David Quilter

David Quilter (born 11 June 1942) is an English actor known for his numerous appearances in British television plays and series since the mid-1960s. He was born in Northwood, London, and attended Bryanston School, Dorset. Quilter trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in South Kensington before joining the weekly rep at Chesterfield in 1963. He then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in 1964, where he played small roles in the complete history cycle. Quilter's grandfather, Lawrence Beesley, was a survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking and wrote a book about the experience called The Loss of the SS Titanic.