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

  • Mister Johnson

    Mister Johnson

  • King David

    King David

  • Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

  • Festival

    Festival

  • In This House of Brede

    In This House of Brede

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Evil Under the Sun

    Evil Under the Sun

  • Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

    Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

  • Masada

    Masada

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

    Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

  • The Man in Room 17

    The Man in Room 17

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Story Parade

    Story Parade

  • A Wanted Man

    A Wanted Man

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Murder of a Moderate Man

    Murder of a Moderate Man

  • The Desperate People

    The Desperate People

  • Noel's Telly Years

    Noel's Telly Years

  • Timeslip

    Timeslip

  • Clayhanger

    Clayhanger

  • A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

    A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

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

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

  • Undermind

    Undermind

  • Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

    Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

  • Life at the Top

    Life at the Top

  • Number 10

    Number 10

  • The Black Windmill

    The Black Windmill

  • The Swindler

    The Swindler

  • Sparrow

    Sparrow

  • The Shell Seekers

    The Shell Seekers

  • The Marriage of Figaro

    The Marriage of Figaro

  • Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

  • Privates on Parade

    Privates on Parade

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • Foreign Body

    Foreign Body

  • Contrabandits

    Contrabandits

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

  • The Interrogation of John

    The Interrogation of John

  • The Gong Game

    The Gong Game

  • Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

  • Iolanthe

    Iolanthe

  • A Walk in the Dark

    A Walk in the Dark