Denis Quilley
Born: 1927-12-26
Place: 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.
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Murder on the Orient Express
Evil Under the Sun
King David
Sparrow
Mister Johnson
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
The Shell Seekers
Full Filmography
🏆 Award Stats
- 2 total wins
- 23 nominations
- 1 Oscar 🥇
1965
1969
1973
1974
1975
1980
- The Crucible as Reverend Samuel Parris
- Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical as Self/Sweeney Todd
1982
- Evil Under the Sun as Kenneth Marshall 🏆
- The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' as Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall 🏆
- A Walk in the Dark as Carter
1983
- Orpheus in the Underworld as Jupiter / Napoleon III
- Privates on Parade as Acting Captain Terri Dennis 🏆