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David Quilter
ActorBorn June 11, 1942 (82 years)
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).
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).
Filmography
| 2016 | War & Peace (2016) (TV Series) · as Tikhon |
| 2013 | Both Feet in the Army · as Cast |
| 2013 | Utopia (TV Series) · as Danny Gorsand |
| 2007 | Lilies (TV Series) · as Magistrate |
| 2005 | Egypt - Rediscovering a Lost World (TV Series) · as Sir William Boughton |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Greeves |
| 2002 | The Lost World · as Businessman 1 |
| 2001 | The Lost World (TV Series) · as Businessman 1 |
| 2001 | Messiah (TV Series) · as Brian Herd |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind (TV Series) · as Reverend Robert Fraser |
| 2000 | Five Seconds to Spare · as Barman |
| 2000 | Anna Karenina (2000) (TV Series) · as Nikitin |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Giles Smallwood |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Jeremy Hines |
| 1998 | Jinnah · as Porrit |
| 1998 | Heat of the Sun (TV Series) · as Cookie 'the Dip' |
| 1997 | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre · as Narrator (uk) |
| 1996 | True Blue · as Cambridge Coach |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Space Precinct (TV Series) · as Sergeant Thorald Fredo |
| 1992 | Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After · as Prince Philip |
| 1991 | Paul Merton: The Series (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1991 | Spender (TV Series) · as Detective Chief Superintendent Morton |
| 1990 | The March · as Maj. Gen. Wells |
| 1990 | The Chief (1990) (TV Series) · as Tresilian |
| 1990 | The Secret Life of Ian Fleming · as Chute |
| 1989 | The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt · as Boffin |
| 1989 | When the Whales Came · as Mr. Bullhead |
| 1989 | Bomber Harris · as Principal Medical Officer |
| 1989 | Goldeneye · as Lord Rothermere |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Mr. Shaw |
| 1988 | The Play on One (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 1987 | White Mischief · as Poppy |
| 1987 | Bust (TV Series) · as Mr. Fergusson - Bank Manager |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Parker |
| 1986 | Hale & Pace (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1986 | Monte Carlo (TV Series) · as Graham |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Dr. George Graves |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as The Rev. Banks |
| 1986 | Bread (TV Series) · as Mr. Masefield |
| 1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (TV Series) · as Alan |
| 1985 | Blue Money · as Rick Skinner |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Edward |
| 1984 | Lame Ducks (TV Series) · as Ashley |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy (TV Series) · as Tom Duncan |
| 1984 | Mr Palfrey of Westminster (TV Series) · as John Mcnair |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness (1983) (TV Series) · as Ronald Turnbull |
| 1983 | Brass (TV Series) · as Commanding Officer |
| 1982 | Brookside (TV Series) · as Lawrence Doyle |
| 1982 | Giro City · as Tv10 Lawyer |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Wilson |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) · as Victor |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Fairfax |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV Series) · as Wing-Commander Torr Anderson |
| 1979 | Two People (TV Series) · as Car Driver |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Grange Hill (TV Series) · as Mr. Arnold |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Andrew Bruce |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as The Tracer |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Captain Richard |
| 1977 | Secret Army (TV Series) · as Prosecuting Officer |
| 1976 | Arnhem: The Story of an Escape · as John Forbes |
| 1975 | Get Some In! (TV Series) · as Flight-Lieutenant Grant |
| 1974 | Wodehouse Playhouse (TV Series) · as Tuppy Glossop |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Brian Lewis |
| 1973 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) · as Pilot Officer Baker |
| 1972 | The Long Chase (TV Series) · as Police Observer |
| 1972 | Clochemerle (TV Series) · as Bernard Samothrace |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as John Helps |
| 1970 | The Man Who Had Power Over Women · as Floor Manager |
| 1970 | Manhunt (TV Series) · as German Officer |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Morpeth |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain · as 'a' Station Pilot (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Expert (TV Series) · as Shaw |
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair · as Nobleman (in Edward Ii) |
| 1966 | Bat Out of Hell (TV Series) · as Vince |
| 1966 | Chronicle (1966) (TV Series) · as Fitzstephen |
| 1966 | Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Pc Tanner |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Jeremy Forbes |
| 1965 | The Wars of the Roses (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Wilson |