Charles Davis | |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1925 |
Charles Davis (31 August 1925 – 12 December 2009) was an Irish character actor, writer and director. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Davis started his acting career at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and had over 1,000 performances on Broadway.
Davis appeared in over 20 movies and over 100 TV shows. Among his movies were The Desert Rats, The King's Thief, The Young Stranger and The Wreck of the Mary Deare. The TV shows he appeared in included Dynasty, Lock-Up, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Cara Williams Show, Night Gallery and The Wild Wild West.
Davis was also a writer, director and film producer. He wrote, directed and produced feature films including Kennedy’s Ireland, Thunder Run, Happy as the Grass Was Green (also released under the title Hazel’s People) and The Violent Ones.[1]
Davis died from a heart attack on 12 December 2009, aged 84, in Thousand Oaks, California.[1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1951 | The Man from Planet X | Geordie, Man at Dock | Uncredited | |
1951 | Signal Man | Uncredited | ||
1953 | Rogue's March | Corporal Biggs | ||
1953 | The Desert Rats | Pete | ||
1954 | The Student Prince | Hubert | ||
1955 | Soldier of Fortune | Hotel Desk Clerk | Uncredited | |
1955 | Moonfleet | Sentry | Uncredited | |
1955 | The King's Thief | Apothecary | ||
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Detective Raines | Season 2 Episode 25: "I Killed the Count Part 1" | |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Detective Raines | Season 2 Episode 26: "I Killed the Count Part 2" | |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Detective Raines | Season 2 Episode 27: "I Killed the Count Part 3" | |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Reporter | Season 2 Episode 32: "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" | |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sam Saunders | Season 2 Episode 36: "Father and Son" | |
1957 | 5 Steps to Danger | Kirk | ||
1957 | The Young Stranger | Detective | ||
1957 | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! | Steward | Uncredited | |
1957 | Public Pigeon No. 1 | Brady | Uncredited | |
1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Museum Guard | Season 4 Episode 27: "The Waxwork" | |
1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Yules, Quartermaster on Mary Deare | ||
1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mr. Johnson | Season 6 Episode 5: "The Five-Forty-Eight" | |
1968 | Star! | Writ Server | Uncredited |