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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.
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.
Rupert Davies was born on May 22, 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 November 22, 1976 in London, England, UK.
Jan 30, 2022 · Actor Rupert Davies who is buried in Pistyll, near Nefyn, became a household name in the 1960s when he played the fictional French TV detective Maigret.
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...
Abluff, burly man with an unruly mop of crinkly brown hair, Rupert Davies was an instantly recognizable character player in movies of the 1950s and 1960s. Gentle in demeanor, he often played priests, detectives, and other authority figures.
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.
