Denis Quilley
Born: 1927-12-26
Birthplace: 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
Evil Under the Sun
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Black Windmill
King David
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Life at the Top
Mister Johnson
The Shell Seekers
The Interrogation of John
Top Movie Credits
Murder on the Orient Express
Foscarelli
Evil Under the Sun
Kenneth Marshall
Anne of the Thousand Days
Weston
The Black Windmill
Bateson
King David
Prophet Samuel
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
Life at the Top
Ben
Mister Johnson
Bulteen
The Shell Seekers
Cosmo
The Interrogation of John
Insp. Charteris