Person

Basil Gill

Acting · 1877–1955 · Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

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.

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  The Citadel

  Doctor Page

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  Rembrandt

  Adrien van Rijn

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  The Crimson Circle

  James Beardmore

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  St. Martin's Lane

  Magistrate

• The Immortal Gentleman

  William Shakespeare / Malvolio

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  God's Good Man

  1919

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  The Epic That Never Was

  Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

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  Knight Without Armour

  Axelstein

• The Admirable Crichton

  Crichton

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  High Treason

  President of the Federated States of Europe

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