Bushell

Actor

Anthony Bushell

Born May 19, 1904 in Westerham, Kent, England, UKDied April 2, 199751 films

Anthony Arnatt Bushell was an English film actor and director, who appeared in 56 films between 1929 and 1961. He played Colonel Breen in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59), and also appeared in and directed various British TV series such as Danger Man.

Start here

The best way into Anthony Bushell's work
A Night to Remember posterFirst watchA Night to Remember19587.7as Capt. Arthur RostronThe sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Hamlet poster7.4Hamlet1948The Scarlet Pimpernel poster7.0The Scarlet Pimpernel1934The Small Back Room poster6.7The Small Back Room1949The Purple Plain poster6.5The Purple Plain1954The Battle of the River Plate poster6.4The Battle of the River Plate1956Bitter Victory poster6.4Bitter Victory1957The Ghoul poster5.6The Ghoul1933

Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 1961The Queen's Guards
  2. 1959Desert MicePlunkett
  3. 1958A Night to RememberCapt. Arthur Rostron
  4. 1958The Wind Cannot ReadBrigadier
  5. 1957Bitter VictoryGeneral Paterson
  6. 1956The Battle of the River PlateSir Millington Drake, British Minister, Montevideo
  7. 1956The Black TentAmbassador Baring
  8. 1954The Purple PlainAldridge
  9. 1954The Black KnightKing Arthur
  10. 1953The Red BeretGeneral Whiting
  11. 1952Who Goes There!Major Guy Ashley
  12. 1951High TreasonMaj. Elliott
  13. 1951The Long Dark HallClive Bedford
  14. 1950The Miniver StoryDr. Kaneslaey
  15. 1950The Angel with the TrumpetBaron Hugo Traun
  16. 1949The Small Back RoomCol. Strang
  17. 1948HamletBit Part (uncredited)
  18. 1944For Those in Peril(uncredited)
  19. 1939The Arsenal Stadium MysteryJohn Doyce
  20. 1938The Rebel SonAndrei Bulba
  21. 1937Return of the Scarlet PimpernelSir Andrew Foulkes
  22. 1937Dark JourneyBob Carter
  23. 1937Farewell AgainRoddy Hammond
  24. 1936Dusty ErmineDet. Insp. Forsythe
  25. 1935Admirals AllFlag Lt. Steve Langham
  26. 1934The Scarlet PimpernelSir Andrew Ffoulkes
  27. 1934Forbidden TerritoryRex Farringdon
  28. 1934Love at Second Sight
  29. 1933Crime on the HillTony Fields
  30. 1933Red WagonToby Griffiths
  31. 1933Channel CrossingPeter Bradley
  32. 1933I Was a SpyOtto
  33. 1933The GhoulRalph Morlant
  34. 1933Soldiers of the KingLt. Ronald Jamieson
  35. 1932The MidshipmaidLt. Valentine
  36. 1932Sally BishopBart
  37. 1932The Silver GreyhoundGerald Varrick
  38. 1932EscapadePhilip Whitney
  39. 1932Shop AngelLarry Pemberton
  40. 1932Vanity FairDobbin
  41. 1932A Woman CommandsLt. Iwan Petrovitch
  42. 1931Expensive WomenArthur Raymond
  43. 1931Five Star FinalPhillip Weeks
  44. 1931ChancesTom Ingleside
  45. 1931Born to LoveLeslie Darrow
  46. 1931The Royal BedFreddie Granton
  47. 1930Three Faces EastCapt. Arthur Chamberlain
  48. 1930The Flirting WidowBobby
  49. 1930Journey's EndHibbert
  50. 1930Lovin' the LadiesBrooks - the Butler
  51. 1929DisraeliLord Charles Deeford