Denis Quilley

Denis Quilley

Actor

Islington, London, England, UK
December 26, 1927

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.

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Representative Works

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
7.1
/ English
Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun
6.9
/ English
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.2
/ English
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
6.3
/ English
King David
King David
5.7
/ English
Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk
6.0
/ English
Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson
6.2
/ English
The Interrogation of John
The Interrogation of John
No Rating Yet
/ English
Life at the Top
Life at the Top
5.9
/ English
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
9.0
/ English
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede
5.2
/ English
Foreign Body
Foreign Body
4.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Murder on the Orient Express
1974Nominee

Best Performance

Murder on the Orient Express

Evil Under the Sun
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Evil Under the Sun

Anne of the Thousand Days
1969Nominee

Best Performance

Anne of the Thousand Days

Career Highlights

The Black Windmill
1974Highlight

Best Performance

The Black Windmill

King David
1985Highlight

Best Performance

King David

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