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Rupert Davies (I) (1916–1976)

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Served as a Sub-Lieutenant (Observer) in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. In 1940 the 'Swordfish' in which he was flying ditched in the sea off the Dutch Coast. Davies was captured and sent to Stalag Luft III, the camp made famous through The Great Escape. It was in Stalag Luft III that he developed a serious interest in theatre... See more trivia »

Died:

(age 60) in London, England, UK

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Filmography

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1982 Arena (TV series documentary)
Actor in Play
Mike Leigh Making Plays (1982) … Actor in Play
 
1975 Play for Today (TV series)
Bartley Humbolt
The After Dinner Game (1975) … Bartley Humbolt
 
1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord
Cerdig, Chief of the Saxons
 
1974 Cover Up
Edmund Yates
 
1974 Father Brown (TV series)
Colonel Arthur Druce
The Oracle of the Dog (1974) … Colonel Arthur Druce
 
1974 Marked Personal (TV series)
Dr. Jack Morrison
Episode #1.40 (1974) … Dr. Jack Morrison
Episode #1.39 (1974) … Dr. Jack Morrison
Episode #1.38 (1974) … Dr. Jack Morrison
Episode #1.37 (1974) … Dr. Jack Morrison
Episode #1.36 (1974) … Dr. Jack Morrison
 
1972-1973 Arthur of the Britons (TV series)
Cerdig
The Treaty (1973) … Cerdig
In Common Cause (1973) … Cerdig
Arthur Is Dead (1972) … Cerdig
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Lemerie
A Terribly Strange Bed (1973) … Lemerie
 
1972-1973 War & Peace (TV mini-series)
Count Rostov
Two Meetings (1973) … Count Rostov
Escape (1972) … Count Rostov
Borodino (1972) … Count Rostov
 
1972 The Man Outside (TV series)
Baker
Mandala (1972) … Baker
Doubts Are Traitors (1972) … Baker
Bye, Bye, Mrs Bly (1972) … Baker
Hawk Street Horror (1972) … Baker
A Glass of Snake Wine (1972) … Baker
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Inspector Barker
It's the Rich Wot Gets the Pleasure (1971) … Inspector Barker
 
1971 Zeppelin
Captain Whitney
 
1971 Man at the Top (TV series)
Harvey Clayton
Fixtures and Fittings (1971) … Harvey Clayton
 
1971 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Lomov
The Proposal (1971) … Lomov
 
1971 The Night Visitor
Mr. Clemens
 
1971 Danger Point
Man
 
1971 The Firechasers
Prentice
 
1970 Biography (TV series)
Sir Almroth Wright
Alexander Fleming (1970) … Sir Almroth Wright
 
1970/I Waterloo
Gordon
 
1970 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Martin Kessel
The Martin Kessel File (1970) … Martin Kessel
 
1969 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV series)
Bishop Flynn
And a Brother a Priest (1969) … Bishop Flynn
 
1969 Submarine X-1
Vice-Adm. Redmayne
 
1969 The Oblong Box
Kemp
 
1968-1969 Joe 90 (TV series)
Professor Ian McClaine
The Birthday (1969) … Professor Ian McClaine (voice)
Trial at Sea (1969) … Professor Ian McClaine (voice)
Test Flight (1969) … Professor Ian McClaine (voice)
Mission X-41 (1969) … Professor Ian McClaine (voice)
Viva Cordova (1969) … Professor Ian McClaine (voice)
 
1969 The Champions (TV series)
Voss
Project Zero (1969) … Voss
 
1969 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Maigret
Maigret at Bay (1969) … Maigret
 
1968 Curse of the Crimson Altar
The Vicar
 
1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Monsignor Ernest Mueller
 
1968 Witchfinder General
John Lowes
 
1967 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
Gomez
The Man Who Stood Still (1967) … Gomez
 
1967 Five Golden Dragons
Comm. Sanders
 
1966 Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche
Kommissar Saadi
 
1966 The Brides of Fu Manchu
Jules Merlin
 
1959-1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Det. Insp. / Inspector Shawcross / Miffin
The One Eyed Monster (1966) … Miffin
The Girl in the Market Square (1960) … Inspector Shawcross
Guardian Angel (1960)
Hand in Glove (1959) … Det. Insp.
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Cardinal of Bologna
The Successor (1965) … Cardinal of Bologna
 
1965 The Uncle
David Morton
 
1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Councillor Willy Cross
The Big Breaker (1964) … Councillor Willy Cross
 
1960-1963 Maigret (TV series)
Inspector Maigret
 
1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Colonel Graves
The Actor (1961) … Colonel Graves
 
1960 Concrete Jungle
Edwards
 
1960 Danger Tomorrow
Dr. Robert Campbell
 
1960 Suspense (TV series)
Michael Crowe
The Tip Off (1960) … Michael Crowe
 
1960 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Going Like a Fox (1960)
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Capt. Victor Mishlayevsky
Twentieth Century Theatre: The White Guard (1960) … Capt. Victor Mishlayevsky
 
1959 Devil's Bait
Landlord
 
1959 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Coetzee
The Angola Brights (1959) … Coetzee
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Insp. Arthur Shillings
The Importance of Being Harry Lime (1959) … Insp. Arthur Shillings
One Kind Word (1959) … Insp. Arthur Shillings
 
1959 The Rough and Ready Lot (TV movie)
The Colonel
 
1959 Bobbikins
Jock Fleming
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Embassy Official Dushkin
The Locked Room (1959) … Embassy Official Dushkin
 
1959 Mother Courage and Her Children (TV movie)
Cook
 
1959 John Paul Jones
British Captain
 
1959 Life in Emergency Ward 10
R.S.O. Tim Hunter
 
1959 Sapphire
Jack Ferris
 
1959 Rebound
Bert Glennon
 
1959 Breakout
Morgan
 
1959 Idol on Parade
Sergeant (uncredited)
 
1959 Glencannon (TV series)
 
1959 The Flying Doctor (TV series)
Frank Selby
Decision (1959) … Frank Selby
 
1958 Next to No Time
Auction Organiser (uncredited)
 
1958 Sea Fury
Bosun
 
1955-1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
George / Grant
Miss Em (1958) … George
Mid Level (1955) … Grant
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
Brother Gareth
Brothers in Arms (1958) … Brother Gareth
 
1955-1958 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer / Alphonso, Italian Ship's Engineer
The Desert Bus (1958) … Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer
The Deserted Yacht (1958) … Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer
The King's Four Wives (1958) … Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer
Hearse at High Noon (1958) … Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer
The Counterfeit Cigars (1958) … Alphonso - Italian Ship's Engineer
 
1958 The Key
Baker
 
1957-1958 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
Inspector Duff
The Invalid (1958) … Inspector Duff (uncredited)
The Man in the Wall (1958) … Inspector Duff (uncredited)
The Circle of Fear (1957) … Inspector Duff (uncredited)
An Exhibit in Wax (1957) … Inspector Duff (uncredited)
The Final Curtain (1957) … Inspector Duff (uncredited)
 
1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Simon Dexter
The Ghost That Failed (1958) … Simon Dexter
 
1958 O.S.S. (TV series)
Dupont
Operation Eel (1958) … Dupont
 
1952-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Frontier guard / Gabriel Mirabeau / Hoprecht / …
The Magnificent Egotist (1957) … Gabriel Mirabeau
The Fugitive (1956) … Frontier guard
The Mayerling Affair (1956) … Maurice Szeps
 
1957 The Accursed
Clinton (the butler)
 
1957 The Adventures of Aggie (TV series)
Ollie Nickell
Grip of Danger (1957) … Ollie Nickell
 
1956 My Friend Charles (TV series)
Robert Brady
Episode #1.6 (1956) … Robert Brady
Episode #1.5 (1956) … Robert Brady
Episode #1.3 (1956) … Robert Brady
Episode #1.2 (1956) … Robert Brady
 
1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
On Any One Day (1956)
 
1955 Quatermass II (TV series)
Vincent Broadhead
The Food (1955) … Vincent Broadhead
The Mark (1955) … Vincent Broadhead
 
1955 Appointment with Drama (TV series)
Mr. Harraby
The Rivals (1955) … Mr. Harraby
 
1955 The Dark Avenger
Sir John
 
1950 Seven Days to Noon
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1949 Private Angelo (uncredited)
 
1948 Health in Our Time (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1968-1969 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 6 November 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 14 April 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 London aktuell (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1966 Stars in der Manege (TV series documentary)
 
1965 Ready, Steady, Go! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
The New Year Starts Here (1965) … Himself - Guest
 
1964 Detective (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
The Quick One (1964) … Himself - Presenter
Death of a Fellow Traveller (1964) … Himself - Presenter
The Speaking Eye (1964) … Himself - Presenter
The Case of Oscar Brodski (1964) … Himself - Presenter
The Hungry Spider (1964) … Himself - Presenter
 
1962 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Planetary Performance: Acting in Doctor Who (video short)
Maigret
 

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(1950-1951) He acted in Ben Jonson's play, "Bartholomew Fair", at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Paul Rogers, Mark Dignam, Leo McKern, Richard Pasco, Douglas Wilmer, Alec Clunes, Dorothy Tutin, Robert Eddison, Ursula Jeans, Dorothy Green, Roger Livesey, Sheila Ballantine... See more »

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Trivia:

Served as a Sub-Lieutenant (Observer) in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II. In 1940 the 'Swordfish' in which he was flying ditched in the sea off the Dutch Coast. Davies was captured and sent to Stalag Luft III, the camp made famous through The Great Escape. It was in Stalag Luft III that he developed a serious interest in theatre... See more »

Star Sign:

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