Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies

Acting

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Rupert Davies (22 May 1916 – 22 November 1976) was a British actor. He remains best known for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on the Maigret novels written by Georges Simenon.

Davies was born in Liverpool. After a service in the British Merchant Navy, during the Second World War he was a Sub-Lieutenant Observer with the Fleet Air Arm. In 1940 the Swordfish aircraft in which he was flying ditched in the sea off the Dutch Coast. Davies was captured and interned in the famous Stalag Luft III POW camp. He…

Filmography

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The Many Faces of Dracula ★ 3.5 The Many Faces of Dracula 2000 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook ★ 9.5 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook 1991 The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 1981 The After Dinner Game ★ 7.5 The After Dinner Game 1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord ★ 7.0 King Arthur, the Young Warlord 1975 Frightmare ★ 6.4 Frightmare 1974 Father Brown ★ 6.8 Father Brown 1974 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries ★ 6.8 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries 1973 Arthur of the Britons ★ 8.0 Arthur of the Britons 1972 War & Peace ★ 7.1 War & Peace 1972 The Man Outside ★ 5.8 The Man Outside 1972 Zeppelin ★ 6.2 Zeppelin 1971 The Night Visitor ★ 6.5 The Night Visitor 1971 The Firechasers ★ 7.7 The Firechasers 1971 Waterloo ★ 7.1 Waterloo 1970 Play for Today ★ 6.6 Play for Today 1970 The Oblong Box ★ 5.7 The Oblong Box 1969 Maigret at Bay Maigret at Bay 1969 Curse of the Crimson Altar ★ 5.2 Curse of the Crimson Altar 1968 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave ★ 6.7 Dracula Has Risen from the Grave 1968 Joe 90 ★ 7.0 Joe 90 1968 The Champions ★ 6.5 The Champions 1968 Witchfinder General ★ 6.5 Witchfinder General 1968 Submarine X-1 ★ 6.3 Submarine X-1 1968 Man in a Suitcase ★ 7.2 Man in a Suitcase 1967 Five Golden Dragons ★ 5.2 Five Golden Dragons 1967 The Brides of Fu Manchu ★ 5.9 The Brides of Fu Manchu 1966 Target for Killing ★ 6.6 Target for Killing 1966 Maigret Plays Dirty Maigret Plays Dirty 1966 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold ★ 7.1 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965 BBC Play of the Month ★ 5.3 BBC Play of the Month 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ★ 4.3 Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965 The Uncle ★ 7.0 The Uncle 1964 The Big Breaker ★ 10.0 The Big Breaker 1964 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 Detective ★ 9.0 Detective 1964 Festival ★ 8.0 Festival 1963 Maigret ★ 7.1 Maigret 1960 Sunday-Night Play Sunday-Night Play 1960 The Criminal ★ 6.4 The Criminal 1960 Danger Man ★ 7.4 Danger Man 1960 Danger Tomorrow ★ 6.4 Danger Tomorrow 1960 Devil's Bait ★ 7.0 Devil's Bait 1959 Sapphire ★ 7.0 Sapphire 1959 The Thought of Tomorrow The Thought of Tomorrow 1959 The Third Man ★ 7.2 The Third Man 1959 Interpol Calling ★ 7.3 Interpol Calling 1959 Bobbikins ★ 6.0 Bobbikins 1959 John Paul Jones ★ 6.0 John Paul Jones 1959 Life In Emergency Ward 10 ★ 7.0 Life In Emergency Ward 10 1959 Violent Moment ★ 6.3 Violent Moment 1959 Breakout ★ 7.1 Breakout 1959 The Invisible Man ★ 7.3 The Invisible Man 1958 Sea Fury ★ 6.1 Sea Fury 1958 The Key ★ 6.1 The Key 1958 Ivanhoe ★ 6.4 Ivanhoe 1958 Sailor of Fortune Sailor of Fortune 1957 The Traitor ★ 7.6 The Traitor 1957 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 Quatermass II ★ 6.3 Quatermass II 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood ★ 6.4 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955 Folio ★ 10.0 Folio 1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre ★ 8.0 Lilli Palmer Theatre 1955 The Dark Avenger ★ 6.4 The Dark Avenger 1955 The Angel with the Trumpet ★ 7.0 The Angel with the Trumpet 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ★ 3.5 Sunday Night Theatre 1950 Health in Our Time Health in Our Time 1948