Denis Quilley
Born: 1927-12-26
• 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.
Filmography
Sparrow
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Mister Johnson
The Shell Seekers
The Interrogation of John
Foreign Body
King David
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
Memed My Hawk
Orpheus in the Underworld
Privates on Parade
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A Walk in the Dark
Evil Under the Sun
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
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The Crucible
In This House of Brede
Murder on the Orient Express
The Black Windmill
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Anne of the Thousand Days
Iolanthe
Life at the Top
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The Gong Game
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The Swindler