- He is part owner of the production company Celador, which makes Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998). From which he has become a Millionaire many times over.
- Father of actress Lucy Davis and Jenny Davis.
- Went to school with Bev Bevan, drummer with the pop group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
- He was made an O.B.E. (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's New Year's Honours List for services to charity.
- Toured with comedienne Victoria Wood in the 1970s.
- Co-owns the production company Celador
- His career began when as a school boy he used to go to a friends house and listen to his mothers comedy records then moved onto those by such as Bill Cosby, Shelly Berman and Bob Newhart.
- Supports Birmingham City Football Team
- Ex-father-in-law of Owain Yeoman.
- Was a contestant on Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998) with his daughter, Jenny Davis.
- In 1995, to celebrate the centenary of the university, he was awarded the Aston University Centennial Medal along with Sir Adrian Cadbury, Mr Douglas Ellis, Lord Howell of Aston Manor, Mrs Anne Kenrick, Mr Chris Oakley and Mr Robert Taylor.
- A comedian.
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