Actor
Stringer Davis
Born June 4, 1899 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UKDied August 29, 197320 films
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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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First watchMurder She Said19617.3as Jim StringerMiss 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.View filmEssential films
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20 films as actor- 1965The Alphabet MurdersMr. Stringer (uncredited)
- 1964Murder AhoyJim Stringer
- 1964Murder Most FoulJim Stringer
- 1963The V.I.P.sHotel Waiter
- 1963Murder at the GallopJim Stringer
- 1963The Mouse on the Moon1st Councillor (Uncredited)
- 1961Murder She SaidJim Stringer
- 1960A Woman of No ImportanceFarquhar
- 1959I'm All Right JackReporter
- 1957Just My LuckGoodwood Steward (uncredited)
- 1957The Smallest Show on EarthEmmett
- 1956The March HareDoctor
- 1954Aunt ClaraDoctor
- 1954Mad About MenThe Vicar (uncredited)
- 1953Trouble in StoreShop Assistant (uncredited)
- 1953Innocents in ParisArbuthnot
- 1953The Runaway Bus2nd Transport Officer
- 1952Curtain UpVicar
- 1950The Happiest Days of Your LifeRev. Rich
- 1948MirandaMuseum Attendant