Godfrey Quigley
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.
Godfrey Quigley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Godfrey John Quigley 4 May 1923 |
| Died | 7 September 1994 (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) |
Biography
Quigley was born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, where his father was serving as an officer in the British Army.[1] 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.[1]
In 1949, Quigley made his first film appearance, in Saints and Sinners.[2] 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).[3] In British television, he played a has-been gangster in the serial Big Breadwinner Hog (1969).[4] 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.[5]
In the 1950s, Quigley co-founded the Globe Theatre Company,[5] whose members included his wife, Genevieve Lyons. The company was disestablished in 1960.[1] During the same period, he produced the radio soap opera The Kennedys of Castleross.[5]
In 1983 Quigley appeared in the film Educating Rita.[3]
Death
Quigley died in Dublin of Alzheimer's disease, aged 71.[6][7]
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 | |
| 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.