Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 11, 1942
Place of Birth
Northwood, London, England, UK
Credits
57 titles
David Quilter
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
Filmography
Space Precinct: The Fire Within
Kalamandro
Space Precinct: Deathwatch
Sergeant Thorald Fredo
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Innes Lloyd (voice)
War and Peace
Tikhon
Richard Wilson - Both Feet In the Army
(archive footage)
Utopia
Danny Gorsand
Doctor Who
Greeves
The Lost World
Businessman 1
Messiah
Brian Herd
Murder in Mind
Reverend Robert Fraser
True Blue
Cambridge Coach
Silent Witness
Space Precinct
Sergeant Thorald Fredo
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
Prince Philip
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Jack Black
The Chief
Tresilian
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Chute
Bomber Harris
Principal Medical Officer
Wilt
Boffin
Heartland
Minister
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mr. Shaw
The Play on One
Minister
White Mischief
Poppy
Crossbow
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
Chief Inspector Parker
Paying Guests (Part 2)
The Rev. Banks
Paying Guests (Part 1)
The Rev. Banks
Bread
Mr. Masefield
Blue Money
Rick Skinner
The Bill
Morgan's Boy
Tom Duncan
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
John McNair
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Last Love
Peter Fox
Brass
Commanding Officer
Union Castle
Shine on Harvey Moon
Victor
Bergerac
Fairfax
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Wing-Commander Torr Anderson
Buccaneer
Harper
No Defence
John Helps
Together
RSPCA Inspector
All Creatures Great and Small
Andrew Bruce
Blake's 7
The Tracer
The Sinking of the HMS Victoria
Captain Richard
BBC2 Play of the Week
Captain Richard
Secret Army
Prosecuting Officer
Rumpole of the Bailey
Captain Orde
The Long Chase
Police Observer
Clochemerle
Bernard Samothrace