- Geboren am
- Verstorben22. August 2011 · Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich (Prostatakrebs)
- John Howard Davies wurde am 9 März 1939 in Paddington, London, England, UK geboren. Er war Produzent und Regisseur, bekannt für Oliver Twist (1948), Mr. Bean (1990) und Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). Er war mit Linda Patricia, Dale Mackenzie Tillotson und Leonie Taylor verheiratet. Er starb am 22 August 2011 in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- EhepartnerLinda Patricia(2005 - 22. August 2011) (er verstorben)Dale Mackenzie Tillotson (May 31, 1975 - ?) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)Leonie Taylor(196? - 19??) (geschieden)
- As a TV producer, presided over the birth of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969); as a TV executive, presided over the 1989 demise of The Benny Hill Show (1969).
- Head of BBC Comedy (1977 - 1982).
- After childhood movie acting, most famously playing the title role in Oliver Twist (1948), he followed his writer father's lead and moved into television. But prior to that he served in the Royal Navy and held a variety of jobs, which included city clerk, carpet salesman, and lubricating oil salesman.
- Met first wife Leonie Taylor in Melbourne, Australia, when he returned to acting as an adult. They were both appearing in a production of "The Sound of Music" at the time.
- Cherubic, fair-haired, vulnerable-looking London-born child actor, briefly in post-war British films, and best remembered for his 1948 portrayal of Charles Dickens' beloved orphan Oliver Twist.
- My initial reaction to this remake was the same as quite a lot of people: why? I don't like remakes of programmes anyway. It's unimaginative. It's much better to start afresh with a blank sheet of paper. I think Martin Clunes is wonderful and he may save the day, but I'm pessimistic. I probably won't watch it. Comedy is like wine - it improves with age. And Leonard Rossiter was Reggie Perrin. He was the catalyst for the show's success. (On Reggie Perrin (2009))
- There are too many people involved in making the decisions at the BBC now. In the Seventies, one or two made the decisions, now it's all done by committees and focus groups. (Speaking in 2009)
- All the best sitcom characters are relentlessly horrible.
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