Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

Known for

Acting

Born

June 4, 1899

Birthplace

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Died

August 29, 1973 (aged 74)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

​Stringer Davis (4 June 1899 – 29 August 1973) was an English character actor.

Davis was born James Buckley Stringer Davis in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. He was bisexual and married fellow performer Margaret Rutherford in 1945. The marriage was happy and they stayed together until her death in 1972.

He was most famous for his supporting roles in various films and television series, where he often played a gentle old Englishman character. He appeared alongside his wife in a number of films, including four adaptations of Agatha Christie novels featuring Rutherford as Miss Marple.

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Best known work

Murder She Said
Murder She Said
1961
Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
1963
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul
1964
Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy
1964
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
1959
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
1963
The Alphabet Murders
The Alphabet Murders
1965
The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950
The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon
1963

Filmography

  1. 2012

    Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 1965

    The Alphabet Murders

    as Mr. Stringer (uncredited)

  3. 1965

  4. 1964

    Murder Ahoy

    as Jim Stringer

  5. 1964

    Murder Most Foul

    as Jim Stringer

  6. 1963

    The V.I.P.s

    as Hotel Waiter

  7. 1963

    Murder at the Gallop

    as Jim Stringer

  8. 1963

    The Mouse on the Moon

    as 1st Councillor (Uncredited)

  9. 1961

    Murder She Said

    as Jim Stringer

  10. 1960

  11. 1959

  12. 1957

    Just My Luck

    as Goodwood Steward (uncredited)

  13. 1957

  14. 1956

    The BuccaneersTV

    as Admiral Bingham (1 episode)

  15. 1956

  16. 1954

    Aunt Clara

    as Doctor

  17. 1954

    Mad About Men

    as The Vicar (uncredited)

  18. 1953

    Trouble in Store

    as Shop Assistant (uncredited)

  19. 1953

    Innocents in Paris

    as Arbuthnot

  20. 1953

    The Runaway Bus

    as 2nd Transport Officer

  21. 1952

    Curtain Up

    as Vicar

  22. 1950

  23. 1948

    Miranda

    as Museum Attendant

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