Rupert Davies

Biography

Rupert Davies was a British actor who became best known for the title part in the BBC's 1960s television version of Georges Simenon's Maigret. Born in Liverpool, he resumed his acting career soon after his release as a prisoner of war, starring in the show Back Home at the Stoll Theatre in London, and in 1959 he played the Colonel in Alun Owen's The Rough and Ready Lot on stage and then on television. A familiar face in British television drama, he appeared in Quatermass II, Ivanhoe, Danger Man, Man in a Suitcase and The Champions, in Doctor at Large (1971), War and Peace (1972) and Arthur of the Britons, and he voiced Professor Ian Mac McClaine in Joe 90. Later films included the horror pictures Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) and Witchfinder General (1968), plus Waterloo (1970) and Zeppelin (1971).

60years old at death

Born May 22, 1916Liverpool
Died November 22, 1976London
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Rupert Lisburn Gwynne Davies (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 15 years1959 to 1974

Genres

Drama50%, 6 films
Horror42%, 5 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Thriller25%, 3 films
Action17%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Davies returned to acting almost immediately after being released, taking a starring role in Back Home, an ex-prisoner of war show staged at London's Stoll Theatre.
A first
In 1964 Davies was the first winner of the Pipe Smoker of the Year award. He had released a 45 rpm single, "Smoking My Pipe", late the previous year, capitalizing on the Maigret opening sequence.

Rupert Davies movies on Netflix

Frightmare1974IMDb rating 6.2as Edmund Yates
Zeppelin1971IMDb rating 6.1as Captain Whitney
Waterloo1970IMDb rating 7.3as Gordon
The Oblong Box1969IMDb rating 6.0as Joshua Kemp
Curse of the Crimson Altar1968IMDb rating 5.5as The Vicar
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968IMDb rating 6.5as Monsignor
Witchfinder General1968IMDb rating 6.7as John Lowes
Five Golden Dragons1967IMDb rating 4.9as Comm. Sanders
The Brides of Fu Manchu1966IMDb rating 5.5as Jules Merlin
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965IMDb rating 7.5as George Smiley
The Criminal1960IMDb rating 6.8as Edwards
Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2as Ferris

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968 Drama, Fantasy, Horroras Monsignor
IMDb rating 6.59.3K votes
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965 Drama, Thrilleras George Smiley
IMDb rating 7.521K votes
Witchfinder General1968as John Lowes
IMDb rating 6.714K votes
Frightmare1974as Edmund Yates
IMDb rating 6.23.0K votes
Waterloo1970as Gordon
IMDb rating 7.315K votes
The Oblong Box1969as Joshua Kemp
IMDb rating 6.04.5K votes
The Criminal1960as Edwards
IMDb rating 6.82.0K votes
Five Golden Dragons1967as Comm. Sanders
IMDb rating 4.9670 votes

Most often with

Christopher Lee appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Christopher Lee

Vincent Price

Ian Ogilvy

Sam Wanamaker

Barbara Steele

George Mikell

Films together

Christopher Lee5 films together, 1966 to 1969
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- The Oblong Box1969IMDb rating 6.0Davies as Joshua KempLee as Dr. J. Neuhartt
- Curse of the Crimson Altar1968IMDb rating 5.5Davies as The VicarLee as Morley
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave1968IMDb rating 6.5Davies as MonsignorLee as Dracula
- Five Golden Dragons1967IMDb rating 4.9Davies as Comm. SandersLee as Dragon #4
- The Brides of Fu Manchu1966IMDb rating 5.5Davies as Jules MerlinLee as Fu Manchu
Vincent Price2 films together, 1968 to 1969
Vincent Price's page
- The Oblong Box1969IMDb rating 6.0Davies as Joshua KempPrice as Sir Julian Markham
- Witchfinder General1968IMDb rating 6.7Davies as John LowesPrice as Matthew Hopkins
Ian Ogilvy2 films together, 1968 to 1970
Ian Ogilvy's page
- Waterloo1970IMDb rating 7.3Davies as GordonOgilvy as De Lancey
- Witchfinder General1968IMDb rating 6.7Davies as John LowesOgilvy as Richard Marshall
Sam Wanamaker2 films together, 1960 to 1965
Sam Wanamaker's page
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965IMDb rating 7.5Davies as George SmileyWanamaker as Peters
- The Criminal1960IMDb rating 6.8Davies as EdwardsWanamaker as Mike Carter
Barbara Steele2 films together, 1959 to 1968
Barbara Steele's page
- Curse of the Crimson Altar1968IMDb rating 5.5Davies as The VicarSteele as Lavinia Morley
- Sapphire1959IMDb rating 7.2Davies as FerrisSteele as Student
George Mikell2 films together, 1965 to 1971
George Mikell's page
- Zeppelin1971IMDb rating 6.1Davies as Captain WhitneyMikell as German Officer
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold1965IMDb rating 7.5Davies as George SmileyMikell as Checkpoint Charlie Guard
Also two films together2 more actors
- Godfrey JamesThe Oblong Box (1969) and Witchfinder General (1968)
- Hilary HeathThe Oblong Box (1969) and Witchfinder General (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Rupert Davies's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
BAFTA
	Best Actor		Won

Online

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