Denis Quilley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1927
- Died
- October 5, 2003 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Islington, London, England, UK
Biography
Denis Clifford Quilley was an English actor. From a family with no theatrical connections, Quilley was determined from an early age to become an actor and was taken on by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in his teens. After a break for compulsory military service he began a West End career in 1950, succeeding Richard Burton in "The Lady's Not For Burning". In the 1950s he appeared in revue, musicals, operetta and on television as well as in classic and modern drama in the theatre.
Known For
Filmography
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
TV · as Archbishop · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
TV · as Slasher Brown (voice) · 1 ep
Noel's Telly Years
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sparrow
Movie · as Baron Cesaro
The Marriage of Figaro
TV · as Bartolo · 3 eps
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Movie · as Lord Curzon
Mister Johnson
Movie · as Bulteen
Tonight at 8.30
TV · as Jasper · 1 ep
Rich Tea and Sympathy
TV · as George Rudge · 6 eps
The Shell Seekers
Movie · as Cosmo
A Wanted Man
TV · as DCI Burrows · 3 eps
The Interrogation of John
Movie · as Insp. Charteris
Foreign Body
Movie · as Prime Minister
ScreenPlay
TV · as Det. Chief Insp. Burrows · 1 ep
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr Leon Sterndale · 1 ep
King David
Movie · as Prophet Samuel
Murder of a Moderate Man
TV · 5 eps
A.D.
TV · as Peter · 5 eps
Memed My Hawk
Movie · as Rejeb
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Movie · as Self
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Dr Leon Sterndale · 1 ep
Orpheus in the Underworld
Movie · as Jupiter / Napoleon III
Privates on Parade
Movie · as Acting Captain Terri Dennis
Number 10
TV · as William Ewart Gladstone · 1 ep
Evil Under the Sun
Movie · as Kenneth Marshall
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Movie · as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
A Walk in the Dark
Movie · as Carter
Saturday Night Thriller
TV · as Carter · 1 ep
The Crucible
Movie · as Reverend Samuel Parris
Masada
TV · as General Marcus Quadratus · 2 eps
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Movie · as Self/Sweeney Todd
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Captain Waterhouse · 1 ep
Clayhanger
TV · as George Cannon · 10 eps
In This House of Brede
Movie · as Sir Richard
You're On Your Own
TV · as John Ryder · 6 eps
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · as Antonio Foscarelli
The Black Windmill
Movie · as Bateson
Churchill's People
TV · as King Charles II · 1 ep
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
Timeslip
TV · 26 eps
Anne of the Thousand Days
Movie · as Weston
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr. · 1 ep
Contrabandits
TV · 30 eps
Iolanthe
Movie · as Strephon
The Gong Game
Movie · as Bob
Life at the Top
Movie · as Ben
Undermind
TV · 11 eps
The Man in Room 17
TV · as Huston · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Reg Whitmore · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Mike Weller · 1 ep
The Swindler
Movie · as Dick Sothers
The Desperate People
TV · as Larry Martin · 6 eps
Festival
TV · as Knight/Tempter · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Dick Sothers, Bob · 1 ep
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as John Richard Everitt · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Cosmo · 1 ep