sir john anthony quayle, (7 september 1913 – 20 october 1989) was an english actor and theatre director. he was nominated for an oscar and a golden globe for his supporting role as thomas wolsey in the film "anne of the thousand days" (1969), and played important roles in such major studio productions as "the guns of navarone" (1961), "lawrence of arabia" (1962), "the fall of the roman empire" (1964), "operation crossbow" (1965), "qb vii" (1974), and "the eagle has landed" (1976). quayle was knighted in the 1985 new years honours list.