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Sid Davis (I) (1916–2006)

Producer | Miscellaneous Crew | Director

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Standing 6'4", he was the long-time stand-in for John Wayne (1941-1952). They often played chess together on the set between takes and were good friends off-set (Wayne bankrolled Davis' first instructional film, The Dangerous Stranger. Once, when the stand-ins were called back to the set and Wayne wanted Davis to finish his move, Duke went to the set himself and stood in for his own stand-in. See more trivia »

Born:

in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 90) in Palm Desert, California, USA
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1974 Accident Investigation (documentary short) (producer)
 
1974 What's the Big Hurry? (documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1973 Boys Aware (short) (producer)
 
1972 Summer of '63 (short) (producer)
 
1970 Keep Off the Grass (short) (producer)
 
1970 Wild at the Wheel (short) (producer)
 
1968 Curious Alice (short) (executive producer)
 
1968 The Bottle and the Throttle (short) (producer)
 
1967 Alcohol Is Dynamite (short) (producer)
 
1963 Big Man on Campus (short) (producer)
 
1962 The Dropout (short) (producer)
 
1961 Boys Beware (short) (producer)
 
1961 Girls Beware (short) (producer)
 
1961 Moment of Decision! (short) (producer)
 
1961 On Your Own (short) (producer)
 
1961 Seduction of the Innocent (short) (producer)
 
1961 V.D. (producer)
 
1959 ABC's of Walking Wisely (documentary short) (producer)
 
1958 Missing Witness (short) (producer)
 
1958 The Bicycle Clown (short) (producer)
 
1957 Say No to Strangers! (short) (producer)
 
1957 What Made Sammy Speed? (short) (producer)
 
1957 Where There's Smoke... (short) (producer)
 
1956 You're Growing Up (short) (producer)
 
1955 Age 13 (short) (producer)
 
1954 Gang Boy (short) (producer)
 
1954 Show 'Em the Road (documentary short) (producer)
 
1954 Too Young to Burn (short) (producer)
 
1954 You Can't Stop on a Dime (short) (producer)
 
1953 Gossip (short) (producer)
 
1953 The Cool Hot Rod (short) (producer)
 
1953 Vandalism (short) (producer)
 
1952 Skipper Learns a Lesson (short) (producer)
 
1952 Why Take Chances? (short) (producer)
 
1951 Live and Learn (short) (producer)
 
1951 Name Unknown (short) (producer)
 
1951 Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (short) (producer)
 
1951 The Terrible Truth (short) (producer)
 
1950 The Dangerous Stranger (short) (producer)
 
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1951 Flying Leathernecks (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1950 Rio Grande (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1948 Wake of the Red Witch (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1948 Red River (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1948 Fort Apache (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1947 Tycoon (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1947 Angel and the Badman (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1945 Dakota (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1945 Back to Bataan (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1944 Tall in the Saddle (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1944 The Fighting Seabees (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1943 In Old Oklahoma (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1942 Pittsburgh (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1942 Flying Tigers (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1942 The Spoilers (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
1941 Citizen Kane (stand-in: Mr. Welles - uncredited)
 
1940 Dark Command (stand-in: John Wayne - uncredited)
 
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1960 The Cautious Twins (short)
 
1954 Show 'Em the Road (documentary short)
 
1951 Live and Learn (short)
 
1951 Name Unknown (short)
 
1951 Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (short)
 
1950 The Dangerous Stranger (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1961 Boys Beware (short)
Man at the public restroom
 
1951 Name Unknown (short)
Narrator
 
1946 Without Reservations
Marine (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1955 Age 13 (short)
 
1954 Gang Boy (short)
 
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2009 Ralph och Jimmy (short)
Narrator
 

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Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Trivia:

Standing 6'4", he was the long-time stand-in for John Wayne (1941-1952). They often played chess together on the set between takes and were good friends off-set (Wayne bankrolled Davis' first instructional film, The Dangerous Stranger. Once, when the stand-ins were called back to the set and Wayne wanted Davis to finish his move, Duke went to the set himself and stood in for his own stand-in. See more »

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Star Sign:

Aries