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Anthony Quayle (1913-1989) was an Oscar®-nominated English actor. Quayle appeared in movies in 7 different decades. He earned a Best Oscar® nomination for his role in 1969’s Anne of the Thousand Days. His IMDb page shows 89 acting credits from 1935 to 1993. This page will rank Anthony Quayle movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his early English movies were not included in the rankings, due to lack of information.
Anthony Quayle Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1948 | Hamlet (1948) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1938 | Pygmalion (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) | |
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| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1956 | The Wrong Man (1956) |  |
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| 1965 | Operation Crossbow (1965) | |
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| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) |  |
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| 1979 | Murder by Decree (1979) | |
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| 1974 | The Tamarind Seed (1974) | |
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| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) |  |
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| 1969 | MacKenna's Gold (1969) | |
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| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) | |
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| 1959 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) | |
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| 1962 | Damn the Defiant!/H.M.S. Defiant (1962) | |
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| 1966 | Misunderstood (1966) | |
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| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) Voice Only |
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| 1988 | The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1973 | The Nelson Affair/Bequest To The Nation (1973) | |
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| 1965 | A Study In Terror (1965) | |
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| 1960 | It Takes A Thief/The Challenge (1960) |  |
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| 1990 | King of the Wind (1990) Limited Release |
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| 1988 | Buster (1988) |  |
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| 1964 | East of Sudan (1964) | |
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| 1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) | |
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| 1968 | Before Winter Comes (1968) | |
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| 1966 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) |  |
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| 1977 | The Chosen (1977) |  |
Anthony Quayle Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Anthony Quayle movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win |
Peter O'Toole & Anthony Quinn |
41.50 | 595.9 | 595.90 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | Hamlet (1948) AA Best Picture Win |
Laurence Olivier & Jean Simmons |
8.90 | 241.1 | 241.10 | 15 | 81 | 07 / 04 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Anthony Quinn |
37.10 | 541.1 | 1,040.50 | 3 | 84 | 07 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | Pygmalion (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leslie Howard | 3.50 | 138.6 | 138.60 | 53 | 82 | 04 / 01 | 95.9 | |
| 6 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) | Woody Allen & Burt Reynolds |
25.80 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 13 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 5 | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Richard Burton & Genevieve Bujold |
17.30 | 131.4 | 131.40 | 17 | 72 | 10 / 01 | 94.0 | |
| 7 | The Wrong Man (1956) | Henry Fonda & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
3.30 | 65.2 | 119.50 | 102 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 8 | Operation Crossbow (1965) | Sophia Loren & George Peppard |
10.00 | 105.7 | 105.70 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 9 | The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) | Sophia Loren & James Mason |
4.80 | 54.5 | 54.50 | 61 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 10 | Murder by Decree (1979) | Christopher Plummer & James Mason |
8.20 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 73 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 11 | The Tamarind Seed (1974) | Julie Andrews & Omar Sharif |
8.00 | 46.1 | 46.10 | 51 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 12 | The Eagle Has Landed (1976) | Michael Caine & Donald Sutherland |
13.60 | 69.0 | 69.00 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 13 | MacKenna's Gold (1969) | Gregory Peck & Edward G. Robinson |
8.90 | 67.2 | 67.20 | 31 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 14 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) | Peter Finch | 1.00 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 180 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 17 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) | Sean Connery & Gordon Scott |
