Denis Quilley

Acting

December 26, 1927 – October 5, 2003 (aged 75)

Islington, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes1999 · Archbishop

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher1996 · Slasher Brown (voice)

Noel's Telly Years

Noel's Telly Years1996 · Self

The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro1994 · Bartolo

Singles Villa

Singles Villa1994 · Baron Cesaro

You Shall Not Lie

You Shall Not Lie1992 · Lord Curzon

Rich Tea and Sympathy

Rich Tea and Sympathy1991 · George Rudge

Tonight at 8.30

Tonight at 8.301991 · Jasper

Mister Johnson

Mister Johnson1991 · Bulteen

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers1989 · Cosmo

A Wanted Man

A Wanted Man1989 · DCI Burrows

The Interrogation of John

The Interrogation of John1987 · Insp. Charteris

Foreign Body

Foreign Body1986 · Prime Minister

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay1986 · Det. Chief Insp. Burrows

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes1986 · Dr Leon Sterndale

Murder of a Moderate Man

Murder of a Moderate Man1985

A.D.

A.D.1985 · Peter

King David

King David1985 · Prophet Samuel

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

Magasinet Special: Chess 19841984 · Self

Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk1984 · Rejeb

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes1984 · Dr Leon Sterndale

Orpheus in the Underworld

Orpheus in the Underworld1983 · Jupiter / Napoleon III

Privates on Parade

Privates on Parade1983 · Acting Captain Terri Dennis

Number 10

Number 101983 · William Ewart Gladstone

A Walk in the Dark

A Walk in the Dark1982 · Carter

Saturday Night Thriller

Saturday Night Thriller1982 · Carter

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun1982 · Kenneth Marshall

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'1982 · Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall

The Crucible1981 · Reverend Samuel Parris

Masada

Masada1981 · General Marcus Quadratus

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical1980 · Self/Sweeney Todd

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Captain Waterhouse

Clayhanger

Clayhanger1976 · George Cannon

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe1975 · John Ryder

In This House of Brede

In This House of Brede1975 · Sir Richard

Churchill's People

Churchill's People1974 · King Charles II

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express1974 · Foscarelli

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill1974 · Bateson

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night1973 · James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

Logan's Run

Logan's Run1970