| Godfrey Quigley | |
|---|---|
 Quigley in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) | |
| Born | Godfrey John Quigley (1923-05-04)4 May 1923 Jerusalem, Palestine |
| Died | 7 September 1994(1994-09-07) (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Abbey School of Acting |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television and stage actor |
| Years active | 1949–1989 |
| Organization | Globe Theatre Company founder |
| Spouse | Genevieve Lyons (1954—??) (divorced) |
Godfrey Quigley (4 May 1923 – 7 September 1994) was an Irish film, television and stage actor. He appeared in Stanley Kubrick's films A Clockwork Orange and Barry Lyndon.
Biography
Quigley was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, where his father was serving as an officer in the British Army. The family returned to Ireland in the 1930s and, following military service in the Second World War, Quigley trained as an actor at the Abbey School of Acting.
In 1949, Quigley made his first film appearance, in Saints and Sinners. He appeared in two Stanley Kubrick films: first as the prison chaplain in A Clockwork Orange (1971), and then as Captain Grogan in Barry Lyndon (1975). In British television, he played a has-been gangster in the serial Big Breadwinner Hog (1969). His theatre roles include the Irishman in Tom Murphy's The Gigli Concert, for which he won the Harvey's Best Actor Award in 1984.
In the 1950s, Quigley co-founded the Globe Theatre Company, whose members included his wife, Genevieve Lyons. The company was disestablished in 1960. During the same period, he produced the radio soap opera The Kennedys of Castleross.
In 1983 Quigley appeared in the film Educating Rita.
Death
Quigley died in Dublin of Alzheimer's disease, aged 71.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Saints and Sinners | Colin | Uncredited |
| 1957 | The Rising of the Moon | Christy Donigan | |
| 1958 | Rooney | Tom Reilly | |
| 1959 | Broth of a Boy | Desmond Phillips | |
| 1960 | The Siege of Sidney Street | Blakey | |
| 1962 | Dead Man's Evidence | Supt. O'Brien | |
| 1964 | Nothing But the Best | Coates | |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable | Inspector Savory | |
| 1966 | Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. | Dortmun | |
| 1969 | Guns in the Heather | Meister | |
| 1969 | The Reckoning | Dr. Carolan | |
| 1971 | Get Carter | Eddie Appleyard | |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Prison Chaplain | |
| 1973 | Conflict | Father Walter | |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Captain Grogan | |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Baisemeaux | |
| 1983 | Educating Rita | Rita's father | |
| 1989 | All Dogs Go to Heaven | Terrier | Voice (final film role) |
References
- ^ The Irish Times, "Actor Godfrey Quigley Dies in Dublin Aged 71", 8 September 1994.
- "Godfrey Quigley | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ "Godfrey Quigley". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
- "Godfrey Quigley". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ The Irish Times, "Godfrey Quigley: The Art of Being Different", 21 May 1988.
- Associated Press (14 September 1994). "Godfrey Quigley Obituary". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- "Deaths: Godfrey Quigley". Gainesville Sun. 14 September 1994. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
External links
Categories:- 1923 births
- 1994 deaths
- 20th-century Irish male actors
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- Deaths from dementia in the Republic of Ireland
- Expatriates in Mandatory Palestine
- Irish expatriates
- Irish male film actors
- Irish male stage actors
- Irish male television actors
- Irish male voice actors
- Irish radio producers
- Irish theatre directors