Denis Quilley
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-12-26 in Islington, London, England, UK
Died
2003-10-05
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
Sherlock Holmes
as Dr Leon Sterndale
Tales of the Unexpected
as Captain Waterhouse
No Hiding Place
King David
as Prophet Samuel
Festival
as Knight/Tempter
Dixon of Dock Green
as John Richard Everitt
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Slasher Brown (voice)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Foscarelli
Churchill's People
as King Charles II
Story Parade
as Mike Weller
Masada
as General Marcus Quadratus
A.D.
as Peter
Evil Under the Sun
as Kenneth Marshall
The Man in Room 17
as Huston
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cosmo
A Wanted Man
as D.C.I. Burrows
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Weston
The Desperate People
as Larry Martin
