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Jan 30, 2022 · Rupert Davies died in 1976 aged 59, and he is buried with his wife Jessica Davies Pistyll on Gwynedd's Llŷn Peninsula.
Nov 23, 1976 · LONDON, Nov. 22 (AP)—Rupert Davies, who won prominence for his portrayals of Maigret, the pipe smoking French detective created by Georges Simenon, died today of cancer. He was 59 years old.
He died of cancer in London in 1976, leaving a wife, Jessica, and two sons, Timothy and Hoagan. Davies is buried at Pistyll Cemetery, near Nefyn, Gwynedd, Wales.
Rupert Davies took up the role as the Police Judiciaire detective Commissaire Jules Maigret in 1960, after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. [1]
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British character actor Rupert Davies (1916-1976) often played amiable, reassuring authority figures, none more famous than his signature role, Inspector Jules Maigret.
Mar 25, 2016 · Actor Rupert Davies is best remembered for puffing thoughtfully on his pipe, solving fiendishly difficult cases as TV’s fictional French detective Jules Maigret. But as these incredible...
Rupert Davies was born on 22 May 1916 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), My Friend Charles (1956) and Waterloo (1970). He was married to Jessica I. Knowles. He died on 22 November 1976 in London, England, UK.
6 Photos. Rupert Davies was born on 22 May 1916 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Waterloo (1970) and My Friend Charles (1956). He was married to Jessica I. Knowles. He died on 22 November 1976 in London, England, UK.
Rupert Lisburn Gwynne Davies FRSA (22 May 1916 – 22 November 1976) was a British actor best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC 's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on Georges Simenon 's novels.
Plot summary. Maigret is called to a crime scene at Lock 14 on the Marne Canal, near Dizy, when a woman's body is found in the stable of a canalside inn. She had been strangled, and was still wearing her jewellery, pointing to a crime of passion.
