Name
David Quilter
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1942-06-11 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Northwood, London, England, UK
Biography
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).
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- 1967 The Deadly Affair as Nobleman (in Edward II)
- 2001 The Lost World as Businessman 1
- 1986 Paying Guests (Part 1) as The Rev. Banks
- 1986 Paying Guests (Part 2) as The Rev. Banks
- 1989 Bomber Harris as Principal Medical Officer
- 1970 The Man Who Had Power Over Women as Floor Manager
- 1987 White Mischief as Poppy
- 1989 Wilt as Boffin
- 1985 Blue Money as Rick Skinner
- 1996 True Blue as Cambridge Coach
- 1989 Heartland as Minister
- 1980 No Defence as John Helps
- 1992 Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After as Prince Philip
- 1983 Last Love as Peter Fox
- 1977 The Sinking of the HMS Victoria as Captain Richard
- 1969 Battle of Britain as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
- 2013 Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army as (archive footage)
- 2025 Innes Lloyd: The Producer as Innes Lloyd (voice)
- 1990 The Secret Life of Ian Fleming as Chute
- 1991 Follow the Yellow Brick Road as Jack Black
- 2025 Space Precinct: The Fire Within as Kalamandro
- 2025 Space Precinct: Deathwatch as Sergeant Thorald Fredo
- 1983 Video Stars as Raymond
- 1981 Bergerac ( 1 episode ) as Fairfax
- 1984 The Bill ( 3 episodes )
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 1 episode ) as The Tracer
- 1996 Silent Witness ( 3 episodes )
- 2001 Messiah ( 2 episodes ) as Brian Herd
- 1968 The Expert ( 1 episode ) as Shaw
- 1983 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime ( 0 episode )
- 1982 Union Castle ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Greeves
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Shaw
- 1987 A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery ( 3 episodes ) as Chief Inspector Parker
- 1980 Together ( 1 episode ) as RSPCA Inspector
- 2016 War and Peace ( 2 episodes ) as Tikhon
- 1970 Manhunt ( 1 episode ) as German Officer
- 1977 Secret Army ( 1 episode ) as Prosecuting Officer
- 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ( 2 episodes ) as Andrew Bruce
- 1986 Bread ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Masefield
- 2013 Utopia ( 1 episode ) as Danny Gorsand
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Wilson
- 2001 Murder in Mind ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Robert Fraser
- 1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years ( 3 episodes ) as Wing-Commander Torr Anderson
- 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon ( 1 episode ) as Victor
- 1994 Space Precinct ( 19 episodes ) as Sergeant Thorald Fredo
- 1994 Space Precinct ( 2 episodes ) as Kalamandro
- 1994 Space Precinct ( 1 episode ) as Sandoff
- 1994 Space Precinct ( 1 episode ) as Vinny Artak
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Captain Richard
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as John Forbes
- 1980 Buccaneer ( 1 episode ) as Harper
- 1990 The Chief ( 1 episode ) as Tresilian
- 1984 Mr. Palfrey of Westminster ( 3 episodes ) as John McNair
- 1975 Rumpole of the Bailey ( 1 episode ) as Captain Orde
- 1983 Brass ( 1 episode ) as Commanding Officer
- 1972 The Long Chase ( 1 episode ) as Police Observer
- 1972 Clochemerle ( 1 episode ) as Bernard Samothrace
- 1987 Crossbow ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Morgan's Boy ( 8 episodes ) as Tom Duncan
- 1988 The Play on One ( 1 episode ) as Minister
- 1966 Bat Out of Hell ( 5 episodes ) as Vince
- 1983 Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime ( 1 episode ) as Major Laidlaw
