Denis Quilley
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-12-26
- Died:
- 2003-10-05
- Place of birth:
- 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
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Noel's Telly Years
The Marriage of Figaro
Sparrow
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Rich Tea and Sympathy
Tonight at 8.30
Mister Johnson
The Shell Seekers
A Wanted Man
The Interrogation of John
Foreign Body
ScreenPlay
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Murder of a Moderate Man
A.D.
King David
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Memed My Hawk
Sherlock Holmes
Orpheus in the Underworld
Privates on Parade
Number 10
A Walk in the Dark
Saturday Night Thriller
Evil Under the Sun
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
The Crucible
Masada
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Tales of the Unexpected
Clayhanger
You're On Your Own
In This House of Brede
Churchill's People
Murder on the Orient Express
The Black Windmill
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Timeslip
Anne of the Thousand Days
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Contrabandits
Iolanthe
Life at the Top
The Gong Game
The Man in Room 17
Undermind
Story Parade
The Swindler
Festival
The Desperate People
The Avengers
No Hiding Place
Armchair Theatre
Dixon of Dock Green
Hallmark Hall of Fame