
Denis Quilley
Acting
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.
Known for

Murder on the Orient Express
1974 · Movie

Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Movie

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · Movie

The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 · Movie

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992 · Movie

Sparrow
1994 · Movie

Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980 · Movie

Orpheus in the Underworld
1983 · Movie

King David
1985 · Movie

Mister Johnson
1991 · Movie

The Black Windmill
1974 · Movie

The Shell Seekers
1989 · Movie

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973 · Movie

Life at the Top
1965 · Movie

Memed My Hawk
1984 · Movie

Privates on Parade
1983 · Movie

Foreign Body
1986 · Movie

In This House of Brede
1975 · Movie

Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
1984 · Movie

The Interrogation of John
1987 · Movie

Iolanthe
1966 · Movie