Basil Gill(1877-1955)

Actor

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Basil Gill

Basil Gill was born on 10 March 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Chains of Bondage (1916), The Rocks of Valpre (1919) and School for Scandal (1930). He was married to Margaret von Cavania (actress). He died on 23 April 1955 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.

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Known for

Chains of Bondage

John Malcolm

1916

The Rocks of Valpre

Trevor Mordaunt

1919

Madeleine Carroll in School for Scandal (1930)

School for Scandal

4.7

Sir Peter Teazle

1930

The Admirable Crichton

6.6

Crichton

1918

Credits

Actor

La Citadelle
7.0
- Doctor Page
- 1938
Vedettes du pavé
6.9
- Magistrate
- 1938
Dangerous Medicine
- Sir Francis
- 1938
Will Shakespeare
TV Movie
- Henslowe
- 1938
The Crooked Billet
TV Movie
- Sir William Easton
- 1938
I, Claudius
- Xenophon, Claudius' doctor
- 1937
Journey's End
TV Movie
- Lt. Osborne
- 1937
Le chevalier sans armure
6.8
- Axelstein
- 1937
His Lordship
6.0
- Abdullah
- 1936
Rembrandt
7.0
- Adrien van Rijn - Rembrandt's Brother
- 1936
The Crimson Circle
6.4
- James Beardmore
- 1936
Gaol Break
5.0
- Dr. Walter Merkin
- 1936
The Divine Spark
- Romanie
- 1935
The Immortal Gentleman
4.1
- William Shakespeare
- Malvolio
- 1935
Mrs. Dane's Defence
- Sir Daniel Carteret
- 1933

Personal details

Born
- March 10, 1877
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Died
- April 23, 1955
- Hove, East Sussex, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Margaret von Cavania (actress)
Other works
He acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," at the Open-Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Robert Atkins, John Laurie, Margaretta Scott, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Jessica Tandy, and Leslie French in the cast. Robert Atkins was director.
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Trivia
A popular matinée idol, he played romantic leads and character roles in period drama on screen from 1911.

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