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John Howard Davies(1939-2011)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Actor
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John Howard Davies
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John Howard Davies was born on 9 March 1939 in Paddington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Oliver Twist (1948), Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) and Fawlty Towers (1975). He was married to Linda Patricia, Dale Mackenzie Tillotson and Leonie Taylor. He died on 22 August 2011 in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
BornMarch 9, 1939
DiedAugust 22, 2011(72)
BornMarch 9, 1939
DiedAugust 22, 2011(72)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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Known for

John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, and Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist
7.8
  • Oliver Twist
  • 1948
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
8.8
TV Series
  • Producer
John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, and Prunella Scales in Fawlty Towers (1975)
Fawlty Towers
8.8
TV Series
  • Producer
Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)
Mr. Bean
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Penelope Keith in Law and Disorder (1994)
    Law and Disorder
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1994
  • After Henry (1988)
    After Henry
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Hope It Rains (1991)
    Hope It Rains
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1991–1992
  • No Job for a Lady (1990)
    No Job for a Lady
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1990–1992
  • Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)
    Mr. Bean
    8.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1990–1991
  • A Slight Hitch
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989)
    Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    8.0
    TV Special
    • producer: original series
    • 1989
  • Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1969)
    The Benny Hill Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1989
  • Brenda Blethyn in The Labours of Erica (1989)
    The Labours of Erica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Andy Capp (1988)
    Andy Capp
    5.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1988
  • Executive Stress (1986)
    Executive Stress
    7.3
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986–1987
  • All in Good Faith (1985)
    All in Good Faith
    5.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1985–1987
  • We'll Think of Something
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • A Married Man (1983)
    A Married Man
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 1983
  • Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal in The Good Life (1975)
    The Good Life
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1978

Director

  • Dawn French in The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
    The Vicar of Dibley
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)
    Mr. Bean
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1995
  • Torvill & Bean (1995)
    Torvill & Bean
    7.6
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 1995
  • The Final Frolics of Mr. Bean
    8.5
    Video
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Penelope Keith in Law and Disorder (1994)
    Law and Disorder
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Rowan Atkinson in Blind Date (1993)
    Blind Date
    7.9
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Hope It Rains (1991)
    Hope It Rains
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991–1992
  • No Job for a Lady (1990)
    No Job for a Lady
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1992
  • A Slight Hitch
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Brenda Blethyn in The Labours of Erica (1989)
    The Labours of Erica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Andy Capp (1988)
    Andy Capp
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Executive Stress (1986)
    Executive Stress
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • All in Good Faith (1985)
    All in Good Faith
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985–1987
  • We'll Think of Something
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal in The Good Life (1975)
    The Good Life
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1975–1978

Actor

  • William Tell (1958)
    William Tell
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Bruno
    • Karl
    • 1958
  • Gary Raymond in About Religion (1956)
    About Religion
    TV Series
    • 1958
  • The Magic Box (1951)
    The Magic Box
    7.0
    • Maurice Friese-Greene
    • 1951
  • Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
    Tom Brown's Schooldays
    7.1
    • Tom Brown
    • 1951
  • John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson, and John Mills in The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)
    The Rocking Horse Winner
    7.2
    • Paul Grahame
    • 1949
  • John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, and Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist (1948)
    Oliver Twist
    7.8
    • Oliver Twist
    • 1948

Videos6

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Oliver Twist
Clip 1:07
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Clip 1:07
Oliver Twist
Trailer
Trailer 2:14
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Oliver Twist
Trailer 2:05
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Trailer 2:11
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Trailer 2:05
Oliver Twist

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Davies
  • Born
    • March 9, 1939
    • Paddington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 22, 2011
    • Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK(prostate cancer)
  • Spouses
      Linda Patricia2005 - August 22, 2011 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As a TV producer, presided over the birth of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969); as a TV executive, presided over the 1989 demise of The Benny Hill Show (1969).
  • Quotes
    My initial reaction to this remake was the same as quite a lot of people: why? I don't like remakes of programmes anyway. It's unimaginative. It's much better to start afresh with a blank sheet of paper. I think Martin Clunes is wonderful and he may save the day, but I'm pessimistic. I probably won't watch it. Comedy is like wine - it improves with age. And Leonard Rossiter was Reggie Perrin. He was the catalyst for the show's success. (On Reggie Perrin (2009))

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