2.50 | 44.9 | 44.90 | 93 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 15 | Damn the Defiant!/H.M.S. Defiant (1962) | Alec Guinness | 0.80 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 16 | Misunderstood (1966) | Stefano Colagrande | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 165 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 18 | The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) Voice Only |
Matthew Broderick | 0.70 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 195 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 19 | The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Rutger Hauer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 298 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 20 | The Nelson Affair/Bequest To The Nation (1973) | Glenda Jackson | 0.50 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 168 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 21 | A Study In Terror (1965) | John Neville & Robert Morley |
0.70 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 140 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 23 | It Takes A Thief/The Challenge (1960) | Jayne Mansfield | 0.80 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 133 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 22 | King of the Wind (1990) Limited Release |
Richard Harris | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.9 | |
| 24 | Buster (1988) | Phil Collins & Julie Walters |
0.50 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 209 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 25 | East of Sudan (1964) | Jenny Agutter | 1.60 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 120 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 26 | Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) | Michael Redgrave | 0.10 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 200 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 27 | Before Winter Comes (1968) | David Niven | 0.30 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 175 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.1 | |
| 28 | The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966) | Yul Brynner & Rita Hayworth |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 167 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.3 | |
| 29 | The Chosen (1977) | Kirk Douglas & Simon Ward |
1.40 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 128 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 |
Anthony Quayle Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Guns of Navarone (1961) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Anthony Quinn |
1,040.50 | |
| The Wrong Man (1956) | Henry Fonda & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
119.50 |
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Anthony Quayle is # 974 on the 2021 Oracle of Bacon list. Anthony was the # 173 most connected actor of the 1960’s and the # 177 most connected of the 1970’s. These are the actors on the 2021 list he appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Hamlet (1948)
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE Saraband (1948)
2 MICHAEL CAINE The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Murder by Decree (1979)
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
7 JOHN HURT Before Winter Comes (1969)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Murder by Decree (1979)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
19 JOHN GIELGUD Murder by Decree (1979)
20 SEAN CONNERY Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure (1959)
20 SEAN CONNERY The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
26 ROBERT DUVALL The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
32 TREVOR HOWARD Operation Crossbow (1965)
35 PETER O’TOOLE Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
39 DONALD PLEASENCE The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
39 DONALD PLEASENCE The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
42 ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
42 ANTHONY QUINN The Guns of Navarone (1961)
45 FRANCO NERO Magdalene (1989)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Wrong Man (1956)
66 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
67 JOSS ACKLAND The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
69 JOHN MILLS Operation Crossbow (1965)
74 OMAR SHARIFF Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
74 OMAR SHARIFF Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
74 OMAR SHARIFF The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
74 OMAR SHARIFF The Tamarind Seed (1974)
84 MICHAEL HORDERN Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
84 MICHAEL HORDERN No Time for Tears (1957)
84 MICHAEL HORDERN Train of Events (1949)
89 JOHN CARRADINE Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
90 ELI WALLACH Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
119 JAMES MASON Murder by Decree (1979)
119 JAMES MASON The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
120 DAVID NIVEN Before Winter Comes (1969)
120 DAVID NIVEN The Guns of Navarone (1961)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
140 HENRY FONDA The Wrong Man (1956)
144 JUDI DENCH A Study in Terror (1965)
149 RICHARD HARRIS King of the Wind (1990)
149 RICHARD HARRIS The Guns of Navarone (1961)
176 ROBERT MORLEY A Study in Terror (1965)
186 FRANK FINLAY A Study in Terror (1965)
186 FRANK FINLAY King of the Wind (1990)
186 FRANK FINLAY Murder by Decree (1979)
195 KIRK DOUGLAS Holocaust 2000 (1977)
205 DAVID WARNER Magdalene (1989)
220 HARRY ANDREWS Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
232 DAVID HEMMINGS Murder by Decree (1979)
248 MICHAEL GOUGH Saraband (1948)
