Basil Gill
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 10, 1877 (149 years old)
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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
| 1969 | The Epic That Never WasXenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The CitadelDoctor Page | |
| 1938 | Dangerous MedicineSir Francis | |
| 1938 | St. Martin's LaneMagistrate | |
| 1937 | Knight Without ArmourAxelstein | |
| 1936 | His LordshipAbdullah | |
| 1936 | The Crimson CircleJames Beardmore | |
| 1936 | Gaol BreakDr. Walter Merkin | |
| 1936 | RembrandtAdrien van Rijn | |
| 1935 | The Immortal GentlemanWilliam Shakespeare / Malvolio | |
| 1935 | The Divine SparkRomanie | |
| 1933 | Mrs. Dane's DefenceSir Daniel Carteret | |
| 1933 | The Wandering JewPontius Pilate (Phase I) | |
| 1931 | GlamourLord Westborough | |
| 1930 | The School for ScandalSir Peter Teazle | |
| 1930 | Should a Doctor Tell?Dr. Bruce Smith | |
| 1929 | High TreasonPresident of the Federated States of Europe | |
| 1919 | The Rocks of ValpreTrevor Mordaunt | |
| 1919 | God's Good Man | |
| 1918 | The Admirable CrichtonCrichton | |
| 1916 | On the Banks of Allan WaterRichard Warden |