Denis Quilley
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1927-12-26 – 2003-10-05
Place of birth: Islington, London, England, UK
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
Murder on the Orient Express
1974Foscarelli
Evil Under the Sun
1982Kenneth Marshall
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
King David
1985Prophet Samuel
Sparrow
1994Baron Cesaro
In This House of Brede
1975Sir Richard
Foreign Body
1986Prime Minister
Mister Johnson
1991Bulteen
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992Lord Curzon
The Shell Seekers
1989Cosmo
Memed My Hawk
1984Rejeb
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
The Black Windmill
1974Bateson
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984Self
The Interrogation of John
1987Insp. CharterisThe Gong Game
1965Bob
Orpheus in the Underworld
1983Jupiter / Napoleon III
Privates on Parade
1983Acting Captain Terri DennisThe Crucible
1980Reverend Samuel Parris