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David Quilter is an English actor who has made numerous appearances in British television plays and series since the mid-1960s.
1996
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 experience called The Loss of the SS Titanic. Quilter made three 15-minute films based on Beesley's story, and in 2012 gave a reading of Beesley's account at the Aldeburgh Lighthouse Station for the 100th anniversary of the sinking.
His television appearances include; Softly, Softly: Taskforce (1967), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), Get Some In! (1975–78), The Bill (1990–97), Grange Hill (2000) as Mr Arnold, Silent Witness (2001–03) and Doctor Who (2008). He also appeared in the film The Battle of Britain (1969) as a pilot, All Creatures Great and Small (1988), Goldeneye (1989), Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992) as the Duke of Edinburgh, and Jinnah (1998).
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 11, 1942
Birthplace
Northwood, London, England, UK
White Mischief
1987
Bomber Harris
1989
Wilt
1989
True Blue
1996
Heartland
1989
Battle of Britain
1969
Last Love
1983
The Deadly Affair
1967
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
The Lost World
2001
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
1970
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992
Blue Money
1985
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
Paying Guests (Part 1)
1986
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
1977
Paying Guests (Part 2)
1986
No Defence
1980
Doctor Who
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Silent Witness
1996
The Avengers
1961
Bergerac
1981
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
War and Peace
2016
The Bill
1984
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Blake's 7
1978
Utopia
2013
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Murder in Mind
2001
The Expert
1968
Secret Army
1977
Bread
1986
Space Precinct
1994
Space Precinct
1994
Space Precinct
1994
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