Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1877-03-10
Day of Death
1955-04-23
Place of Birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography (21)
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Epic That Never Was
1969
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Doctor Page
The Citadel
1938
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Magistrate
St. Martin's Lane
1938No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Sir Francis
Dangerous Medicine
1938
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Axelstein
Knight Without Armour
1937
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Abdullah
His Lordship
1936
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Adrien van Rijn
Rembrandt
1936No Image
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Dr. Walter Merkin
Gaol Break
1936
⭐ 5.6
Role:
James Beardmore
The Crimson Circle
1936No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Romanie
The Divine Spark
1935No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
William Shakespeare / Malvolio
The Immortal Gentleman
1935No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Sir Daniel Carteret
Mrs. Dane's Defence
1933
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
The Wandering Jew
1933No Image
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Lord Westborough
Glamour
1931
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Dr. Bruce Smith
