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Rupert Davies

Acting 60 (deceased) years old Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK ★ 0.4
Born: May 22, 1916
Died: November 22, 1976

Biography

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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.

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Known For

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Commissaire Maigret 1965
The Champions
The Champions Voss 1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood Simon Dexter 1955
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play Councillor Wally Cross 1964
Maigret
Maigret Chief Inspector Maigret 1960

Filmography

Acting Credits (87)

The Many Faces of Dracula
The Many Faces of Dracula Monsignor (archive footage) 2000
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook Monsignor (archive footage) 1991
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays Self (archive footage) 1982
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 Professor Ian 'Mac' McClaine (voice) 1981
The After Dinner Game
The After Dinner Game Bartley Humbolt 1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
King Arthur, the Young Warlord Cerdig, Chief of the Saxons 1975
Frightmare
Frightmare Edmund Yates 1974
Father Brown
Father Brown Colonel Arthur Druce 1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Lemerie 1973
Arthur of the Britons
Arthur of the Britons Cerdig 1972
War & Peace
War & Peace Ilya Rostov 1972
The Man Outside
The Man Outside 1972
Zeppelin
Zeppelin Captain Whitney 1971
The Night Visitor
The Night Visitor Mr. Clemens 1971
The Firechasers
The Firechasers Prentice 1971
Waterloo
Waterloo Gordon 1970
Play for Today
Play for Today Bartley Humbolt 1970
The Oblong Box
The Oblong Box Joshua Kemp 1969
Maigret at Bay
Maigret at Bay Commissaire Jules Maigret 1969
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar The Vicar (uncredited) 1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave Monsignor Ernst Mueller 1968
Joe 90
Joe 90 Professor Ian "Mac" McClaine (voice) 1968
The Champions
The Champions Voss 1968
Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General John Lowes 1968
Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1 Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited) 1968
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase 1967
Five Golden Dragons
Five Golden Dragons Comm. Sanders 1967
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu Jules Merlin 1966
Target for Killing
Target for Killing Kommissar Saadi 1966
Maigret Plays Dirty
Maigret Plays Dirty Maigret 1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold George Smiley 1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Commissaire Maigret 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre Lomov 1965
The Uncle
The Uncle David Morton 1964
The Big Breaker
The Big Breaker Councillor Wally Cross 1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play Councillor Wally Cross 1964
Detective
Detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret 1964
Detective
Detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret - Introduction 1964
Detective
Detective Chief Inspector Jules Maigret - Introduction (uncredited) 1964
Festival
Festival Chief of Police 1963
Ready Steady Go!
Ready Steady Go! Self 1963
Maigret
Maigret Chief Inspector Maigret 1960
The Criminal
The Criminal Edwards 1960
Danger Man
Danger Man Colonel Graves 1960
Danger Tomorrow
Danger Tomorrow Dr. Campbell 1960
Devil's Bait
Devil's Bait Landlord 1959
Sapphire
Sapphire Ferris 1959
The Thought of Tomorrow
The Thought of Tomorrow Geoffrey Hansbury 1959
The Third Man
The Third Man Arthur Shillings 1959
The Third Man
The Third Man Insp. Arthur Shillings 1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling Coetzee 1959
Bobbikins
Bobbikins 1959
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones British Captain 1959
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Life In Emergency Ward 10 R.S.O. Hunter 1959
Violent Moment
Violent Moment Bert Glennon 1959
Breakout
Breakout Morgan 1959
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man Dushkin 1958
Sea Fury
Sea Fury Bosun 1958
The Key
The Key Baker 1958
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Brother Gareth 1958
Sailor of Fortune
Sailor of Fortune Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer 1957
The Traitor
The Traitor Clinton 1957
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Inspector Shawcross 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Banham 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Det. Insp. 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Geoffrey Hansbury 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Ramon Cintos 1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre Miffin 1956
Quatermass II
Quatermass II Vincent Broadhead 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood Simon Dexter 1955
Folio
Folio Canoris 1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Lilli Palmer Theatre 1955
The Dark Avenger
The Dark Avenger Sir John 1955
The Angel with the Trumpet
The Angel with the Trumpet Policeman 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Day-watchman 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Mr. Page 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Thompson 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Wing Commander 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Alec Roper 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Oderbruch 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Thomas Cromwell 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Maurice Szeps 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Frontier guard 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Walters 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre Gabriel Mirabeau 1950
Health in Our Time
Health in Our Time 1948

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