
Denis Quilley
Born
December 26, 1927
Died
October 5, 2003 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
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

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
(1 episode)
1999

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Slasher Brown (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Noel's Telly Years
(1 episode)
1996

The Marriage of Figaro
Bartolo · (3 episodes)
1994

Sparrow
Baron Cesaro
1994

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Lord Curzon
1992

Mister Johnson
Bulteen
1991

The Shell Seekers
Cosmo
1989

A Wanted Man
D.C.I. Burrows · (1 episode)
1989

The Interrogation of John
Insp. Charteris
1987

Foreign Body
Prime Minister
1986
Murder of a Moderate Man
(5 episodes)
1985

A.D.
Peter · (5 episodes)
1985

King David
Prophet Samuel
1985

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Self
1984

Memed My Hawk
Rejeb
1984

Sherlock Holmes
Dr Leon Sterndale · (1 episode)
1984

Orpheus in the Underworld
Jupiter / Napoleon III
1983

Privates on Parade
Acting Captain Terri Dennis
1983

Number 10
(1 episode)
1983
A Walk in the Dark
Carter
1982

Evil Under the Sun
Kenneth Marshall
1982

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
1982

Masada
Marcus Quadratus · (4 episodes)
1981

Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Self/Sweeney Todd
1980
The Crucible
Reverend Samuel Parris
1980

Tales of the Unexpected
Captain Waterhouse · (1 episode)
1979

In This House of Brede
Sir Richard
1975

Murder on the Orient Express
Foscarelli
1974

The Black Windmill
Bateson
1974

Long Day's Journey Into Night
James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
1973

Timeslip
(26 episodes)
1970

Anne of the Thousand Days
Weston
1969
Contrabandits
(30 episodes)
1967

Life at the Top
Ben
1965
The Gong Game
Bob
1965

The Man in Room 17
Huston · (1 episode)
1965

Undermind
(11 episodes)
1965

Story Parade
Mike Weller · (1 episode)
1964
The Swindler
Dick Sothers
1963

Festival
Knight/Tempter · (1 episode)
1963

The Desperate People
Larry Martin · (6 episodes)
1963

The Avengers
(1 episode)
1961

No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959

Dixon of Dock Green
John Richard Everitt · (1 episode)
1955

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Cosmo · (1 episode)
1951