Denis Quilley
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
Foscarelli
Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Marshall
Evil Under the Sun
Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Prophet Samuel
King David
Baron Cesaro
Storia di una capinera
Sir Richard
In This House of Brede
Prime Minister
Foreign Body
Bulteen
Mister Johnson
Lord Curzon
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Cosmo
The Shell Seekers
Rejeb
Memed My Hawk
James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Bateson
The Black Windmill
Self
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Insp. Charteris
The Interrogation of John
Bob
The Gong Game
Jupiter / Napoleon III
Orpheus in the Underworld
Acting Captain Terri Dennis
Privates on Parade
Reverend Samuel Parris
The Crucible
Ben
Life at the Top
Self/Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Weston
Anne of the Thousand Days
Carter
A Walk in the Dark
Dick Sothers
The Swindler
Strephon
Iolanthe
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-12-26
Place of Birth
Islington, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Denis Clifford Quilley