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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Murder on the Orient Express
as Foscarelli
1974
Evil Under the Sun
as Kenneth Marshall
1982
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
1982
King David
as Prophet Samuel
1985
Sparrow
as Baron Cesaro
1994
In This House of Brede
as Sir Richard
1975
Foreign Body
as Prime Minister
1986
Mister Johnson
as Bulteen
1991
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Lord Curzon
1992
The Shell Seekers
as Cosmo
1989
Memed My Hawk
as Rejeb
1984
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
1973
The Black Windmill
as Bateson
1974
Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
as Self
1984
The Interrogation of John
as Insp. Charteris
1987
The Gong Game
as Bob
1965
Orpheus in the Underworld
as Jupiter / Napoleon III
1983
Privates on Parade
as Acting Captain Terri Dennis
1983
The Crucible
as Reverend Samuel Parris
1980
Life at the Top
as Ben
1965
TV Appearances
Tales of the Unexpected
as Captain Waterhouse
1979
The Avengers
1961
Dixon of Dock Green
as John Richard Everitt
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cosmo
1951
No Hiding Place
1959
Timeslip
1970
Murder of a Moderate Man
1985
Contrabandits
1967
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
1999
Noel's Telly Years
1996
Undermind
1965
The Marriage of Figaro
as Bartolo
1994