Stringer Davis
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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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 15.372 |
| Birthday | 1899-06-04 |
| Place of Birth | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
1961
Murder She Said
7.3/192
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
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Murder She Said
1963
Murder at the Gallop
6.964/152
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened....
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Murder at the Gallop
1964
Murder Most Foul
6.969/143
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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Murder Most Foul
1964
Murder Ahoy
7.02/126
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets...
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Murder Ahoy
1965
The Alphabet Murders
5.9/36
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
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The Alphabet Murders
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.621/29
Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died a...
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The Smallest Show on Earth
1963
The V.I.P.s
6.2/52
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
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The V.I.P.s
1956
The March Hare
6/2
Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is 'pulled', and Sir Charles is forced to sell h...
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The March Hare
1950
The Happiest Days of Your Life
6.258/31
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The s...
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The Happiest Days of Your Life
1954
Aunt Clara
4.5/4
A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his eccentric Aunt Clar...
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Aunt Clara
2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
6.4/7
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane M...
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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
1952
Curtain Up
7.7/3
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing writte...
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Curtain Up
1965
The Stately Ghosts of England
0/0
A documentary-style TV programme made by NBC in which Margaret Rutherford and her husband Stringer Davis visit three so-called haunted mansions.
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The Stately Ghosts of England
1954
Mad About Men
6.1/16
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
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Mad About Men
1948
Miranda
6.3/20
A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue.
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Miranda
1953
The Runaway Bus
5.9/10
When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put on a bus driven by Percy Lamb to drive to another airpo...
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The Runaway Bus
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
5.87/27
Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in a new s...
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The Mouse on the Moon
1959
I'm All Right Jack
6.6/68
Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start fr...
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I'm All Right Jack
1953
Innocents in Paris
5.2/13
Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.
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