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Rupert Davies is a Actor British born on 22 may 1916 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)

Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 22 may 1916 at Liverpool (United-kingdom)
Death 22 november 1976 (at 60 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

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

Biography

Rupert Davies est connu pour sa carrière dans le monde du théâtre ainsi que pour la télévision ou le cinéma.

Il est apparu dans plusieurs films comme Dracula et les femmes (1968), Waterloo, Zeppelin ( 1971) ou encore Frightmare (1974).

Usually with

Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
(7 films)
Louis M. Heyward
Louis M. Heyward
(3 films)
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
(1 films)
Harry Alan Towers
Harry Alan Towers
(2 films)
Alan Hume
Alan Hume
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rupert Davies (31 films)

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Actor

Frightmare
Frightmare (1974)
, 1h28
Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Leo Genn, Paul Greenwood, Victor Winding, Noel Johnson
Roles Edmund Yates
Rating62% 3.1004953.1004953.1004953.1004953.100495
In an isolated farmhouse, a woman named Dorothy Yates lives with her husband. Dorothy has just been released from a mental institution after it was found she was a cannibal who killed and partially ate at least six people in 1957. Her husband, Edmund Yates was convicted as well but we come to find out that he only faked his dementia in order to remain with his wife. He was a truly devoted husband who loved his wife dearly but really had nothing to do with the actual murders in 1957 and in the present.
Zeppelin
Zeppelin (1971)
, 1h40
Directed by Étienne Périer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Michael York, Elke Sommer, Peter Carsten, Marius Goring, Anton Diffring, Andrew Keir
Roles Captain Whitney
Rating61% 3.051143.051143.051143.051143.05114
During the First World War in 1915, Geoffrey Richter-Douglas (Michael York), a Scotsman of German descent, is a lieutenant in the British Army. He meets Stephanie (Alexandra Stewart), a German spy with whom he falls in love. She suggests that he escape to Germany, where the other members of his family and his friends are. As a loyal soldier, he reports this contact to his commanding officer, Captain Whitney, who also wants Geoffrey to go to Germany, but on a secret mission to steal the plans of the LZ36, a new type of Zeppelin under development at Friedrichshafen.
The Night Visitor
The Night Visitor (1971)
, 1h46
Directed by László Benedek
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Trevor Howard, Per Oscarsson, Rupert Davies, Andrew Keir
Roles Mr. Clemens
Rating66% 3.3435953.3435953.3435953.3435953.343595
An inmate named Salem (Max von Sydow) escapes from an insane asylum in the dead of winter. His destination is the house of his sister, Ester (Liv Ullmann), and her husband, Anton (Per Oscarsson). His quest is revenge as he sets about framing Anton because Salem feels he was set up for a horrendous axe murder two years previously. On the case is a police inspector (Trevor Howard) who must determine if Anton is really crazy for claiming he saw Salem outside of the asylum and discover if Salem was really framed.
Waterloo
Waterloo (1970)
, 2h14
Directed by Serge Bondartchouk
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna, Dan O'Herlihy
Roles Gordon
Rating72% 3.6477053.6477053.6477053.6477053.647705
In 1814, after 20 years of military glory Napoleon Bonaparte, the Emperor of France, faces defeat at hands of the sixth coalition, the forces of Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia. Facing certain defeat, Napoleon's marshals gather and demand that he abdicate. At first Napoleon violently refuses, but after hearing of the surrender of his last army he agrees.
The Oblong Box
The Oblong Box (1969)
, 1h31
Directed by Gordon Hessler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Sally Geeson, Alister Williamson, Uta Levka
Roles Joshua Kemp
Rating59% 2.998242.998242.998242.998242.99824
The film takes place in England in 1865. Having been grotesquely disfigured in an African voodoo ceremony for a transgression against the native populace, Sir Edward Markham (Alister Williamson) is kept locked in his room by his guilt-ridden brother, Julian (Vincent Price). Tiring of his captivity, Sir Edward plots to escape by faking his death. With the help of the crooked family lawyer, Trench (Peter Arne), they hire witchdoctor N'Galo (Harry Baird) to concoct a drug to put Sir Edward into a deathlike trance. Before Trench has time to act, Julian finds his "dead" brother and puts him in a coffin (the title's "oblong box"). Embarrassed by his brother's appearance, Julian asks Trench to find a proxy body for Sir Edward's lying in state. Trench and N'Galo murder landlord Tom Hacket (Maxwell Shaw) and offer his corpse to Julian. After the wake, Trench and his young companion Norton (Carl Rigg), dispose of Hacket's body in a nearby river, while Julian has Sir Edward buried. Now free of his brother, Julian marries his young fiancée, Elizabeth (Hilary Dwyer), while Trench, Norton and N'Galo go their separate ways.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
