Denis Quilley
Birthday: 1927-12-26
Place of Birth: 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.
Movies
Murder on the Orient Express
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a mu...
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Evil Under the Sun
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to ...
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The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Director Guy Hamilton and several of the stars of Agatha Christie's "Evil Under The Sun" walk you th...
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Sparrow
Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old nov...
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In This House of Brede
Philippa Talbot is a talented London businesswoman who has decided to give up her position and power...
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Foreign Body
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from hi...
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Mister Johnson
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't r...
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, r...
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The Shell Seekers
After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her ch...
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Memed My Hawk
In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in ma...
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
On a day in the summer of 1912, the family of retired matinee idol James Tyrone grapples with the mo...
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The Black Windmill
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he ca...
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Magasinet Special: Chess 1984
A documentary about the recording of the CHESS concept album by Tim Rice, Benny Andersson and Björn ...
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The Interrogation of John
A suspect is brought to a London police station charged with gross indecency. Police at the station ...
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The Gong Game
Once, long ago, Clive Breeze was a hero whose bravery won him a medal. Now, he's a middle-aged failu...
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Orpheus in the Underworld
Offenbach's popular comic opera poking fun at Greek mythology in english translation, staged for tel...
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Privates on Parade
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And D...
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The Crucible
An adaptation of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, concerning the Salem witch trials....
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Life at the Top
Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in t...
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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-min...
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir,...
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A Walk in the Dark
A blind man is tormented by a mysterious visitor who moves into his house and kills his dog but seem...
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The Swindler
Teacher Alec Waterman is released from jail after a sentence for fraud. Dick Sothers gets him a job ...
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Iolanthe
Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciproc...
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