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| Film credits |
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| MOSCOW NIGHTS | 1935 | officer (uncredited) |
| PYGMALION | 1938 | hairdresser (uncredited) |
| SARABAND FOR DEAD LOVERS | 1948 | Durer |
| HAMLET | 1948 | Marcellus |
| MR. THERM'S REVIEW: Mr. Therm's Review No. 4 | 1955 | on-screen participant |
| OH... ROSALINDA!! | 1955 | General Orlofsky |
| THE BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE | 1956 | Commodore Harwood, HMS Ajax |
| THE WRONG MAN | US, 1956 | Frank D. O'Connor |
| THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T TALK | 1957 | Dr Frank Smith |
| WOMAN IN A DRESSING GOWN | 1957 | Jim |
| NO TIME FOR TEARS | 1957 | Dr. Graham Seagrave |
| ICE COLD IN ALEX | 1958 | Captain van der Poel |
| SERIOUS CHARGE | 1959 | Howard Phillips |
| THE CHALLENGE | 1959 | Jim |
| TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE | 1959 | Slade |
| DRUMS FOR A QUEEN | 1961 | narrator |
| THE GUNS OF NAVARONE | UK/US, 1961 | Major Roy Franklin |
| H.M.S. DEFIANT | 1962 | Vizard |
| LAWRENCE OF ARABIA | 1962 | Colonel Harry Brighton |
| THIS IS LLOYD'S | 1963 | narrator |
| EAST OF SUDAN | 1964 | Richard Baker |
| THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE | US, 1964 | Verulus |
| PAGEANTRY OF BRITAIN | 1964 | narrator |
| OPERATION CROSSBOW | UK/Italy, 1965 | Bamford |
| THE VITAL OCEAN | 1965 | narrator |
| A STUDY IN TERROR | NATO, 1965 | Dr. Murray |
| THE NORMAN CONGUEST IN THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY | 1966 | cast member |
| IMPULSES | NATO, 1966 | narrator |
| CENTENARY | 1967 | narrator |
| FOUR MEN OF INDIA | UK/India, 1967 | narrator |
| INCOMPRESO / MISUNDERSTOOD | Italy, 1967 | Duncombe |
| BEFORE WINTER COMES | 1968 | Brigadier Bewley |
| THE JUDGEMENT OF ALBION | 1968 | reader |
| MACKENNA'S GOLD | US, 1968 | Older Englishman |
| ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS | 1969 | Cardinal Wolsey |
| ISLAND UNKNOWN | 1969 | narrator |
| BEQUEST TO A VILLAGE | 1969 | narrator |
| OUR COUNTRY IS THE WORLD | 1969 | narrator |
| ONE OF OUR OWN KIND | 1969 | narrator |
| THE NAVY IS A SHIP | 1970 | narrator |
| OUR COUNTRY IS THE WORLD | 1970 | narrator |
| THE NAVY IS A SHIP | 1970 | narrator |
| AFTER THE RAINBOW | 1971 | narrator |
| AFTER THE ARROW | 1971 | narrator |
| A SET OF SLIDES | 1972 | narrator |
| "EVERY THING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX"* *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK | US, 1972 | the king |
| BEQUEST TO THE NATION | 1973 | Lord Minto |
| THE WORLDS OF RUDYARD KIPLING | 1973 | narrator |
| THE TAMARIND SEED | 1974 | Jack Loder |
| PEOPLE OF THE SUN : DIARY OF CIVILISATIONS | 1974 (6 pts) | narrator |
| SIXTY INCREDIBLE YEARS | 1974 | narrator |
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS | 1975 | Jaggers |
| THE EAGLE HAS LANDED | 1976 | Admiral Wilhelm Canaris |
| THE PRICE OF PEACE | 1976 | cast member |
| HOLOCAUST 2000 | UK/Italy, 1977 | Professor Griffith |
| MURDER BY DECREE | Canada/UK, 1978 | Sir Charles Warren |
| THE CHALLENGE OF CHOICE | 1979 | narrator |
| DR. SPOCK - AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION | US, 1980 | narrator |
