Denis Quilley
Acting
Born December 26, 1927 · 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 · 40 titles
The Avengers
Sherlock Holmes
Tales of the Unexpected
No Hiding Place
ScreenPlay
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dixon of Dock Green
Churchill's People
Festival
Story Parade
Clayhanger
Murder on the Orient Express
A.D.
Evil Under the Sun
Masada
The Man in Room 17
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Number 10
Armchair Theatre
Contrabandits
Undermind
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Noel's Telly Years
Anne of the Thousand Days
Timeslip
Tonight at 8.30
The Desperate People
King David
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
A Wanted Man
In This House of Brede
The Marriage of Figaro
Sparrow
You're On Your Own
Saturday Night Thriller
The Black Windmill
Murder of a Moderate Man
Memed My Hawk
Mister Johnson