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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Northwood, London, England, UK
David Quilter
David Quilter is an English actor who has made numerous appearances in British television plays and series since the mid-1960s. He was born in Northwood, London, and attended Bryanston School, Dorset. "My first inkling that it was possible to be a professional actor was when a boy at school got a scholarship to RADA," remembered Quilter. "I never did any acting at school, which I slightly regret, but seeing him actually go off and train to be an actor, it made me realise that it was what I wanted to do." Quilter trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in South Kensington and then joined weekly rep at Chesterfield in 1963. "We did seven plays in eight weeks," he recalled. "I then joined the RSC in 1964 to play very small parts in the complete history cycle." Quilter's grandfather, Lawrence Beesley, was a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic and wrote an account of his exper…
Filmography
movieInnes Lloyd: The Producer
2025 · Innes Lloyd (voice)
tvWar and Peace
2016 · Tikhon
movieRichard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013 · (archive footage)
tvUtopia
2013 · Danny Gorsand
tvDoctor Who
2005 · Greeves
movieThe Lost World
2001 · Businessman 1
tvMessiah
2001 · Brian Herd
tvMurder in Mind
2001 · Reverend Robert Fraser
movieTrue Blue
1996 · Cambridge Coach
tvSilent Witness
1996
tvSpace Precinct
1994 · Sergeant Thorald Fredo, Kalamandro, Sandoff, Vinny Artak
movieCharles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992 · Prince Philip
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
movieFollow the Yellow Brick Road
1991 · Jack Black
tvThe Chief
1990 · Tresilian
movieThe Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990 · Chute
movieBomber Harris
1989 · Principal Medical Officer
movieWilt
1989 · Boffin
movieHeartland
1989 · Minister
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Mr. Shaw
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Minister
movieWhite Mischief
1987 · Poppy
tvCrossbow
1987
tvA Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
1987 · Chief Inspector Parker
moviePaying Guests (Part 2)
1986 · The Rev. Banks
moviePaying Guests (Part 1)
1986 · The Rev. Banks
tvBread
1986 · Mr. Masefield
movieBlue Money
1985 · Rick Skinner
tvThe Bill
1984
tvMorgan's Boy
1984 · Tom Duncan
tvMr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984 · John McNair
tvAgatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
movieLast Love
1983 · Peter Fox
tvBrass
1983 · Commanding Officer
Union Castle
tvUnion Castle
1982
tvShine on Harvey Moon
1982 · Victor
tvBergerac
1981 · Fairfax
tvWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Wing-Commander Torr Anderson
Buccaneer
tvBuccaneer
1980 · Harper
movieNo Defence
1980 · John Helps
Together
tvTogether
1980 · RSPCA Inspector
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Andrew Bruce
tvBlake's 7
1978 · The Tracer
movieThe Sinking of the HMS Victoria
1977 · Captain Richard
tvBBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Captain Richard, John Forbes
tvSecret Army
1977 · Prosecuting Officer
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Captain Orde
tvThe Long Chase
1972 · Police Observer
tvClochemerle
1972 · Bernard Samothrace
movieThe Man Who Had Power Over Women
1970 · Floor Manager
tvManhunt
1970 · German Officer
movieBattle of Britain
1969 · 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
tvThe Expert
1968 · Shaw
movieThe Deadly Affair
1967 · Nobleman (in Edward II)
tvBat Out of Hell
1966 · Vince
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Wilson