David Quilter
Acting
Born 1942-06-11
Northwood, London, England, UK
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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.
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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Filmography
Acting
52 credits
Doctor Who
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Avengers
Bergerac
All Creatures Great and Small
Rumpole of the Bailey
Blake's 7
War and Peace
BBC2 Play of the Week
Utopia
Secret Army
The Play on One
Bread
The Chief
The Expert
Murder in Mind
Space Precinct
Shine on Harvey Moon
Manhunt
Brass
Battle of Britain
Messiah
Together
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Buccaneer
White Mischief
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
Clochemerle
The Deadly Affair
Morgan's Boy
The Lost World
The Long Chase
Heartland
Bat Out of Hell
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Last Love
True Blue
Wilt
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Space Precinct: The Fire Within
Space Precinct: Deathwatch
Paying Guests (Part 1)
Bomber Harris
Paying Guests (Part 2)
Blue Money
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
No Defence
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