Portrait of Denis Quilley

Acting

Denis Quilley

Career

Active from 1963 to 1992, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Timeslip
Timeslip
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Denis Quilley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.3, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Cold War Era 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Biographical 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

8 titles ยท average score 66
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes (1999)

TV show ยท as Archbishop

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Slasher Brown (voice)

Sparrow
Sparrow (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Baron Cesaro

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (1994)

TV show ยท as Bartolo

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lord Curzon

Rich Tea and Sympathy
Rich Tea and Sympathy (1991)

TV show ยท as George Rudge

Mister Johnson
Mister Johnson (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bulteen

Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30 (1991)

TV show ยท as Jasper

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 63
A Wanted Man
A Wanted Man (1989)

TV show ยท as DCI Burrows

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dr Leon Sterndale

Foreign Body
Foreign Body (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

as Prime Minister

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show ยท as Det. Chief Insp. Burrows

King David
King David (1985)
GoodWatch score 30

as Prophet Samuel

Murder of a Moderate Man
Murder of a Moderate Man (1985)

TV show

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Dr Leon Sterndale

Privates on Parade
Privates on Parade (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

as Acting Captain Terri Dennis

Orpheus in the Underworld
Orpheus in the Underworld (1983)

as Jupiter / Napoleon III

Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Kenneth Marshall

The Crucible
The Crucible (1981)

as Reverend Samuel Parris

Masada
Masada (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as General Marcus Quadratus

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 69
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Captain Waterhouse

Clayhanger
Clayhanger (1976)

TV show ยท as George Cannon

In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sir Richard

You're On Your Own
You're On Your Own (1975)

TV show ยท as John Ryder

Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 74

as Foscarelli

Churchill's People
Churchill's People (1974)

TV show ยท as King Charles II

The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill (1974)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bateson

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973)

as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

Timeslip
Timeslip (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 62
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr.

Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Weston

Contrabandits
Contrabandits (1967)

TV show

Iolanthe
Iolanthe (1966)

as Strephon

Undermind
Undermind (1965)

TV show

The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters (1965)

TV show ยท as Reg Whitmore

The Man in Room 17
The Man in Room 17 (1965)

TV show ยท as Huston

Life at the Top
Life at the Top (1965)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ben

Story Parade
Story Parade (1964)

TV show ยท as Mike Weller

The Desperate People
The Desperate People (1963)

TV show ยท as Larry Martin

Festival
Festival (1963)

TV show ยท as Knight/Tempter

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

1950s

4 titles ยท average score 72
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dick Sothers / Bob

Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as John Richard Everitt

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Cosmo