, 1h32
Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Ewan Hooper, Michael Ripper, Marion Mathie
Roles Monsignor Ernst Mueller
Rating65% 3.2514753.2514753.2514753.2514753.251475
A year later in 1906, following the events of the previous film, Dracula has been destroyed. Monsignor Ernest Mueller (Rupert Davies) comes to the village on a routine visit only to find the altar boy is now a frightened mute and the priest (Ewan Hooper) has lost his faith. The villagers refuse to attend Mass at the Catholic church because the shadow of Dracula's castle touches it. To bring to an end the villagers' fears, Mueller climbs to the castle to exorcise it.
Submarine X-1
Submarine X-1 (1968)
, 1h30
Directed by William A. Graham
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors James Caan, Norman Bowler, Paul Young, Brian Grellis, George Pravda, William Dysart
Roles Vice Admiral Redmayne (uncredited)
Rating53% 2.6615552.6615552.6615552.6615552.661555
The film begins with Commander Bolton and a few surviving crew members of his 50-man submarine Gauntlet swimming ashore after unsuccessfully attacking German battleship Lindendorf. After a review, Captain Bolton is cleared of any wrongdoing and placed in charge of a small group of experimental X class submarines. His mission is to quickly train crews to man the submarines and sink the Lindendorf while it is hidden away in a Norwegian fiord.
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
, 1h29
Directed by Vernon Sewell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough, Virginia Wetherell
Roles The Vicar (uncredited)
Rating55% 2.7508452.7508452.7508452.7508452.750845
Un marchand d'antiquités part la recherche de son frère, mystérieusement disparu après avoir poignardé une jeune femme au cours d'une fête satanique. Son enquête le conduit à un manoir, siège de cérémonies orgiaques et décadentes
Witchfinder General
Witchfinder General (1968)
, 1h26
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Political films
Actors Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson
Roles John Lowes
Rating66% 3.347863.347863.347863.347863.34786
In 1645, during the English Civil War, Matthew Hopkins (Vincent Price), an opportunist and witchhunter, takes advantage of the breakdown in social order to impose a reign of terror in East Anglia. Hopkins and his assistant, John Stearne (Robert Russell), visit village after village, brutally torturing confessions out of suspected witches. They charge the local magistrates for the work they carry out.
The Brides of Fu Manchu
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
, 1h34
Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Christopher Lee, Marie Versini, Douglas Wilmer, Roger Hanin, Tsai Chin, Rupert Davies
Roles Jules Merlin
Rating54% 2.707162.707162.707162.707162.70716
In 1924, Fu Manchu, his army of henchmen and his vicious daughter Lin Tang are kidnapping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island, where he demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. He plans to keep (even wed) the girls in question. But Fu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen...
Target for Killing
Target for Killing (1966)
, 1h33
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Stewart Granger, Karin Dor, Rupert Davies, Curd Jürgens, Adolfo Celi, Scilla Gabel
Roles Kommissar Saadi
Rating54% 2.7175452.7175452.7175452.7175452.717545
Un agent secret est chargé d'empêcher le complot d'un syndicat du crime d'assassiner une jeune héritière.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
, 1h47
Directed by Martin Ritt, Paul Dehn, Guy Trosper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Political films
Actors Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, Robert Hardy
Roles George Smiley
Rating74% 3.745893.745893.745893.745893.74589
The West Berlin office of the Circus, under administrator Alec Leamas (Richard Burton), has not been doing well. He is recalled to London shortly after the death of one of his operatives. Leamas is seemingly demoted to the banking section of the agency. In reality, a carefully staged transformation of Leamas has been arranged by Control (Cyril Cusack), the agency's chief. Now depressed and disgruntled, alcoholic and low on funds, he is quickly spotted by the East German Intelligence Service as a potential defector.