Rupert Davies

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

5.258

Gender

Male

Birthday

22-May-1916

Age

(108 years old)

Place of Birth

Liverpool, England, UK

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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.


Credits

The Thought of Tomorrow The Thought of Tomorrow (1959) Character: Geoffrey Hansbury
Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also his mistress. All their efforts are needed to get the deal that will save his business.
Devil's Bait Devil's Bait (1959) Character: Landlord
The police, with the help of a baker, try to find the owner a loaf of bread accidentally poisoned with potassium cyanide.
Violent Moment Violent Moment (1959) Character: Bert Glennon
Douglas Baines, a wartime army deserter, is lying low in a shabby flat with his girlfriend Daisy and the couple's small son, Jiffy. Returning home with a toy for Jiffy's second birthday, he learns that Daisy has had the boy adopted. When she refuses to tell him where the boy is, he strangles Daisy and goes on the run.
The Uncle The Uncle (1965) Character: David Morton
Gus is a seven-year-old uncle who struggles with the responsibility placed upon him when his nephew Tom comes to spend the summer holidays with his family.
Life In Emergency Ward 10 Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959) Character: R.S.O. Hunter
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series Emergency – Ward 10
Mike Leigh: Making Plays Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982) Character: Self (archive footage)
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Health in Our Time Health in Our Time (1948) Character: N/A
Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.
Maigret spielt falsch Maigret spielt falsch (1966) Character: Maigret
Murder mystery featuring Maigret.
The Big Breaker The Big Breaker (1964) Character: Councillor Wally Cross
A lodger, recuperating from a heart attack, sets his sights on his landlady.
The Firechasers The Firechasers (1971) Character: Prentice
Insurance investigator must find out who is setting fires. Along the way he meets and works with a beautiful newspaper reporter and falls in love.
The Traitor The Traitor (1957) Character: Clinton
One time members of a resistance group come together every year to remember their dead leader, betrayed to and executed by the Nazis. When it seems that they might finally know the name of the traitor - and that he or she comes from within their own unit - their annual gathering becomes a deadly trial...
The After Dinner Game The After Dinner Game (1975) Character: Bartley Humbolt
Vice-Chancellor Bartley Humbolt has problems. His young university is almost bankrupt, his wife is threatening to leave him, his protege professor from industry is threatening to overshadow him, and his prestigious professor of history is threatening to resign. But Bartley is a born manipulator. And when he gives a dinner party, he has something very special in mind - for afters.
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991) Character: Monsignor (archive footage)
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
The Many Faces of Dracula The Many Faces of Dracula (2000) Character: Monsignor (archive footage)
Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.
King Arthur, the Young Warlord King Arthur, the Young Warlord (1975) Character: Cerdig, Chief of the Saxons
This is the inspiring, epic journey of a noble warrior's quest to prove his worth, his might, and his destined fate to become the next ruler of Britain.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Character: Monsignor Ernst Mueller
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
Zeppelin Zeppelin (1971) Character: Captain Whitney
The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.
Submarine X-1 Submarine X-1 (1968) Character: Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited)
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
Curse of the Crimson Altar Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) Character: The Vicar (uncredited)
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.
Danger Tomorrow Danger Tomorrow (1960) Character: Dr. Campbell
A woman with extra-sensory perception has a vision of a murder.
Five Golden Dragons Five Golden Dragons (1967) Character: Comm. Sanders
While travelling through Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell accidentally stumbles into the middle of criminal negotiations between a mean gang, the Five Golden Dragons and the local mobsters.
Frightmare Frightmare (1974) Character: Edmund Yates
In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.
The Angel with the Trumpet The Angel with the Trumpet (1950) Character: Policeman
Sad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she truly loves. Years after her lover's suicide, Herlie joins him before the Gestapo can get to her because of her Jewish ancestry.
Sapphire Sapphire (1959) Character: Ferris
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
The Night Visitor The Night Visitor (1971) Character: Mr. Clemens
An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.
The Oblong Box The Oblong Box (1969) Character: Joshua Kemp
Evil lurks in the gloomy house at Markham Manor where a deranged Sir Edward is the chained prisoner of his brother Julian. When Sir Edward escapes, he embarks on a monstrous killing spree, determined to seek revenge on all those whom he feels have double-crossed him.
The Criminal The Criminal (1960) Character: Edwards
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.
Witchfinder General Witchfinder General (1968) Character: John Lowes
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) Character: George Smiley
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
The Brides of Fu Manchu The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) Character: Jules Merlin
This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. But Fu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.
Breakout Breakout (1959) Character: Morgan
A local government official leads a double life when organising a breakout from a prison.
The Key The Key (1958) Character: Baker
In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged Allied ships. An American named David Ross arrives to captain one of these tugs. He's given a key by a fellow tugboat-man -- a key to an apartment and its pretty female resident. Should something happen to the friend, Ross can use the key.
John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (1959) Character: British Captain
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia.
The Dark Avenger The Dark Avenger (1955) Character: Sir John
Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French. After defeating the French in battle, the defeated French plot to kill the prince. Failing in this, they kidnap his lady, the lovely Lady Joan Holland. Of course Prince Edward has to ride to the rescue, adopting numerous guises to save his paramour, which ultimately end in him leading his men into one final climactic battle against the French. (Also known as "The Warriors" and "The Black Prince").
Sea Fury Sea Fury (1958) Character: Bosun
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the hope of getting his hands on the vessel. Meanwhile, a handsome English sailor, signs on to the boat and before long he and the girl fall for one another. Meanwhile a sinking freighter carrying explosive cargo has to be salvaged....
Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche (1966) Character: Kommissar Saadi
A secret agent is charged with preventing a crime syndicate's plot to assassinate a young heiress.
Bobbikins Bobbikins (1959) Character: N/A
Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult.
Waterloo Waterloo (1970) Character: Gordon
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.



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