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Denis Quilley
Acting
Born: December 26, 1927
Islington, London, England, UK
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

Murder on the Orient Express
as Foscarelli

Evil Under the Sun
as Kenneth Marshall

Anne of the Thousand Days
as Weston

King David
as Prophet Samuel

Mister Johnson
as Bulteen

Life at the Top
as Ben

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
as Lord Curzon

Sparrow
as Baron Cesaro

The Shell Seekers
as Cosmo

The Black Windmill
as Bateson