
Rupert Davies
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rupert Davies (22 May 1916 – 22 November 1976) was a British actor. He remains best known for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on the Maigret novels written by Georges Simenon. Davies was born in Liverpool. After a service in the British Merchant Navy, during the Second World War he was a Sub-Lieutenant Observer with the Fleet Air Arm. In 1940 the Swordfish aircraft in which he was flying ditched in the sea off the Dutch Coast. Davies was captured and interned in the famous Stalag Luft III POW camp. He made three attempts to escape. All failed. It was during his captivity that he began to take part in theatre performances, entertaining his fellow prisoners. On his release, Davies resumed his career in acting almost immediately, starring in an ex Prisoner Of War show, 'Back Home', which was hosted at the Stoll Theatre, London. After the war Davies became a staple of British television appearing in numerous plays and series, including Quatermass II, Ivanhoe, Emergency - Ward 10, Danger Man, The Champions, Doctor at Large (1971), Arthur of the Britons and War and Peace (1972). He also provided the voice of "Professor Ian McClaine" in the Gerry Anderson series Joe 90. In 1964 he became the first person to be awarded Pipe Smoker of the Year. Davies also played supporting roles in many films, appearing briefly as George Smiley in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965). He also appeared in several horror films in the late 1960s, including Witchfinder General (1968) and Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), as well as such international blockbusters as Waterloo (1970) and Zeppelin (1971). He died of cancer in London in 1976, leaving a wife, Jessica, and two sons, Timothy and Hogan, and is buried at Pistyll Cemetery, near Nefyn in North Wales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rupert Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-05-22
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
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Cast
The Brides of Fu Manchu
19665.7 / 10
The Criminal
19606.4 / 10
Witchfinder General
19686.5 / 10
Curse of the Crimson Altar
19685.3 / 10
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
19657.1 / 10
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
19686.7 / 10
Frightmare
19746.4 / 10
The Big Breaker
19640.0 / 10
The Oblong Box
19695.7 / 10
Five Golden Dragons
19675.3 / 10
The Angel with the Trumpet
19506.3 / 10
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
199110.0 / 10
The Many Faces of Dracula
20003.5 / 10
The Dark Avenger
19556.0 / 10
Target for Killing
19666.1 / 10
Waterloo
19707.1 / 10
Devil's Bait
19596.5 / 10
Violent Moment
19596.0 / 10
Health in Our Time
19480.0 / 10
Breakout
19596.8 / 10
Maigret Plays Dirty
19660.0 / 10
The Thought of Tomorrow
19590.0 / 10
Zeppelin
19716.2 / 10
The Uncle
19656.8 / 10
Life In Emergency Ward 10
19597.0 / 10
Bobbikins
19594.0 / 10
Danger Tomorrow
19605.5 / 10
The Night Visitor
19716.3 / 10
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
19828.0 / 10
Submarine X-1
19686.0 / 10
The Key
19586.0 / 10
The Firechasers
19717.2 / 10
Sapphire
19597.0 / 10
Sea Fury
19586.0 / 10
John Paul Jones
19596.1 / 10
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
19757.0 / 10
The After Dinner Game
19756.0 / 10
The Traitor
19577.0 / 10
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
19810.0 / 10