Basil Gill

Known for: Acting
Born: March 10, 1877
Died: April 23, 1955
Birthplace: 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.

Filmography

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The Epic That Never Was 1969
as Xenophon, Claudius' doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
St. Martin's Lane 1939
as Magistrate
The Citadel 1938
as Doctor Page
Dangerous Medicine
Dangerous Medicine 1938
as Sir Francis
Knight Without Armour 1937
as Axelstein
His Lordship 1936
as Abdullah
Rembrandt 1936
as Adrien van Rijn
Gaol Break
Gaol Break 1936
as Dr. Walter Merkin
The Crimson Circle 1936
as James Beardmore
The Divine Spark
The Divine Spark 1935
as Romanie
The Immortal Gentleman
The Immortal Gentleman 1935
as William Shakespeare / Malvolio
Mrs. Dane's Defence
Mrs. Dane's Defence 1933
as Sir Daniel Carteret
The Wandering Jew 1933
as Pontius Pilate (Phase I)
Glamour
Glamour 1931
as Lord Westborough
Should a Doctor Tell? 1930
as Dr. Bruce Smith
The School for Scandal 1930
as Sir Peter Teazle
High Treason 1929
as President of Europe
God's Good Man 1919
Actor
The Rocks of Valpre
The Rocks of Valpre 1919
as Trevor Mordaunt
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton 1918
as Crichton
On the Banks of Allan Water
On the Banks of Allan Water 1916
as Richard Warden

Credits from TMDB.