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Denis Quilley
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Denis Quilley

56 titles on file · died at 75 · Islington, London, England, UK · IMDb ↗

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 · 45

The Avengers
TV ★ 3.9

The Avengers

1961

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
TV ★ 4.2

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986 · Dr Leon Sterndale

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV ★ 3.5

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · James 'Jamie' Tyrone J...

Sherlock Holmes
TV ★ 4.1

Sherlock Holmes

1984 · Dr Leon Sterndale

Tales of the Unexpected
TV ★ 3.4

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · Captain Waterhouse

No Hiding Place
TV ★ 2.4

No Hiding Place

1959

ScreenPlay
TV ★ 3.0

ScreenPlay

1986 · Det. Chief Insp. Burro...

Dixon of Dock Green
TV ★ 3.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955 · John Richard Everitt

Churchill's People
TV ★ 2.5

Churchill's People

1974 · King Charles II

Murder on the Orient Express
Film ★ 3.6

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · Foscarelli

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
TV ★ 3.1

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996 · Slasher Brown (voice)

Masada
TV ★ 3.5

Masada

1981 · General Marcus Quadrat...

Evil Under the Sun
Film ★ 3.4

Evil Under the Sun

1982 · Kenneth Marshall

The Man in Room 17
TV ★ 3.1

The Man in Room 17

1965 · Huston

A.D.
TV ★ 2.7

A.D.

1985 · Peter

Clayhanger
TV ★ 3.0

Clayhanger

1976 · George Cannon

Undermind
TV ★ 3.8

Undermind

1965

The Black Windmill
Film ★ 3.1

The Black Windmill

1974 · Bateson

Timeslip
TV ★ 3.8

Timeslip

1970

Tonight at 8.30
TV ★ 3.5

Tonight at 8.30

1991 · Jasper

Anne of the Thousand Days
Film ★ 3.6

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969 · Weston

Number 10
TV ★ 3.5

Number 10

1983 · William Ewart Gladston...

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
TV ★ 3.6

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

1999 · Archbishop

King David
Film ★ 2.9

King David

1985 · Prophet Samuel

The Desperate People
TV ★ 3.8

The Desperate People

1963 · Larry Martin

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Film ★ 4.5

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical

1980 · Self/Sweeney Todd

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV ★ 4.4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Cosmo

Armchair Theatre
TV ★ 3.0

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Dick Sothers

The Marriage of Figaro
TV

The Marriage of Figaro

1994 · Bartolo

Mister Johnson
Film ★ 3.1

Mister Johnson

1991 · Bulteen

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Film ★ 3.2

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

1992 · Lord Curzon

Sparrow
Film ★ 3.7

Sparrow

1994 · Baron Cesaro

A Wanted Man
TV ★ 3.5

A Wanted Man

1989 · DCI Burrows

Privates on Parade
Film ★ 2.5

Privates on Parade

1983 · Acting Captain Terri D...

Life at the Top
Film ★ 3.0

Life at the Top

1965 · Ben

In This House of Brede
Film ★ 2.6

In This House of Brede

1975 · Sir Richard

Memed My Hawk
Film ★ 3.0

Memed My Hawk

1984 · Rejeb

The Shell Seekers
Film ★ 3.3

The Shell Seekers

1989 · Cosmo

Foreign Body
Film ★ 2.3

Foreign Body

1986 · Prime Minister

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Film ★ 4.2

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

1982 · Self / Cap. Kenneth Ma...

The Interrogation of John
Film

The Interrogation of John

1987 · Insp. Charteris

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Film

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

1984 · Self

Orpheus in the Underworld
Film ★ 4.0

Orpheus in the Underworld

1983 · Jupiter / Napoleon III

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Film ★ 3.5

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1973 · James 'Jamie' Tyrone J...

Iolanthe
Film

Iolanthe

1966 · Strephon

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