| SHAKESPEARE'S STRATFORD | 1982 | narrator |
| THE MIRACLE | 1985 | cast member |
| BUSTER | 1988 | Sir James McDowell |
| STILLE NACHT / SILENT NIGHT | Germany, 1988 | cast member |
| LA LEGGENDA DEL SANTO BEVITORE / THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER | Italy/France, 1988 | distinguished gentleman |
| KING OF THE WIND | US, 1989 | Lord Granville |
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| Television credits |
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| KING HENRY IV PART 1 | BBC tx 19/8/1951 | Sir John Falstaff |
| HEART OF THE DRAGON: The Merry Wives of Windsor | BBC tx 2/10/1955 | Sir John Falstaff |
| PRODUCERS' SHOWCASE: Caesar and Cleopatra | NBC (US) tx 5/3//1956 | cast member |
| PRODUCERS' SHOWCASE: The Barretts of Wimpole Street | NBC (US) tx 2/4/1956 | Sir John Falstaff |
| SUSPICION: The Man with the Gun | NBC (US) tx 9/6/1958 | Graham |
| ARMCHAIR THEATRE: Shadow of The Ruthless | ITV tx 26/4/1959 | Harry Albert |
| ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Scent of Fear | ITV tx 13/9/1959 | Colonel Kralik |
| CLOSE UP | ITV tx 20/7/1962 | interviewee |
| PLAY OF THE WEEK: The Rules of the Game | ITV tx 15/2/1965 | Leone |
| PLAY OF THE WEEK: A Fearful Thing | ITV tx 15/3/1965 | Gooch |
| GEORGE SCHAEFER'S SHOWCASE THEATRE: Barefoot in Athens | NBC (US) 1966 | Pausinius |
| ARMCHAIR THEATRE: The Rose Affair | ITV tx 8/10/1961 | Betumain |
| MAN OF THE WORLD: The Enemy | ITV tx 11/5/1963 | Dr. Moretti |
| THE SAINT: The Noble Sportsman | ITV tx 2/2/1964 | Lord Thornton Yearly |
| ESPIONAGE: A Free Agent | ITV tx 21/3/1964 | Phillip Sangster |
| GOLDEN DRAMA | ITV tx 31/1/1965 | introduction |
| DANGER GROWS WILD / POPPIES ARE ALSO FLOWERS | ABC (US) 1966 | Captain |
| A CASE OF LIBEL | ABC (US) tx 11/2/1968; ITV tx 9/7/1968 | Colonel Douglas |
| HELLO BROADWAY GOODBYE | BBC1 tx 16/5/1968 | interviewee |
| DESTINY OF A SPY | NBC (US) tx 27/10/1969 | Colonel Malendin |
| STRANGE REPORT | ITV tx 19/9-19/12/1969 (14 eps) | Adam Strange |
| RED PEPPERS | BBC1 tx 15/12/1969 | Mr Edwards |
| STRANGE REPORT | ITV tx 20 &27/3/1970 (2 eps) | Adam Strange |
| A TIME TO REMEMBER: A New Era | ITV tx 1/1/1971 | narrator |
| A TIME TO REMEMBER: Some People of the Thirties | ITV tx 23/11/1971 | narrator |
| A TIME TO REMEMBER: Some Powers That Were | ITV tx 25/1/1972 | narrator |
| THE EVIL TOUCH | ABC (Australia) tx 16/9/1973-31/3/1974 (24 edns) | host |
| THE EVIL TOUCH | ABC (Australia) tx 2 & 9/6/1974 (2 edns) | host |
| JACKANORY: Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh | BBC1 tx 12-16/3/1973 (5 pts) | reader |
| JARRETT | NBC (US) tx 17/3/1973 | Cosmo Bastrop |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE REBEL | CBS (US) 1975 (4 pts) | cast member |
| THE STORY OF DAVID | ABC (US) tx 9/4/1976 | King Saul |
| 21 HOURS AT MUNICH | ABC (US) tx 7/11/1976 | General Zvi Zamir |
| STARS ON SUNDAY | ITV tx 6/3/1977 | on-screen participant |
| THIS IS YOUR LIFE: Anthony Quayle | ITV tx 9/2/1977 | subject of programme |
| PLAY OF THE WEEK: Ice Age | BBC2 tx 17/5/1978 | the old man |
| BBC TELEVISION SHAKESPEARE: Henry IV Part One | BBC2 tx 9/12/1979 | Sir John Falstaff |
