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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

20

Gender

Male

Birthday

1899-06-04

Day of Death

1973-08-29 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Stringer Davis

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ​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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stringer Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Murder She Said

1961

Murder She Said

as

Jim Stringer

Murder at the Gallop

1963

Murder at the Gallop

as

Jim Stringer

Murder Most Foul

1964

Murder Most Foul

as

Jim Stringer

Murder Ahoy

1964

Murder Ahoy

as

Jim Stringer

The Alphabet Murders

1965

The Alphabet Murders

as

Mr. Stringer (uncredited)

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as

Hotel Waiter

I'm All Right Jack

1959

I'm All Right Jack

as

Reporter

The March Hare

1956

The March Hare

as

Doctor

Innocents in Paris

1953

Innocents in Paris

as

Arbuthnot

Aunt Clara

1954

Aunt Clara

as

Doctor

Curtain Up

1952

Curtain Up

as

Vicar

Mad About Men

1954

Mad About Men

as

The Vicar (uncredited)

Miranda

1948

Miranda

as

Museum Attendant

The Runaway Bus

1953

The Runaway Bus

as

2nd Transport Officer

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

The Mouse on the Moon

as

1st Councillor (uncredited)

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as

Admiral Bingham

Production

Crew

Directing