David Quilter

Known for ActingBorn 1942-06-11 (age 84)Northwood, London, England, UK

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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Long Chase

The Expert

Murder in Mind

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

Utopia

Agatha Christie's Poirot

War and Peace

Bomber Harris

Doctor Who

All Creatures Great and Small

Silent Witness

Shine on Harvey Moon

Secret Army

The Avengers

Messiah

Blake's 7

A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery

Bread

The Chief

Bat Out of Hell

Morgan's Boy

BBC2 Play of the Week

Rumpole of the Bailey

Battle of Britain

The Bill

Bergerac

Manhunt

Heartland

Space Precinct

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Wilt

Crossbow

True Blue

The Lost World

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

White Mischief

The Deadly Affair

Brass

The Play on One

Buccaneer

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Together

Blue Money

Union Castle

Clochemerle

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After