Denis Quilley: movies and TV shows
Denis Quilley has 57 credits in the archive: 25 films and 32 TV series, from 1951 to 1999. Highest rated: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 1999 · busiest year: 1965 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sir Bernard's Stately Homes | TV | 7.3 | 71 | |
| 1996 | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | Slasher Brown (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1996 | Noel's Telly Years | TV | — | 68 | |
| 1994 | Sparrow | Baron Cesaro | Film | 7.4 | 66 |
| 1994 | The Marriage of Figaro | Bartolo | TV | — | 66 |
| 1992 | A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia | Lord Curzon | Film | 6.4 | 64 |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Jasper | TV | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1991 | Mister Johnson | Bulteen | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1989 | A Wanted Man | DCI Burrows | TV | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1989 | The Shell Seekers | Cosmo | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1987 | The Interrogation of John | Insp. Charteris | Film | — | 59 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Det. Chief Insp. Burrows | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1986 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Dr Leon Sterndale | TV | 8.8 | 58 |
| 1986 | Foreign Body | Prime Minister | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1985 | A.D. | Peter | TV | 5.4 | 57 |
| 1985 | King David | Prophet Samuel | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1985 | Murder of a Moderate Man | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes | Dr Leon Sterndale | TV | 8.2 | 56 |
| 1984 | Memed My Hawk | Rejeb | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1984 | Magasinet Special: Chess 1984 | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1983 | Number 10 | William Ewart Gladstone | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1983 | Privates on Parade | Acting Captain Terri Dennis | Film | 4.9 | 55 |
| 1983 | Orpheus in the Underworld | Jupiter / Napoleon III | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Kenneth Marshall | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1982 | Saturday Night Thriller | Carter | TV | — | 54 |
| 1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Self / Cap. Kenneth Marshall | Film | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1982 | A Walk in the Dark | Carter | Film | — | 54 |
| 1981 | Masada | General Marcus Quadratus | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1980 | The Crucible | Reverend Samuel Parris | Film | 3.7 | 52 |
| 1980 | Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical | Self/Sweeney Todd | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Captain Waterhouse | TV | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1976 | Clayhanger | George Cannon | TV | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1975 | In This House of Brede | Sir Richard | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1975 | You're On Your Own | John Ryder | TV | — | 47 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | King Charles II | TV | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | Foscarelli | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | Bateson | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1973 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr. | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1970 | Timeslip | TV | 7.7 | 42 | |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | James 'Jamie' Tyrone Jr. | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Weston | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1967 | Contrabandits | TV | — | 39 | |
| 1966 | Iolanthe | Strephon | Film | — | 38 |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Huston | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1965 | Undermind | TV | 7.5 | 37 | |
| 1965 | Life at the Top | Ben | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1965 | The Gong Game | Bob | Film | — | 37 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Mike Weller | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1963 | Festival | Knight/Tempter | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1963 | The Desperate People | Larry Martin | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1963 | The Swindler | Dick Sothers | Film | — | 35 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | TV | 7.8 | 33 | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 31 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Dick Sothers | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Bob | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | John Richard Everitt | TV | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Cosmo | TV | 8.8 | 23 |