Denis Quilley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-12-26
Day of Death
2003-10-05 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Denis Quilley
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
Acting
(1994)
Sparrow
as Baron Cesaro
(1992)
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Lord Curzon
(1991)
Mister Johnson
as Bulteen
(1989)
The Shell Seekers
as Cosmo
(1987)
The Interrogation of John
as Insp. Charteris
(1986)
Foreign Body
as Prime Minister
(1985)
King David
as Prophet Samuel
(1984)
Memed My Hawk
as Rejeb
(1984)
(1983)
Privates on Parade
as Acting Captain Terri Dennis
(1983)
Orpheus in the Underworld
as Jupiter / Napoleon III
(1982)
Evil Under the Sun
as Kenneth Marshall
(1982)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
(1982)
A Walk in the Dark
as Carter
(1980)
The Crucible
as Reverend Samuel Parris
(1980)
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
as Self/Sweeney Todd
(1975)
In This House of Brede
as Sir Richard
(1974)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Foscarelli
(1974)
The Black Windmill
as Bateson
(1973)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
(1969)
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Weston
(1965)
Life at the Top
as Ben
(1965)
The Gong Game
as Bob