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Denis Quilley

Actor • Born 1927

Denis Quilley

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About

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

The Avengers posterThe AvengersSeries • 1961Sherlock Holmes posterSherlock HolmesSeries • 1984Tales of the Unexpected posterTales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979No Hiding Place posterNo Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969ScreenPlay posterScreenPlaySeries • 1986Dixon of Dock Green posterDixon of Dock GreenSeries • 1955Churchill's People posterChurchill's PeopleSeries • 1974Murder on the Orient Express posterMurder on the Orient ExpressMovie • 1974Masada posterMasadaSeries • 1981Dennis the Menace and Gnasher posterDennis the Menace and GnasherSeries • 1996Evil Under the Sun posterEvil Under the SunMovie • 1982Anne of the Thousand Days posterAnne of the Thousand DaysMovie • 1969King David posterKing DavidMovie • 1985The Black Windmill posterThe Black WindmillMovie • 1974Mister Johnson posterMister JohnsonMovie • 1991Sparrow posterSparrowMovie • 1994Privates on Parade posterPrivates on ParadeMovie • 1983