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Actor
Denis Quilley
- Born December 26, 1927 in Islington, London, England, UK
- Died October 5, 2003
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
Murder on the Orient Express1974
Evil Under the Sun1982
Sherlock Holmes1984
The Avengers1961
Anne of the Thousand Days1969
The Black Windmill1974
King David1985
Masada1981
Filmography
- 1999Sir Bernard's Stately HomesSeriesArchbishop
- 1996Dennis the Menace and GnasherSeriesSlasher Brown (voice)
- 1996Noel's Telly YearsSeriesSelf
- 1994SparrowFilmBaron Cesaro
- 1994The Marriage of FigaroSeriesBartolo
- 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaFilmLord Curzon
- 1991Mister JohnsonFilmBulteen
- 1991Tonight at 8.30SeriesJasper
- 1991Rich Tea and SympathySeriesGeorge Rudge
- 1989The Shell SeekersFilmCosmo
- 1989A Wanted ManSeriesDCI Burrows
- 1987The Interrogation of JohnFilmInsp. Charteris
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesSeriesDr Leon Sterndale
- 1986Foreign BodyFilmPrime Minister
- 1986ScreenPlaySeriesDet. Chief Insp. Burrows
- 1985King DavidFilmProphet Samuel
- 1985A.D.SeriesPeter
- 1985Murder of a Moderate ManSeries
- 1984Sherlock HolmesSeriesDr Leon Sterndale
- 1984Memed My HawkFilmRejeb
- 1984Magasinet Special: Chess 1984FilmSelf
- 1983Privates on ParadeFilmActing Captain Terri Dennis
- 1983Number 10SeriesWilliam Ewart Gladstone
- 1983Orpheus in the UnderworldFilmJupiter / Napoleon III
- 1982Evil Under the SunFilmKenneth Marshall
- 1982The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'FilmSelf / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
- 1982A Walk in the DarkFilmCarter
- 1982Saturday Night ThrillerSeriesCarter
- 1981MasadaSeriesGeneral Marcus Quadratus
- 1981The CrucibleFilmReverend Samuel Parris
- 1980Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a MusicalFilmSelf/Sweeney Todd
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesCaptain Waterhouse
- 1976ClayhangerSeriesGeorge Cannon
- 1975In This House of BredeFilmSir Richard
- 1975You're On Your OwnSeriesJohn Ryder
- 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressFilmFoscarelli
- 1974The Black WindmillFilmBateson
- 1974Churchill's PeopleSeriesKing Charles II
- 1973Long Day's Journey Into NightFilmJames 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
- 1970TimeslipSeries
- 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysFilmWeston
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesJames 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
- 1967ContrabanditsSeries
- 1966IolantheFilmStrephon
- 1965Life at the TopFilmBen
- 1965The Man in Room 17SeriesHuston
- 1965The TroubleshootersSeriesReg Whitmore
- 1965UndermindSeries
- 1965The Gong GameFilmBob
- 1964Story ParadeSeriesMike Weller
- 1963The Desperate PeopleSeriesLarry Martin
- 1963FestivalSeriesKnight/Tempter
- 1963The SwindlerFilmDick Sothers
- 1961The AvengersSeries
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesDick Sothers, Bob
- 1955Dixon of Dock GreenSeriesJohn Richard Everitt
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesCosmo