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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 »

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in Paddington, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 72) in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
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)
See all 18 episodes »
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 30 episodes »
 
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)
See all 7 episodes »
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 21 episodes »
 
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)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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)
See all 13 episodes »
 
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)
See all 14 episodes »
 
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)
 
Show ShowDirector (29 titles)
2001 The Bill (TV series)
– Another Country (2001)
– The Dark Side (2001)
 
1997 The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (video)
 
1996 The Vicar of Dibley (TV series)
– The Easter Bunny (1996)
 
1994 Law and Disorder (TV series)
– Safe as Houses (1994)
– The Cannibal (1994)
– A Slip of the Pen (1994)
– A Night to Remember (1994)
– One for the Album (1994)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 The Final Frolics of Mr. Bean (video)
 
1991-1992 Hope It Rains (TV series)
– Episode #2.6 (1992)
– Episode #2.5 (1992)
– Episode #2.4 (1992)
– Episode #2.3 (1992)
– Episode #2.2 (1992)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990-1992 No Job for a Lady (TV series)
– Lobby Terms (1992)
– What Care? What Compensation? (1992)
– I'd Like to See You Do It (1992)
– Sugar & Spice (1992)
– A Bed for the Night (1992)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1991 A Slight Hitch (TV movie)
 
1990 Mr. Bean (TV series)
– The Curse of Mr. Bean (1990)
– The Return of Mr. Bean (1990)
– Mr. Bean (1990)
 
1989 The Labours of Erica (TV series)
– Bottoming Out (1989)
 
1989 The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean (video)
 
1988 Andy Capp (TV series)
– The Anniversary Waltz (1988)
– Economy Drive (1988)
– Love Me or Leave Me (1988)
– Flo's New Frock (1988)
– The Sporting Life (1988)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985-1987 All in Good Faith (TV series)
– Home from Home (1987)
– The Crunch (1986)
– No Stone Unturned (1986)
– In the Beginning (1985)
 
1986 Executive Stress (TV series)
 
1986 We'll Think of Something (TV series)
 
1983 A Married Man (TV series)
 
1975-1978 Good Neighbors (TV series)
– When I'm 65. (1978) (uncredited)
– Silly, But It's Fun.... (1977) (uncredited)
– Anniversary (1977) (uncredited)
– Sweet and Sour Charity (1977) (uncredited)
– Suit Yourself (1977) (uncredited)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1977 The Other One (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1976 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (TV series)
– Hippopotamus (1976) (uncredited)
 
1975 Fawlty Towers (TV series)
– The Germans (1975) (uncredited)
– Gourmet Night (1975) (uncredited)
– The Hotel Inspectors (1975) (uncredited)
– The Wedding Party (1975) (uncredited)
– The Builders (1975) (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1974 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– No Strings (1974)
 
1972 The Edwardians (TV mini-series)
 
1972 Steptoe and Son (TV series)
– The Desperate Hours (1972) (uncredited)
– Loathe Story (1972) (uncredited)
– Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later (1972) (uncredited)
– Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning (1972) (uncredited)
– A Star Is Born (1972) (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1970-1972 The Goodies (TV series)
– The Baddies (1972)
– Charity Bounce (1972)
– Sex and Violence (1971)
– Women's Lib (1971)
– Farm Fresh Food (1971)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1970 Oh in Colour (TV series)
 
1969-1970 All Gas and Gaiters (TV series)
– The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970)
– When in Rome (1970)
– The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970)
– The Bishop Beats the System (1970)
– The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century (1969) (film sequences)
– Owl-Stretching Time (1969)
– How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969)
– Sex and Violence (1969)
– Whither Canada? (1969)
 
1968 The World of Beachcomber (TV series)
 
1967 Misleading Cases (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
1958 William Tell (TV series)
Bruno / Karl
– The Bear (1958) … Bruno
– The Prisoner (1958) … Karl
 
1958 About Religion (TV series)
– Christ in Jeans (1958)
 
1951 The Magic Box
Maurice Friese-Greene
 
1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown
 
1949 The Rocking Horse Winner
Paul Grahame
 
1948 Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
 
1987 Bloody New Year (assistant director - as John Davies)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie) (producer: "You Need Feet")
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2010 All About 'The Good Life' (TV documentary)
Himself - Producer and Director
 
2010 The Story of 'Are You Being Served?' (TV documentary)
Himself - BBC Head of Comedy, 1977-1982
 
2009 Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Funny Side of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Christmas (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Fawlty Exclusive: Basil's Best Bits (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 David Lean in Close-Up (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Yes Minister (2008) … Himself
– Alas Smith and Jones (2007) … Himself
– Just Good Friends (2007) … Himself
– To the Manor Born (2006) … Himself
– Not the Nine O'Clock News (2005) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 British Film Forever (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) … Himself
– Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 What the Pythons Did Next... (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Ultimate Sitcom (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Fawlty Towers Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2005 Greatest TV Comedy Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Who Got Benny's Millions? (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Frankie Howerd (2002) … Himself
 
2000-2001 Funny Turns (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) … Himself
– Penelope Keith (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story (TV special short)
Himself
 
1999 Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alastair Sim (1997) … Himself
 
1970 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner
– Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) … Himself - Television Light Entertainment Special Award Winner
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 John Howard Davies: A Life in Comedy (TV documentary)
Himself/Oliver Twist
 
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