Denis Quilley

Acting

Denis Quilley

Born December 26, 1927Islington, London, England, UK50 credits

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

Filmography

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Slasher Brown (voice)TV
Sparrow
1994Sparrow
as Baron CesaroMovie
Mister Johnson
1991Mister Johnson
as BulteenMovie
A Wanted Man
1989A Wanted Man
as D.C.I. BurrowsTV
The Interrogation of John
1987The Interrogation of John
as Insp. CharterisMovie
Foreign Body
1986Foreign Body
as Prime MinisterMovie
A.D.
1985A.D.
as PeterTV
King David
1985King David
as Prophet SamuelMovie
Memed My Hawk
1984Memed My Hawk
as RejebMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmes
as Dr Leon SterndaleTV
Orpheus in the Underworld
1983Orpheus in the Underworld
as Jupiter / Napoleon IIIMovie
Privates on Parade
1983Privates on Parade
as Acting Captain Terri DennisMovie
Number 10
1983Number 10
as William Ewart GladstoneTV
Evil Under the Sun
1982Evil Under the Sun
as Kenneth MarshallMovie
Masada
1981Masada
as General Marcus QuadratusTV
T
1980The Crucible
as Reverend Samuel ParrisMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpected
as Captain WaterhouseTV
Clayhanger
1976Clayhanger
as George CannonTV
In This House of Brede
1975In This House of Brede
as Sir RichardMovie
Churchill's People
1974Churchill's People
as King Charles IITV
The Black Windmill
1974The Black Windmill
as BatesonMovie
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.Movie
Iolanthe
1966Iolanthe
as StrephonMovie
S
1964Story Parade
as Mike WellerTV
T
1963The Swindler
as Dick SothersMovie
F
1963Festival
as Knight/TempterTV
The Desperate People
1963The Desperate People
as Larry MartinTV
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatre
as Dick SothersTV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955Dixon of Dock Green
as John Richard EverittTV