Rupert Davies

Actor

22 de mayo de 1916 — 22 de noviembre de 1976 (60 años)
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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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Películas y series en Plex

  • El ataúd (La caja oblonga)
    El ataúd (La caja oblonga)1969
  • Terror sin habla
    Terror sin habla1974
  • Crimen al atardecer
    Crimen al atardecer1959
  • Cita con la muerte
    Cita con la muerte3 seasons
  • El padre Brown
    El padre Brown1 season
  • Doctor At Large
    Doctor At Large1 season
  • Life in Emergency Ward 10
    Life in Emergency Ward 101959
  • The Many Faces of Dracula
    The Many Faces of Dracula2000

Conocido por

  • Drácula vuelve de la tumba
    Drácula vuelve de la tumba1968
  • El espía que surgió del frío
    El espía que surgió del frío1965
  • Terror sin habla
    Terror sin habla1974
  • El general Witchfinder
    El general Witchfinder1968
  • Waterloo
    Waterloo1970
  • El ataúd (La caja oblonga)
    El ataúd (La caja oblonga)1969
  • Maigret (1960)
    Maigret (1960)4 seasons
  • El visitante nocturno
    El visitante nocturno1971
  • Joe 90
    Joe 901 season
  • El criminal
    El criminal1960
  • Zeppelin
    Zeppelin1971
  • Las novias de Fu-Manchú
    Las novias de Fu-Manchú1966
  • Cinco dragones dorados
    Cinco dragones dorados1967
  • The Uncle
    The Uncle1966
  • Operación gigante
    Operación gigante1966
  • Armchair Theatre
    Armchair Theatre18 seasons
  • Danger Tomorrow
    Danger Tomorrow1960

Filmography

2000
The Many Faces of Dracula · as Monsignor (archive Footage)En Plex
1981
The Amazing Adventures of Joe 90 · as Professor Ian 'mac' Mcclaine (voice)
1975
Arena (1975) · as Actor In Play
1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord · as Cerdig, Chief Of The Saxons
1974
Frightmare · as Edmund YatesEn Plex
1974
Father Brown · as Colonel Arthur DruceEn Plex
1973
The Water Margin · as Cast
1973
1973
Danger Point · as Man In House
1972
1972
War & Peace (1972) · as Ilya Rostov
1971
The Firechasers · as Prentice
1971
Zeppelin · as Captain Whitney
1971
Doctor At Large · as Inspector BarkerEn Plex
1971
The Night Visitor · as Mr. Clemens
1970
Man At The Top · as Harvey Clayton
1970
Waterloo · as Gordon
1970
Biography (1970) · as Sir Almroth Wright
1970
Play for Today · as Bartley Humbolt
1969
The Oblong Box · as Joshua KempEn Plex
1969
Fraud Squad · as Martin Kessel
1968
The Crimson Cult · as The Vicar (uncredited)
1968
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave · as Monsignor Ernst Mueller
1968
Joe 90 · as Professor Ian "mac" Mcclaine (voice)
1968
The Champions · as Voss
1968
Witchfinder General · as John Lowes
1968
Submarine X-1 · as Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited)
1967
1967
Five Golden Dragons · as Comm. Sanders
1967
1966
The Brides of Fu Manchu · as Jules Merlin
1966
Target for Killing · as Kommissar Saadi
1966
The Uncle · as David Morton
1965
1965
Play of the Month · as Commissaire Maigret
1965
1964
The Wednesday Play · as Councillor Wally Cross
1960
Maigret (1960) · as Chief Inspector Maigret
1960
Here's Harry · as Cast
1960
The Concrete Jungle · as Edwards
1960
Danger Man · as Colonel GravesEn Plex
1960
Danger Tomorrow · as Dr. Campbell
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play · as Capt. Victor Mishlayevsky
1959
Devil's Bait · as Landlord
1959
Interpol Calling · as Coetzee
1959
Sapphire · as FerrisEn Plex
1959
1959
John Paul Jones · as British Captain
1959
Life in Emergency Ward 10 · as R.s.o. HunterEn Plex
1959
Idol on Parade · as Sergeant Major
1959
Breakout · as Morgan
1959
Rebound · as Bert Glennon
1959
The Third Man · as Insp. Arthur Shillings
1958
Next to No Time! · as Auction Organiser
1958
1958
Sea Fury · as Bosun
1958
The Key · as Baker
1958
Ivanhoe · as Brother Gareth
1957
1957
1957
The Accursed · as Clinton
1956
Armchair Theatre · as Det. Insp.
1955
Quatermass II · as Vincent Broadhead
1955
ITV Play of the Week · as Cardinal Of Bologna
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood · as Simon Dexter
1955
1955
The Warriors · as Sir John
1950
Seven Days to Noon · as Bit Part
1950
1950
Sunday Night Theatre · as Oderbruch
1949
Private Angelo · as Cast