Stringer Davis

Stringer Davis

Actor

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
June 4, 1899

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.

Photo

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Representative Works

Murder She Said
Murder She Said
7.3
/ English
Curtain Up
Curtain Up
7.2
/ English
Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy
7.1
/ English
Murder Most Foul
Murder Most Foul
7.1
/ English
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
6.1
/ English
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack
6.6
/ English
Aunt Clara
Aunt Clara
5.0
/ English
Mad About Men
Mad About Men
6.5
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Murder She Said
1961Nominee

Best Performance

Murder She Said

Curtain Up
1952Nominee

Best Performance

Curtain Up

Murder Ahoy
1964Nominee

Best Performance

Murder Ahoy

Career Highlights

Murder Most Foul
1964Highlight

Best Performance

Murder Most Foul

The Alphabet Murders
1965Highlight

Best Performance

The Alphabet Murders