Acting
Rupert Davies
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.
Filmography
The Many Faces of Dracula
Film · 2000
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Film · 1991
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Film · 1982
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Film · 1981
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Film · 1975
The After Dinner Game
Film · 1975
Frightmare
Film · 1974
Father Brown
Series · 1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Series · 1973
The Man Outside
Series · 1972
Arthur of the Britons
Series · 1972
War & Peace
Series · 1972
Zeppelin
Film · 1971
The Night Visitor
Film · 1971
The Firechasers
Film · 1971
Waterloo
Film · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
Biography
Series · 1970
The Oblong Box
Film · 1969
Maigret at Bay
Film · 1969
Witchfinder General
Film · 1968
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Film · 1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Film · 1968
Submarine X-1
Film · 1968
Joe 90
Series · 1968
The Champions
Series · 1968
Five Golden Dragons
Film · 1967
Man in a Suitcase
Series · 1967
The Brides of Fu Manchu
Film · 1966
Target for Killing
Film · 1966
Maigret Plays Dirty
Film · 1966
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Film · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
The Big Breaker
Film · 1964
The Uncle
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
Detective
Series · 1964
Detective
Series · 1964
Detective
Series · 1964
Ready Steady Go!
Series · 1963
Festival
Series · 1963
The Criminal
Film · 1960
Danger Tomorrow
Film · 1960
Maigret
Series · 1960
Danger Man
Series · 1960
Sunday-Night Play
Series · 1960
Devil's Bait
Film · 1959
Violent Moment
Film · 1959
Breakout
Film · 1959
The Thought of Tomorrow
Film · 1959
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Film · 1959
Bobbikins
Film · 1959
Sapphire
Film · 1959
John Paul Jones
Film · 1959
Interpol Calling
Series · 1959
The Third Man
Series · 1959
The Third Man
Series · 1959
The Key
Film · 1958
Sea Fury
Film · 1958
Ivanhoe
Series · 1958
The Invisible Man
Series · 1958
The Traitor
Film · 1957
Sailor of Fortune
Series · 1957
Sailor of Fortune
Series · 1957
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
The Dark Avenger
Film · 1955
Folio
Series · 1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Series · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Series · 1955
Quatermass II
Series · 1955
The Angel with the Trumpet
Film · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
Health in Our Time
Film · 1948