Denis Quilley

Born: 1927-12-26

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.


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Murder on the Orient Express

as Foscarelli
Released: 1974-11-22

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve...

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Evil Under the Sun

as Kenneth Marshall
Released: 1982-03-05

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts...

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Anne of the Thousand Days

as Weston
Released: 1969-12-18

Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male...

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King David

as Prophet Samuel
Released: 1985-03-29

This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.

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Foreign Body

as Prime Minister
Released: 1986-09-26

Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money...

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The Black Windmill

as Bateson
Released: 1974-05-17

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that...

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The Shell Seekers

as Cosmo
Released: 1989-12-03

After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite...

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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

as Lord Curzon
Released: 1992-04-18

In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of...

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Sparrow

as Baron Cesaro
Released: 1994-02-04

Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old...

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Mister Johnson

as Bulteen
Released: 1991-03-22

In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who...

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Privates on Parade

as Acting Captain Terri Dennis
Released: 1983-03-18

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song...

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Life at the Top

as Ben
Released: 1965-12-14

Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives...

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Memed My Hawk

as Rejeb
Released: 1984-05-10

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised...

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The Interrogation of John

as Insp. Charteris
Released: 1987-09-30

A suspect is brought to a London police station charged with gross indecency. Police at the...

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In This House of Brede

as Sir Richard
Released: 1975-02-27

Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and...

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The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall
Released: 1982-01-01

Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk...

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Long Day's Journey Into Night

as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.
Released: 1973-03-10

On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with...

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Magasinet Special: Chess 1984

as Self
Released: 1984-11-08

A documentary about the recording of the CHESS concept album by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and...

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Orpheus in the Underworld

as Jupiter / Napoleon III
Released: 1983-12-29

Offenbach's popular comic opera poking fun at Greek mythology in english translation, staged for...

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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

as Self/Sweeney Todd
Released: 1980-07-26

Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this...

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The Avengers

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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Sherlock Holmes

as Dr Leon Sterndale
First aired: 1984-04-24

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Captain Waterhouse
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as John Richard Everitt
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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Masada

as Marcus Quadratus
First aired: 1981-04-05

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more...

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A.D.

as Peter
First aired: 1985-03-31

A 12 hours miniseries adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel The Kingdom of the Wicked.

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cosmo
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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The Man In Room 17

as Huston
First aired: 1965-06-11

The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s,...

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Timeslip

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-09-28

Simon Randall and Liz Skinner discover the existence of a strange anomaly, known as the “Time...

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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Slasher Brown (voice)
First aired: 1996-04-02

Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It...

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Sir Bernard's Stately Homes

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-05-12

Sir Bernard's Stately Homes was a series of British TV comedy series first shown in 1998 on BBC...

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Undermind

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-05-08

Undermind is a science fiction television drama produced by ABC Weekend Television in 1965. It...

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The Marriage of Figaro

as Bartolo
First aired: 1994-12-29

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte in a new translation by Tony...

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