258 KEENAN WYNN Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
265 WOODY ALLEN Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
273 TREAT WILLIAMS The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
295 SOPHIA LOREN Operation Crossbow (1965)
295 SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
296 JOHN WOOD It Takes a Thief (1960)
311 BURGESS MEREDITH Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
342 JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
353 GREGORY PECK Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
353 GREGORY PECK The Guns of Navarone (1961)
368 MICHAEL BYRNE BUSTER (1988)
368 MICHAEL BYRNE THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)
375 WALTER GOTELL Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
375 WALTER GOTELL The Guns of Navarone (1961)
376 NIGEL HAWTHORNE King of the Wind (1990)
380 LAURENCE OLIVIER Hamlet (1948)
383 RICHARD BURTON Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
385 MIRIAM MARGOLYES The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
397 PETER VAUGHAN King of the Wind (1990)
411 PETER CUSHING Hamlet (1948)
433 JOHN STANDING THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)
443 MEL FERRER Oh… Rosalinda!! (1955)
443 MEL FERRER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
445 FERDY MAYNE Magdalene (1989)
445 FERDY MAYNE Operation Crossbow (1965)
445 FERDY MAYNE The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
448 NASTASSJA KINSKI Magdalene (1989)
469 LESLIE PHILLIPS Train of Events (1949)
485 ALEC GUINNESS Damn the Defiant! (1962)
485 ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
485 ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
497 TELLY SAVALAS Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
515 LYNN REDGRAVE Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
535 TONI COLLETTE THE PRINCESS AND THE COBBLER (1993)
538 VINCENT PRICE The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
564 IRENE PAPAS Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
564 IRENE PAPAS The Guns of Navarone (1961)
573 MARNE MAITLAND Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
587 ALEXANDER KNOX Holocaust 2000 (1977)
593 JOHN IRELAND The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
600 ADOLFO CELI Holocaust 2000 (1977)
602 RICHARD JOHNSON Operation Crossbow (1965)
614 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON ICE COLD IN ALEX (1958)
614 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON OPERATION CROSSBOW (1965)
614 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)
635 MAURICE DENHAM Operation Crossbow (1965)
636 CLIVE REVILL The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
679 JACK HAWKINS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
720 MATTHEW BRODERICK The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
723 GEOFFREY KEEN Holocaust 2000 (1977)
724 ROY KINNEAR Oh… Rosalinda!! (1955)
766 DESMOND LLEWELYN Hamlet (1948)
830 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
864 ROLAND CULVER The Nelson Affair (1973)
882 DONALD MOFFAT Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
902 PERCY HERBERT It Takes a Thief (1960)
902 PERCY HERBERT Serious Charge (1959)
902 PERCY HERBERT The Guns of Navarone (1961)
953 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Wrong Man (1956)
969 GENEVIEVE BUJOLD Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
980 MARIANNE STONE Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
997 WOLF KAHLER THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)
998 JENNY AGUTTER EAST OF SUDAN (1964)
998 JENNY AGUTTER KING OF THE WIND (1990)
998 JENNY AGUTTER THE EAGLE HAS LANDED (1976)
Anthony appeared with 20 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS Damn the Defiant! (1962)
ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
ALEC GUINNESS The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
ANTHONY QUINN The Guns of Navarone (1961)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Murder by Decree (1979)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
DAVID NIVEN Before Winter Comes (1969)
DAVID NIVEN The Guns of Navarone (1961)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
GLENDA JACKSON King of the Wind (1990)
GLENDA JACKSON The Nelson Affair (1973)
GREGORY PECK Mackenna’s Gold (1969)
GREGORY PECK The Guns of Navarone (1961)
HENRY FONDA The Wrong Man (1956)
JOHN GIELGUD Murder by Decree (1979)
JOHN MILLS Operation Crossbow (1965)
JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
JUDI DENCH A Study in Terror (1965)
JULIE ANDREWS The Tamarind Seed (1974)
LAURENCE OLIVIER Hamlet (1948)
MICHAEL CAINE The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
PETER FINCH The Nelson Affair (1973)
PETER FINCH Train of Events (1949)
ROBERT DUVALL The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
SEAN CONNERY Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure (1959)
SEAN CONNERY The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
SOPHIA LOREN Operation Crossbow (1965)
SOPHIA LOREN The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
WENDY HILLER Pygmalion (1938)
I have seen 11 Anthony Quale movies, all of them in the top 15.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Lawrence of Arabia.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Damn the Defiant!
Favourite Anthony Quale Movies:
Lawrence of Arabia
Hamlet
Guns of Navarone – my favourite film overall
Pygmalion
Operation Crossbow
Murder By Decree
MacKenna’s Gold
Damn the Defiant!
Other Anthony Quale Movies I have Seen:
Anne of a Thousand Days
The Wrong Man
The Fall of the Roman Empire