Stringer Davis

Born: 1899-06-04

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.


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Murder She Said

as Jim Stringer
Released: 1961-09-26

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no...

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Murder Ahoy

as Jim Stringer
Released: 1964-09-22

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s...

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Murder Most Foul

as Jim Stringer
Released: 1964-03-01

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again...

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Murder at the Gallop

as Jim Stringer
Released: 1963-06-24

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr....

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The V.I.P.s

as Hotel Waiter
Released: 1963-09-01

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal...

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The Alphabet Murders

as Mr. Stringer (uncredited)
Released: 1965-12-26

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the...

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The Mouse on the Moon

as 1st Councillor (uncredited)
Released: 1963-05-07

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in...

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I'm All Right Jack

as Reporter
Released: 1959-08-18

Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....

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Miranda

as Museum Attendant
Released: 1948-04-06

A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives into her request to be taken to see...

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The Smallest Show on Earth

as Emmett
Released: 1957-04-09

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a...

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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2012-06-17

The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the...

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The Happiest Days of Your Life

as Rev. Rich
Released: 1950-03-08

Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is...

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The Runaway Bus

as 2nd Transport Officer
Released: 1953-09-28

When heavy fog prevents any flights from leaving London Airport, a group of passengers are put...

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Folle des hommes

as The Vicar (uncredited)
Released: 1954-11-16

Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is...

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The March Hare

as Doctor
Released: 1956-01-01

Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the...

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Aunt Clara

as Doctor
Released: 1954-11-22

A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing...

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Innocents in Paris

as Arbuthnot
Released: 1953-07-22

Romantic comedy about a group of Britons flying to Paris for the weekend.

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Curtain Up

as Vicar
Released: 1952-03-12

In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the...

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The Buccaneers

as Admiral Bingham
First aired: 1956-09-19

The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make...

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