Denis Quilley

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.

Known For

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes 1999 ★ 7.3
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher 1996 ★ 6.3
Tonight at 8.30 1991 ★ 7.0
ScreenPlay 1986 ★ 6.0
The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1986 ★ 8.4
A.D. 1985 ★ 5.4
King David 1985 ★ 5.7
Sherlock Holmes 1984 ★ 8.2
Number 10 1983 ★ 7.0
Evil Under the Sun 1982 ★ 6.9
Masada 1981 ★ 7.0
Tales of the Unexpected 1979 ★ 6.8
Clayhanger 1976 ★ 6.0
In This House of Brede 1975 ★ 5.2
Murder on the Orient Express 1974 ★ 7.1
Churchill's People 1974 ★ 5.0
Timeslip 1970 ★ 7.7
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 ★ 7.0
Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 ★ 7.1
The Man in Room 17 1965 ★ 6.3
The Avengers 1961 ★ 7.8
No Hiding Place 1959 ★ 4.8
Dixon of Dock Green 1955 ★ 6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 ★ 8.8