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Also known as John Davies, JHD

English actor, director and producer (1939–2011)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

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  • Coffee Table View of London
  • John Evelyn
  • A letter to Hebrews

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Film & TV

London, England, UK

John Howard Davies (born Paddington, London; 9 March 1939 — 22 August 2011) was a British television director, producer and former child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the television series…

Known for

  • The Good Life: Inside Out2025
  • All About The Good Life2010
  • Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News — Self2009
  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened — Self – Series Director2009
  • What the Pythons Did Next... — Self2007
  • Dors: The Other Diana1990
  • The Adventures of William Tell — Karl1958
  • The Adventures of William Tell — Bruno1958
  • About Religion1956
  • The Magic Box — Maurice Friese-Greene1952

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1954

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Total plays
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Davies
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Paddington
Place of death
Blewbury
Employer
BBC
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Country for sport
Wales
Number of children
2
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cause of death
cancer
date of birth
1939-03-09
date of death
2011-08-22
manner of death
natural causes
different from
John Howard
name in native language
John Howard Davies
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