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 Jerusalem, Palestine
Died	7 September 1994 (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Abbey School of Acting
Occupation	Film, television and stage actor
Years active	1949–1989
Organization	Globe Theatre Company founder
Spouse(s)	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. 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.[2]

In the 1950s, Quigley co-founded the Globe Theatre Company,[2] 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.[2]

In 1983 Quigley appeared in the film Educating Rita.

Death

Quigley died in Dublin of Alzheimer's disease, aged 71.[3][4]

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

1. The Irish Times, "Actor Godfrey Quigley Dies in Dublin Aged 71", 8 September 1994.
2. The Irish Times, "Godfrey Quigley: The Art of Being Different", 21 May 1988.
3. Associated Press (September 14, 1994). "Godfrey Quigley Obituary". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
4. "Deaths: Godfrey Quigley". Gainesville Sun. September 14, 1994. Retrieved 19 July 2015.

External links

• Godfrey Quigley at IMDb