Stringer Davis
Date of birth: 1899-06-04
Place of birth: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stringer Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Murder Most Foul
1964-03-01
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she
Murder Ahoy
1964-09-22
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been p
Murder at the Gallop
1963-05-09
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby
Murder She Said
1961-09-26
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence
The Alphabet Murders
1965-12-26
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957-04-09
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegra
The V.I.P.s
1963-09-01
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal tri
I'm All Right Jack
1959-08-18
Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at
The March Hare
1956-01-01
Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the hors
Innocents in Paris
1953-07-22
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
The Happiest Days of Your Life
1950-03-08
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to b
Aunt Clara
1954-11-22
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyh
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
2012-06-17
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most
Curtain Up
1952-03-12
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the fol
The Stately Ghosts of England
1965-01-25
A documentary-style TV programme made by NBC in which Margaret Rutherford and her husband Stringer D
Mad About Men
1954-11-16
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well u
Miranda
1948-04-06
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London.
The Runaway Bus
1953-02-16
When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a
The Mouse on the Moon
1963-05-07
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the ca
Just My Luck
1957-11-14
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dre
Trouble in Store
1953-12-14
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't
A Woman of No Importance
1960-02-09
A witty but dissolute peer is about to engage as his secretary a young man who turns out to be his i