Stringer Davis

Birthday: 1899-06-04
Deathday: 1973-08-29
Birthplace: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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​Stringer Davis (4 June 1899 – 29 August 1973) was an English character actor.

Davis was born James Buckley Stringer Davis in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. He was bisexual and married fellow performer Margaret Rutherford in 1945. The marriage was happy and they stayed together until her death in 1972.

He was most famous for his supporting roles in various films and television series, where he often played a gentle old Englishman character. He appeared alongside his wife in a number of films, including four adaptations of Agatha Christie novels featuring Rutherford as Miss Marple.

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Credits

Year Title Character
1965-12-26 The Alphabet Murders Mr. Stringer (uncredited)
1964-09-22 Murder Ahoy Jim Stringer
1964-03-01 Murder Most Foul Jim Stringer
1963-09-01 The V.I.P.s Hotel Waiter
1963-06-24 Murder at the Gallop Jim Stringer
1963-05-07 The Mouse on the Moon 1st Councillor (uncredited)
1961-09-26 Murder She Said Jim Stringer
1959-08-18 I'm All Right Jack Reporter
1957-04-09 The Smallest Show on Earth Emmett
1956-01-01 The March Hare Doctor
1954-11-22 Aunt Clara Doctor
1954-11-16 Mad About Men The Vicar (uncredited)
1953-09-28 The Runaway Bus 2nd Transport Officer
1953-07-22 Innocents in Paris Arbuthnot
1952-03-12 Curtain Up Vicar
1950-03-08 The Happiest Days of Your Life Rev. Rich
1948-04-06 Miranda Museum Attendant