- Rupert Davies
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name = Rupert Davies
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deathdate = death date and age|1976|11|22|1916|05|22
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awards = Actor of the Year (1963)Rupert Davies (
22 May 1916 –22 November 1976 ) was a British actor. He remains best known for playing the title role in theBBC 's 1960stelevision adaptation of the "Maigret " novels written byGeorges Simenon . The TV-Title in Germany: Kommissar Maigret (52 Ep.)Davies was born in
Liverpool . After serving in theBritish Merchant Navy , during theSecond World War he served as a second lieutenant observer with theFleet Air Arm . Having been shot down over the Dutch coast, Davies was taken prisoner in 1942 and interned in the famousStalag Luft III POW camp. He made three attempts to escape. All failed. It was during his captivity that he began to take part in theatre performances, entertaining his fellow prisoners.After the war Davies became a staple of British television appearing in numerous plays and series, including "
Quatermass II ", "Ivanhoe ", "Emergency Ward 10 ", "Danger Man " and "The Champions ". He also provided the voice of "Professor Ian McClaine" in theGerry Anderson series "Joe 90 ".In 1964 he became the first person to be awarded
Pipe Smoker of the Year .Davies also played supporting roles in many films, appearing briefly as
George Smiley in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1965). He also appeared in severalhorror film s in the late 1960s, including "Witchfinder General" (1968) and "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave " (1968), as well as such international blockbusters as "Waterloo" (1970) and "Zeppelin" (1971).He died of cancer in London in 1976, leaving a wife and two sons, and is buried at Pistyll Cemetery
Nefyn inNorth Wales .External links
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1916-05-22
PLACE OF BIRTH=Liverpool ,England
DATE OF DEATH= 1976-11-22
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