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John Howard Davies
English actor, director and producer (1939–2011)
For other people with the same name, see John Davies.
John Howard Davies | |
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| Born | (1939-03-09)9 March 1939 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 22 August 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 72) Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England |
| Other names | JHD |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, child actor |
| Years active | 1944–1996 |
| Spouses | Linda (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Jack Davies |
John Howard Davies (9 March 1939 – 22 August 2011)[1] was an English director, producer and former child actor. He became famous for appearing in the title role of David Lean's film adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948). After joining the BBC as a production assistant in 1966, Davies became a hugely influential television director and producer, specialising in comedy.
Davies played a key role in British television comedy across four decades, working variously as the commissioning producer, producer or director on many of the most successful comedy sho
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John Howard Davies
Biography
Davies was born in Paddington, London, the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role at the age of nine in David Lean's production Oliver Twist (1948), followed by The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the TV series William Tell (1958). After school at Haileybury, further education in Grenoble, France and national service in the Navy, he started working in the City, the financial centre of London, then as a carpet salesman. Ending up in Melbourne, Australia, he returned to acting and met his first wife Leonie when they both appeared in The Sound of Music. He was Stage Manager for The Sound Of Music for two years touring Australia and New Zealand. Back in Britain he tried selling oil to industry in Wembley. He is best known for his adult career as a director and producer of several highly successful British sitcoms. Davies became a BBC production assistant during 1966, being promoted to producer in 1968. During
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John Howard Davies
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Howard Davies (born Paddington, London; 9 March 1939) is a British television director and producer and former child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the television series William Tell (1958). After school at Haileybury, further education at Grenoble and National Service in the Royal Navy, he started working in the City in a finance company. After that, he trained as a carpet salesman but quit after six months to travel the world. Ending up in Australia he returned to acting and met his wife Leonie when they both appeared in The Sound of Music. Back in Britain he tried selling oil to industry in Wembley and then became a production assistant in the BBC at the end of 1968. He is now best known for his adult career as a director and producer of several highly successful British sitcoms includ
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