Basil Gill
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
Sir Daniel Carteret
Mrs. Dane's Defence
President of the Federated States of Europe
High Treason
Abdullah
His Lordship
Axelstein
Knight Without Armour
Doctor Page
The Citadel
Trevor Mordaunt
The Rocks of Valpre
James Beardmore
The Crimson Circle
William Shakespeare / Malvolio
The Immortal Gentleman
Romanie
The Divine Spark
Sir Francis
Dangerous Medicine
Dr. Walter Merkin
Gaol Break
Sir Peter Teazle
The School for Scandal
Dr. Bruce Smith
Should a Doctor Tell?
Lord Westborough
Glamour
Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
The Wandering Jew
Magistrate
St. Martin's Lane
Richard Warden
On the Banks of Allan Water
God's Good Man
Adrien van Rijn
Rembrandt
Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)
The Epic That Never Was
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1877-03-10
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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