Basil Gill

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Basil Gill

The Epic That Never Was

The Epic That Never Was (1969)

as Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage; uncredited)
The Citadel

The Citadel (1938)

as Doctor Page
Rembrandt

Rembrandt (1936)

as Adrien van Rijn
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Gaol Break (1936)

as Dr. Walter Merkin
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The Immortal Gentleman (1935)

as William Shakespeare / Malvolio
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Mrs. Dane's Defence (1933)

as Sir Daniel Carteret
The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew (1933)

as Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
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Glamour (1931)

as Lord Westborough
High Treason

High Treason (1929)

as President of the Federated States of Europe