John Howard Davies

John Howard Davies

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Howard Davies  (born Paddington, London; 9 March 1939) is a British television director and producer and former child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the television series William Tell (1958). After school at Haileybury, further education at Grenoble and National Service in the Royal Navy, he started working in the City in a finance company. After that, he trained as a carpet salesman but quit after six months to travel the world. Ending up in Australia he returned to acting and met his wife Leonie when they both appeared in The Sound of Music. Back in Britain he tried selling oil to industry in Wembley and then became a production assistant in the BBC at the end of 1968. He is now best known for his adult career as a director and producer of several highly successful British sitcoms including All Gas and Gaiters, Fawlty Towers (series 1), The Goodies, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The Good Life, No Job for a Lady and Mr. Bean. Davies was also the producer and director of the sketch show The World of Beachcomber and the earliest episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus. He also directed several episodes of The Vicar of Dibley. He became the BBC's Head of Comedy from 1977-1982,then head of Light Entertainment and finally Controller Managing Director of EMI Television Productions and the Head of Light Entertainment at ITV broadcaster Thames Television. During the last role he was cited by the popular press as the man who 'sacked' comedian Benny Hill when the station decided not to renew his contract after 20 years service. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Howard Davies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Título: John Howard Davies
  • Popularidade: 2.342
  • Coñecido por: Directing
  • Cumpreanos: 1939-03-09
  • Lugar de nacemento: London, England, UK
  • Páxina de inicio:
  • Tamén coñecido como: Джон Хауард Дэвис, Джон Хоуард Дэвис, Джон Говард Дэвис
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John Howard Davies Películas

  • 1948
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    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    7.486 1948 HD

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  • 1951
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    Tom Brown's Schooldays

    Tom Brown's Schooldays

    6.875 1951 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Rocking Horse Winner

    The Rocking Horse Winner

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 2009
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    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

    6 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    8 2009 HD

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  • 2007
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    What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2010
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    All About The Good Life

    All About The Good Life

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1984
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    Kim

    Kim

    6 1984 HD

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  • 1987
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    Bloody New Year

    Bloody New Year

    5.2 1987 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Paul McCartney Special

    The Paul McCartney Special

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean

    6.2 1991 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    1.963 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.683 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.956 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.956 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6.2 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.417 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.667 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7.6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    7 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.25 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    5.25 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Adventures of William Tell

    The Adventures of William Tell

    8.2 1970 HD

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