Biography

Sid Davis was born on April 1, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Name Unknown (1951), The Dangerous Stranger (1950) and Live and Learn (1951). He was married to Norma Rosalind Henkins. He died on October 16, 2006 in Palm Desert, California, USA.

Standing 6'4", he was the long-time stand-in for John Wayne (1941-1952). They often played chess together on the set between takes and were good friends off-set (Wayne bankrolled Davis' first instructional film, The Dangerous Stranger (1950). Once, when the stand-ins were called back to the set and Wayne wanted Davis to finish his move, Duke went to the set himself and stood in for his own stand-in.

Father of Jill Davis.