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Denis Quilley
Born: 1927-12-26 in Islington, 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.
Rated Filmography (18)
Sorted by Score9.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980
8.3
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
8.0
Orpheus in the Underworld
1983
7.4
Sparrow
1994
7.1
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
7.1
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
7.0
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973
6.9
Evil Under the Sun
1982
6.5
The Shell Seekers
1989
6.3
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
1992
6.3
The Black Windmill
1974
6.2
Mister Johnson
1991
6.0
Memed My Hawk
1984
5.9
Life at the Top
1965
5.7
King David
1985
5.2
In This House of Brede
1975
4.9
Privates on Parade
1983
4.6
Foreign Body
1986