About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1877-03-10
Place of birth:
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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Basil Gill

Overview

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
1969 The Epic That Never Was Actor Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited) 58
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1938 The Citadel Actor Doctor Page 58
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1938 St. Martin's Lane Actor Magistrate 59
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1938 Dangerous Medicine Actor Sir Francis N/A
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1937 Knight Without Armour Actor Axelstein 58
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1936 His Lordship Actor Abdullah 59
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1936 Rembrandt Actor Adrien van Rijn 59
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1936 Gaol Break Actor Dr. Walter Merkin N/A
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1936 The Crimson Circle Actor James Beardmore 58
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1935 The Divine Spark Actor Romanie N/A
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1935 The Immortal Gentleman Actor William Shakespeare / Malvolio N/A
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1933 Mrs. Dane's Defence Actor Sir Daniel Carteret N/A
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1933 The Wandering Jew Actor Pontius Pilate (Phase I) 59
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1931 Glamour Actor Lord Westborough N/A
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1930 Should a Doctor Tell? Actor Dr. Bruce Smith N/A
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1930 The School for Scandal Actor Sir Peter Teazle N/A
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1929 High Treason Actor President of the Federated States of Europe 58
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1919 God's Good Man Actor N/A
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1919 The Rocks of Valpre Actor Trevor Mordaunt N/A
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1916 On the Banks of Allan Water Actor Richard Warden 58
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