Denis Quilley
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
- Born
- 1927-12-26 · Islington, London, England, UK
- Died
- 2003-10-05
Known for
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) — Foscarelli
- Evil Under the Sun (1982) — Kenneth Marshall
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) — Dr Leon Sterndale
- The Avengers (1961)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — Weston
- The Black Windmill (1974) — Bateson
- King David (1985) — Prophet Samuel
- Masada (1981) — General Marcus Quadratus
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Captain Waterhouse
- Mister Johnson (1991) — Bulteen
- Sparrow (1994) — Baron Cesaro
- Privates on Parade (1983) — Acting Captain Terri Dennis
- Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996) — Slasher Brown (voice)
- A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992) — Lord Curzon
- Life at the Top (1965) — Ben
- A.D. (1985) — Peter