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Denis Quilley
Born 1927-12-26Islington, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
SparrowBaron CesaroA Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaLord CurzonMister JohnsonBulteenThe Shell SeekersCosmoThe Interrogation of JohnInsp. CharterisForeign BodyPrime MinisterKing DavidProphet SamuelMagasinet Special: Chess 1984SelfMemed My HawkRejebOrpheus in the UnderworldJupiter / Napoleon IIIPrivates on ParadeActing Captain Terri DennisA Walk in the DarkCarterEvil Under the SunKenneth MarshallThe Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'Self / Cap. Kenneth MarshallThe CrucibleReverend Samuel ParrisSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a MusicalSelf/Sweeney ToddIn This House of BredeSir RichardMurder on the Orient ExpressFoscarelliThe Black WindmillBatesonLong Day's Journey Into NightJames 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.Anne of the Thousand DaysWestonIolantheStrephonLife at the TopBenThe Gong GameBob