| BBC TELEVISION SHAKESPEARE: Henry IV Part Two | BBC2 tx 16/12/1979 | Sir John Falstaff |
| COME SUNDAY (series 4) | ITV tx 13/4-6/6/1980 (6 edns) | on-screen participant |
| MASADA | ABC (US) tx 5-8/4/1981 (4 pts) | Rubrius Gallus |
| TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: The Last Bottle in the World | ITV tx 7/6/1981 | Kyros Kassoulas |
| THE MANIONS OF AMERICA | ABC (US) tx 30/9-??/1981 | Lord Montgomery |
| SIX FIFTY-FIVE SPECIAL | BBC2 tx 26/7/1982 | interviewee |
| BURTON - A PORTRAIT OF A SUPERSTAR | BBC1 tx 23/2/1983 | interviewee |
| SIXTY MINUTES | BBC1 tx 26/10/1983 | interviewee |
| THE GREAT PALACE: THE STORY OF PARLIAMENT | BBC2 tx 3/11-22/12/1983 (8 pts) | narrator |
| HEART OF THE DRAGON | Channel 4 tx 30/1-16/4/1984 (12 pts) | narrator |
| LACE | ABC (US) tx 26 & 27/2/1984; ITV tx 9 & 10/9/1984 (2 pts) | Dr Geneste |
| PEBBLE MILL AT ONE | BBC1 tx 12/4/1984 | interviewee |
| THE TESTAMENT OF JOHN | BBC2 tx 28/4/1984 | John Douglas |
| THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII | ABC (US) 6-8/5/1984 | Quintus |
| THE NATURAL WORLD: One Man's Island | BBC2 tx 11/11/1984 | narrator |
| THE GREATEST PAPER IN THE WORLD | ITV tx 2/1/1985 | narrator |
| BREAKFAST TIME | BBC1 tx 29/1/1985 | interviewee |
| OLIVIER: ACT 1 | BBC1 tx 22/2/1985 | on-screen participant |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 27/3/1985 | narrator |
| PEBBLE MILL AT ONE | BBC1 tx 9/4/1985 | interviewee |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 10/4/1985 | narrator |
| THE KEY TO REBECCA | syndicated (US) tx 29/4-6/5/1985 (2 pts) | Abdullah |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 2/10/1985 | narrator |
| GOD KNOWS WHERE & PORT TALBOT: A TALE OF TOURING DAYS | ITV tx 17/12/1985 | presenter |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 7/5/1986 | narrator |
| BREAKFAST TIME | BBC1 tx 25/8/1986 | interviewee |
| BY WAY OF CAPE HORN | BBC2 tx 3/9/1986 | narrator |
| THE THEBAN PLAYS BY SOPHOCLES: Oedipus At Colonus | BBC2 tx 17/9/1986 | cast member |
| WOGAN | BBC1 tx 5/2/1988 | interviewee |
| THE BOURNE IDENTITY | US TV tx 8/5/1988 | General Villiers |
| BREAKFAST TIME | BBC1 tx 26/8/1988 | interviewee |
| REACHING FOR THE SKIES | BBC2 tx 12/9-28/11/1988 | narrator |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 15/2/1989 | narrator |
| PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST: The Conservative Party | tx 22/3/1989 | narrator |
| THE ENDLESS GAME | Channel 4 tx 20/8/1989 | Glanville |
| INVITATION TO REMEMBER: Sir Anthony Quayle | ITV tx 22/10/1989 | subject of programme |
| CONFESSIONAL | ITV tx 25/10/1989 | The Pope |
| BEST OF BRITISH | BBC1 tx 19/3-4/6//1990 | narrator |
| BEST OF BRITISH | BBC1 tx 31/10/1992 | narrator |
| A LITTLE PIECE OF ENGLAND | BBC2 tx 23/12/1987 | narrator |
| MOSÈ | Rai uno (Italy) tx 22/12/1974; ITV tx 16/1/1977 | Aaron |
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| Video credits |
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| SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY | 1983 | commentator |
| SHAKESPEARE'S HERITAGE | 1983 | commentator |
| RENOIR | 1985 | presenter |
