John Howard Davies - IMDb

	STARmeter SEE RANK Down 28,585 this week View rank on IMDbPro » John Howard Davies (1939–2011) Producer \| Director \| Actor Juvenile actor in British films; later TV director (e.g. "Monty Python's Flying Circus"). See full bio » Born: March 9, 1939 in Paddington, London, England, UK Died: August 22, 2011 (age 72) in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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Known For

"The Goodies"

The Goodies (1970)

"No Job for a Lady"

No Job for a Lady (1990)

"The World of Beachcomber"

The World of Beachcomber (1968)

"All Gas and Gaiters"

All Gas and Gaiters (1966)

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Producer (32 titles)

1994 Law and Disorder (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)

– Safe as Houses (1994) (producer)

– The Cannibal (1994) (producer)

– A Slip of the Pen (1994) (producer)

– A Night to Remember (1994) (producer)

– One for the Album (1994) (producer)

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1992 After Henry (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)

– The Other Married Man (1992) (executive producer)

– The Married Man (1992) (executive producer)

– Yes and No (1992) (executive producer)

– A Fully Extended Family (1992) (executive producer)

– Poor Relations (1992) (executive producer)

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1991-1992 Hope It Rains (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)

– Episode #2.6 (1992) (producer)

– Episode #2.5 (1992) (producer)

– Episode #2.4 (1992) (producer)

– Episode #2.3 (1992) (producer)

– Episode #2.2 (1992) (producer)

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1990-1992 No Job for a Lady (TV series) (producer - 18 episodes)

– Lobby Terms (1992) (producer)

– What Care? What Compensation? (1992) (producer)

– I'd Like to See You Do It (1992) (producer)

– Sugar & Spice (1992) (producer)

– A Bed for the Night (1992) (producer)

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Mr. Bean (TV series) (producer - 3 episodes, 1990) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1991)

– Mr. Bean Goes to Town (1991) (executive producer)

– The Curse of Mr. Bean (1990) (producer)

– The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) (producer)

– Mr. Bean (1990) (producer)

1991 A Slight Hitch (TV movie) (producer)

1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special) (producer: original series)

1989 The Benny Hill Show (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)

– Episode #19.3 (1989) (executive producer - uncredited)

– Holding Out for a Hero (1989) (executive producer - uncredited)

1989 The Labours of Erica (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)

– Bottoming Out (1989) (producer)

1988 Andy Capp (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)

– The Anniversary Waltz (1988) (producer)

– Economy Drive (1988) (producer)

– Love Me or Leave Me (1988) (producer)

– Flo's New Frock (1988) (producer)

– The Sporting Life (1988) (producer)

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1985-1987 All in Good Faith (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)

– Home from Home (1987) (producer)

– The Crunch (1986) (producer)

– No Stone Unturned (1986) (producer)

– In the Beginning (1985) (producer)

1986 Executive Stress (TV series) (producer)

1986 We'll Think of Something (TV series) (producer)

1983 A Married Man (TV series) (producer)

1975-1978 Good Neighbors (TV series) (producer - 30 episodes)

– When I'm 65. (1978) (producer)

– Silly, But It's Fun.... (1977) (producer)

– Anniversary (1977) (producer)

– Sweet and Sour Charity (1977) (producer)

– Suit Yourself (1977) (producer)

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1977 The Other One (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)

– Episode #1.7 (1977) (producer)

– Episode #1.6 (1977) (producer)

– Episode #1.5 (1977) (producer)

– Episode #1.4 (1977) (producer)

– Episode #1.3 (1977) (producer)

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1976 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)

– Hippopotamus (1976) (producer)

1975 Fawlty Towers (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)

– The Germans (1975) (producer)

– Gourmet Night (1975) (producer)

– The Hotel Inspectors (1975) (producer)

– The Wedding Party (1975) (producer)

– The Builders (1975) (producer)

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1974 No Strings (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)

– Look Before You Eat (1974) (producer)

– The Morning After the Party Before (1974) (producer)

– Is There a Patient in the House? (1974) (producer)

– Say It with a Flower (1974) (producer)

– Grow and Let Grow (1974) (producer)

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1969-1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)

– A Girl's Best Friend (1974) (producer)

– The Rescue (1973) (producer)

– It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (1971) (producer)

– As Good Cooks Go (1969) (producer)

1973 Whoops Baghdad! (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)

– Ali and the Thieves (1973) (producer)

– A Cargo of Crumpet (1973) (producer)

– The Wizard Prang (1973) (producer)

– Genie of the Bottle (1973) (producer)

– The Wazir Takes a Wife (1973) (producer)

1970-1972 The Goodies (TV series) (producer - 21 episodes)

– Special: Kitten Kong - Montreux '72 (1972) (producer)

– The Baddies (1972) (producer)

– Charity Bounce (1972) (producer)

– Sex and Violence (1971) (producer)

– Women's Lib (1971) (producer)

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1972 Steptoe and Son (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)

– The Desperate Hours (1972) (producer)

– Loathe Story (1972) (producer)

– Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later (1972) (producer)

– Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning (1972) (producer)

– A Star Is Born (1972) (producer)

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1968-1971 Misleading Cases (TV series) (producer - 13 episodes)

– Regina Versus Sagittarius (1971) (producer)

– How Free Is a Freeman? (1971) (producer)

– A Tiger in Your Bank (1971) (producer)

– The Sitting Bird (1971) (producer)

– What Is a Snail? (1971) (producer)

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1971 It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)

– Pilot (1971) (producer)

1970 Oh in Colour (TV series) (producer)

1969-1970 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series) (producer - 14 episodes)

– The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970) (producer)

– When in Rome (1970) (producer)

– The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970) (producer)

– The Bishop Beats the System (1970) (producer)

– The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970) (producer)

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1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series) (producer - 4 episodes)

– Owl-Stretching Time (1969) (producer)

– How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969) (producer)

– Sex and Violence (1969) (producer)

– Whither Canada? (1969) (producer)

1969 The Very Merry Widow and How (TV series) (producer)

1969 As Good Cooks Go (TV series) (producer)

1968 The World of Beachcomber (TV series) (producer)

1967 The Very Merry Widow (TV series) (producer)

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As a TV producer, presided over the birth of Monty Python's Flying Circus; as a TV executive, presided over the 1989 demise of The Benny Hill Show. See more »

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