Denis Quilley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

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

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • The Swindler

    The Swindler

  • Mister Johnson

    Mister Johnson

  • Foreign Body

    Foreign Body

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Evil Under the Sun

    Evil Under the Sun

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

  • Iolanthe

    Iolanthe

  • Masada

    Masada

  • King David

    King David

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • Story Parade

    Story Parade

  • The Black Windmill

    The Black Windmill

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

    Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

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

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

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Man in Room 17

    The Man in Room 17

  • Clayhanger

    Clayhanger

  • Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

    Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

  • Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

  • Life at the Top

    Life at the Top

  • Undermind

    Undermind

  • A Walk in the Dark

    A Walk in the Dark

  • The Interrogation of John

    The Interrogation of John

  • Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

  • Number 10

    Number 10

  • Noel's Telly Years

    Noel's Telly Years

  • The Shell Seekers

    The Shell Seekers

  • Timeslip

    Timeslip

  • In This House of Brede

    In This House of Brede

  • Privates on Parade

    Privates on Parade

  • Contrabandits

    Contrabandits

  • The Marriage of Figaro

    The Marriage of Figaro

  • Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

    Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

  • The Desperate People

    The Desperate People

  • A Wanted Man

    A Wanted Man

  • Murder of a Moderate Man

    Murder of a Moderate Man

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • The Gong Game

    The Gong Game

  • Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical