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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 11, 1942
Place of Birth
Northwood, London, England, UK
David Quilter
0.3 Popularity
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).
Known For
8.0
Innes Lloyd (voice)
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
7.6
Tikhon
War and Peace
2016
0.0
(archive footage)
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
2013
8.0
Danny Gorsand
Utopia
2013
7.6
Greeves
Doctor Who
2005
6.0
Businessman 1
The Lost World
2001
7.2
Brian Herd
Messiah
2001
8.4
Reverend Robert Fraser
Murder in Mind
2001
5.7
Cambridge Coach
True Blue
1996
7.5
Silent Witness
1996
Credits
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
as Innes Lloyd (voice)
2025
8.0
War and Peace
as Tikhon
2016
7.6
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
as (archive footage)
2013
0.0
Utopia
as Danny Gorsand
2013
8.0
Doctor Who
as Greeves
2005
7.6
The Lost World
as Businessman 1
2001
6.0
Messiah
as Brian Herd
2001
7.2
Murder in Mind
as Reverend Robert Fraser
2001
8.4
True Blue
as Cambridge Coach
1996
5.7
Silent Witness
1996
7.5
Space Precinct
as Sergeant Thorald Fredo
1994
6.2
Space Precinct
as Kalamandro
1994
6.2
Space Precinct
as Sandoff
1994
6.2
Space Precinct
as Vinny Artak
1994
6.2
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
as Prince Philip
1992
2.0
The Chief
as Tresilian
1990
6.0
Bomber Harris
as Principal Medical Officer
1989
6.8
Wilt
as Boffin
1989
6.1
Heartland
as Minister
1989
6.0
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mr. Shaw
1989
8.2
White Mischief
as Poppy
1987
6.0
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
as Chief Inspector Parker
1987
7.2
Paying Guests (Part 2)
as The Rev. Banks
1986
0.0
Paying Guests (Part 1)
as The Rev. Banks
1986
0.0
Bread
as Mr. Masefield
1986
7.1
Blue Money
as Rick Skinner
1985
4.9
The Bill
1984
6.7
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
as John McNair
1984
5.0
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
6.3
Last Love
as Peter Fox
1983
0.0
Brass
as Commanding Officer
1983
5.8
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Union Castle
1982
5.0
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Victor
1982
7.6
Bergerac
as Fairfax
1981
6.7
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Wing-Commander Torr Anderson
1981
5.0
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Buccaneer
as Harper
1980
5.0
No Defence
as John Helps
1980
0.0
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Together
as RSPCA Inspector
1980
5.5
All Creatures Great and Small
as Andrew Bruce
1978
7.8
Blake's 7
as The Tracer
1978
7.3
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
as Captain Richard
1977
0.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Captain Richard
1977
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as John Forbes
1977
7.0
Secret Army
as Prosecuting Officer
1977
7.5
Rumpole of the Bailey
as Captain Orde
1975
6.9
The Long Chase
as Police Observer
1972
0.0
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
as Floor Manager
1970
4.3
Manhunt
as German Officer
1970
6.5
Battle of Britain
as 'A' Station Pilot (uncredited)
1969
6.9
The Expert
as Shaw
1968
10.0
The Deadly Affair
as Nobleman (in Edward II)
1967
6.2
The Avengers
as Wilson
1961
7.7