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Rupert Lisburn Gwynne 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 novels.
- Maigret (1960 TV series)
Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and...
- Maigret (1960 TV series)
Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963. [1] Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role.
TitleFirst ShownBased OnNotes [12]Maigret and the Lost Life12 April 1959Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl ...1954 novel: Starring Basil Sydney as ...TitleFirst shownBased onNotes [13]Murder in Montmartre31 October 1960Inspector Maigret and the Strangled ...1951 novel: Rupert Davies takes over as ...Unscheduled Departure7 November 1960Maigret Has Scruples Les Scrupules de ...1958 novel- Crime Drama
Maigret: Created by Georges Simenon. With Rupert Davies, Ewen Solon, Helen Shingler, Neville Jason. Televisations of the Maigret novels by Georges Simenon.
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Nov 23, 1976 · LONDON, Nov. 22 (AP)—Rupert Davies, who won prominence for his portrayals of Maigret, the pipe smoking French detective created by Georges Simenon, died today of cancer. He was 59 years old. Born...
Rupert Lisburn Gwynne 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 novels.
Rupert Davies was born on May 22, 1916 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), My Friend Charles (1956) and Waterloo (1970). He was married to Jessica I. Knowles. He died on November 22, 1976 in London, England, UK.
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British character actor Rupert Davies (1916-1976) often played amiable, reassuring authority figures, none more famous than his signature role, Inspector Jules Maigret. Abluff, burly man with an unruly mop of crinkly brown hair, Rupert Davies was an instantly recognizable character player in movies of the 1950s and 1960s.
