Basil Gill
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
- Born
- 1877-03-10 · Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
- Died
- 1955-04-23
Known for
- Rembrandt (1936) — Adrien van Rijn
- The Citadel (1938) — Doctor Page
- St. Martin's Lane (1938) — Magistrate
- Knight Without Armour (1937) — Axelstein
- High Treason (1929) — President of Europe
- The Epic That Never Was (1969) — Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Wandering Jew (1933) — Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
- The Crimson Circle (1936) — James Beardmore
- His Lordship (1936) — Abdullah
- On the Banks of Allan Water (1916) — Richard Warden
- Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933) — Sir Daniel Carteret
- The Rocks of Valpre (1919) — Trevor Mordaunt
- The Immortal Gentleman (1935) — William Shakespeare / Malvolio
- The Divine Spark (1935) — Romanie
- Dangerous Medicine (1938) — Sir Francis
- Gaol Break (1936) — Dr. Walter Merkin