Denis Quilley

Denis Quilley

Known for

Acting

Born

December 26, 1927

Birthplace

Islington, London, England, UK

Died

October 5, 2003 (aged 75)

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.

Best known work

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

1982

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

1974

King David

King David

1985

Masada

Masada

1981

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Mister Johnson

Mister Johnson

1991

Filmography

1999
Sir Bernard's Stately HomesTV
as Archbishop (1 episode)
1996
Dennis the Menace and GnasherTV
as Slasher Brown (voice) (1 episode)
1996
Noel's Telly YearsTV
as Self (1 episode)
1994
The Marriage of FigaroTV
as Bartolo (3 episodes)
1994
Sparrow
as Baron Cesaro
1992
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Lord Curzon
1991
Rich Tea and SympathyTV
as George Rudge (6 episodes)
1991
Tonight at 8.30TV
as Jasper (1 episode)
1991
Mister Johnson
as Bulteen
1989
The Shell Seekers
as Cosmo
1989
A Wanted ManTV
as DCI Burrows (3 episodes)
1987
The Interrogation of John
as Insp. Charteris
1986
Foreign Body
as Prime Minister
1986
ScreenPlayTV
as Det. Chief Insp. Burrows (1 episode)
1986
The Return of Sherlock HolmesTV
as Dr Leon Sterndale (1 episode)
1985
Murder of a Moderate ManTV
1985
A.D.TV
as Peter (5 episodes)
1985
King David
as Prophet Samuel
1984
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
as Self
1984
Memed My Hawk
as Rejeb
1984
Sherlock HolmesTV
as Dr Leon Sterndale (1 episode)
1983
Orpheus in the Underworld
as Jupiter / Napoleon III
1983
Privates on Parade
as Acting Captain Terri Dennis
1983
Number 10TV
as William Ewart Gladstone (1 episode)
1982
A Walk in the Dark
as Carter