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Basil Gill

b. 1877 — d. 1955 (aged 78) Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Actor

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

School for Scandal

School for Scandal

Man of Affairs

The Rocks of Valpre

Chains of Bondage

Filmography

Sidewalks of London

Sidewalks of London

Dangerous Medicine

The Crooked Billet

Sir William Easton

Will Shakespeare

Knight Without Armor

Knight Without Armor

Man of Affairs

The Crimson Circle

The Crimson Circle

James Beardmore

Dr. Walter Merkin

The Immortal Gentleman

The Immortal Gentleman

William Shakespeare

The Divine Spark

The Divine Spark

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

Pontius Pilate cut from US version

Mrs. Dane's Defence

Mrs. Dane's Defence

Sir Daniel Carteret

Lord Westborough

School for Scandal

School for Scandal

Sir Peter Teazle

Should a Doctor Tell?

Dr. Bruce Smith

High Treason

President Stephen Deane

The Soul of Guilda Lois

The Irresistible Flapper

Keeper of the Door

The Rocks of Valpre

Trevor Mordaunt

God's Good Man

Reverend John Walden

Missing the Tide

Sir Felix Faber

The Admirable Crichton

What's the Use of Grumbling

The Adventures of Dick Dolan

The Ragged Messenger

Reverend John Morton

On the Banks of Allan Water

On the Banks of Allan Water

Chains of Bondage

Duke of Buckingham

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