Acting
Denis Quilley
Born 1927-12-26 · Islington, London, England, UK · Died 2003-10-05
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
Anne of the Thousand Days
Evil Under the Sun
Sparrow
King David
The Black Windmill
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Mister Johnson
Life at the Top
A.D. Anno Domini
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Die Muschelsucher
Privates on Parade
Foreign Body
In This House of Brede
Memed My Hawk
Long Day's Journey Into Night
The Shell Seekers