Denis Quilley
Acting

Denis Quilley

Born 26 December 1927 · Islington, London, England, UK · Died 5 October 2003

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
Evil Under the Sun
Anne of the Thousand Days
The Black Windmill
King David
Masada
Mister Johnson
Sparrow
Privates on Parade
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Life at the Top
A.D.
Sparrow
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Mister Johnson
The Shell Seekers
The Interrogation of John
Foreign Body
King David
Memed My Hawk
Orpheus in the Underworld
Privates on Parade
Evil Under the Sun
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
Denis Quilley · Midrow