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Basil Gill is a Actor born on 10 march 1877 at Birkenhead (United-kingdom)

Basil Gill

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Birth 10 march 1877 at Birkenhead (United-kingdom)
Death 23 april 1955 (at 78 years) at Hove (United-kingdom)

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.

Usually with

Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
(7 films)
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
(2 films)
Allan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes
(4 films)
Alexander Korda
Alexander Korda
(2 films)
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Basil Gill (26 films)

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Actor

The Citadel
The Citadel (1938)
, 1h50
Directed by King Vidor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Emlyn Williams, Penelope Dudley-Ward
Roles Doctor Page
Rating70% 3.542923.542923.542923.542923.54292
Dr. Andrew Manson (Robert Donat) is an idealistic newly qualified Scottish doctor dedicated to treating Welsh miners suffering from tuberculosis in the Welsh mining village of Blaenely and apprentice to Dr. Page (Basil Gill). Initially, he is full of lofty scientific goals, though his purpose erodes when he later moves to London to treat rich hypochondriacs, where a chance encounter with a medical school chum Dr. Frederick Lawford (Rex Harrison) leads to his quiet seduction by an ethically challenged medical establishment. Christine (Rosalind Russell), his wife tries to set him back on the original path. Dr. Philip Denny (Ralph Richardson), Manson's best friend, dies at the hands of an incompetent, social-climbing surgeon.
Dangerous Medicine
Dangerous Medicine (1938)
, 1h12
Directed by Arthur B. Woods
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Elizabeth Allan, Cyril Ritchard, Edmund Breon, Aubrey Mallalieu, Basil Gill, Leo Genn
Roles Sir Francis

Secretary Victoria Ainswell (Allan) marries her wealthy elderly boss. Soon after the wedding he dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, and the autopsy reveals that the police have a murderer on their hands. Everything points to Victoria as the only person with means, opportunity and motive, and as she can provide no sensible explanation as to who else could have killed her husband, she is arrested and put on trial for murder.
St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938)
, 1h25
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Maire O'Neill, Tyrone Guthrie, Gus McNaughton
Roles Magistrate
Rating68% 3.4467153.4467153.4467153.4467153.446715
Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) is a London street performer, a "busker," with his partners, Arthur Smith (Gus McNaughton) and Gentry (Tyrone Guthrie).
Knight Without Armour
Knight Without Armour (1937)
, 1h47
Directed by Jacques Feyder
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure, Spy, Historical, Romance
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Austin Trevor, Herbert Lomas, Miklós Rózsa, John Clements
Roles Axelstein
Rating67% 3.3926553.3926553.3926553.3926553.392655
Englishman A. J. Fothergill (Robert Donat) is recruited by Colonel Forrester (Laurence Hanray) to spy on Russia for the British government because he can speak the language fluently. As "Peter Ouranoff", he infiltrates a revolutionary group led by Axelstein (Basil Gill). The radicals try to blow up General Gregor Vladinoff (Herbert Lomas), the father of Alexandra (Marlene Dietrich). When the attempt fails, the would-be assassin is shot, but manages to reach Peter's apartment, where he dies. For his inadvertent involvement, Peter is sent to Siberia.
Rembrandt
Rembrandt (1936)
, 1h40
Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Peinture
Actors Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester, Edward Chapman, Walter Hudd, Roger Livesey
Roles Adrien van Rijn
Rating69% 3.4940253.4940253.4940253.4940253.494025
Le film, comme le titre l'indique, est une biographie du peintre hollandais du XVII siècle, qualifié de « plus grand peintre de tous les temps » dans le texte qui défile à l'écran en guise de préambule. Rembrandt, au moment où l'histoire commence, est un peintre adulé, sollicité par les plus riches, mais dont le plus grand plaisir consiste à réaliser des portraits de son épouse Saskia. Celle-ci, cependant, tombe brusquement malade et meurt, laissant le peintre désemparé. Plutôt que d'assister aux funérailles de sa femme, il tâche de peindre d'elle au moins un dernier portrait, tant que son image ne s'est pas encore tout à fait éteinte dans son souvenir ; à partir de cet événement tragique, la vie du peintre, progressivement, va se désagréger…
The Crimson Circle
The Crimson Circle (1936)
, 1h16
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Alfred Drayton, Niall MacGinnis, June Duprez, Paul Blake, Noah Beery Sr., Fred Groves
Roles James Beardmore
Rating62% 3.1186453.1186453.1186453.1186453.118645
Detectives at Scotland Yard try to track down The Crimson Circle, a secret society of blackmailers.
The Immortal Gentleman
The Immortal Gentleman (1935)
, 1h1
Directed by Widgey R. Newman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Basil Gill, Rosalinde Fuller, Dennis Hoey, Terence De Marney, Derrick De Marney, Fred Rains
Roles William Shakespeare / Malvolio
Rating47% 2.3557752.3557752.3557752.3557752.355775
In the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton meet in a Southwark tavern and begin discussing the other customers who remind them of characters from Shakespeare's plays.
Mrs. Dane's Defence
Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933)

Directed by A.V. Bramble
Genres Drama
Actors Joan Barry, Basil Gill, Clare Greet, Evan Thomas
Roles Sir Daniel Carteret

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1933)
, 1h51
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Basil Gill, Anne Grey, Dennis Hoey, Hector Abbas
Roles Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
Rating64% 3.23583.23583.23583.23583.2358
The plot follows the titular character's epic journey. He is finally burnt at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. As he burns, he is forgiven by God and finally allowed to die. The story bears a resemblance to the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
High Treason
High Treason (1929)
, 1h35
Directed by David Lean, Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Social science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films set in the future, Films based on plays
Actors Jameson Thomas, Benita Hume, Basil Gill, Henry Vibart, James Carew, Milton Rosmer
Roles President of the Federated States of Europe
Rating60% 3.0466753.0466753.0466753.0466753.046675
In 1940/50, world peace is threatened when the "United States of Europe" comes into conflict with the "Empire of the Atlantic States". The former comprises Europe, India, the Middle East, Canada, Africa and Australasia. The latter is a combination of the United States and South America.