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Date of Birth:

9 March 1939, London, England, UK more

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Juvenile actor in British films; later TV director (e.g. "Monty Python's... more

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The son of Jack Davies more

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Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Law and Disorder" (1994)	producer (6 episodes, 1994)	1994	-	-
	6 TV episodes: Safe as Houses (1994) (producer) The Cannibal (1994) (producer) A Slip of the Pen (1994) (producer) A Night to Remember (1994) (producer) One for the Album (1994) (producer) 1 episode not shown.
2.	"After Henry" (1988)	executive producer (unknown episodes, 1992)	1992	-	7.3 (30)

3.	"No Job for a Lady" (1990)	producer (10 episodes, 1990-1992)	1992	-	5.6 (17)
	10 TV episodes: Lobby Terms (1992) (producer) A Bed for the Night (1992) (producer) Hawks & Doves (1992) (producer) No Rumour in the Truth (1991) (producer) Poetic Justice (1991) (producer) 5 episodes not shown.
4.	"Hope It Rains" (1991)	producer (unknown episodes)	1991	-	8.5 (12)

5.	A Slight Hitch (1991) (TV)	(producer)	1991	-	-

6.	"Mr. Bean" (1990)	producer (3 episodes, 1990)	1990	-	8.9 (6,853)
	3 TV episodes: The Curse of Mr. Bean (1990) (producer) The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) (producer) Mr. Bean (1990) (producer)
7.	Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV)	(producer: original series)	1989	-	8.2 (435)

8.	"The Benny Hill Show" (1969)	executive producer (2 episodes, 1989)	1989	-	7.3 (665)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #19.3 (1989) (executive producer) (uncredited) Holding Out for a Hero (1989) (executive producer) (uncredited)
9.	"The Labours of Erica" (1989)	producer (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: Bottoming Out (1989) (producer)
10.	"Andy Capp" (1988)	producer (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	3.3 (7)
	1 TV episode: New Leaf (1988) (producer)
11.	"Executive Stress" (1986)	producer (unknown episodes)	1986	-	6.9 (33)

12.	"We'll Think of Something" (1986)	producer (unknown episodes)	1986	-	-

13.	"All in Good Faith" (1985)	producer (2 episodes, 1986)	1986	-	-
	2 TV episodes: The Crunch (1986) (producer) No Stone Unturned (1986) (producer)
14.	A Married Man (1983) (TV)	(producer)	1983	-	5.6 (39)

15.	"The Good Life" (1975)	producer (30 episodes, 1975-1978)	1978	-	8.2 (388)
	AKAs: Good Neighbors (USA) 30 TV episodes: When I'm 65. (1978) (producer) Silly, But It's Fun (1977) (producer) The Anniversary (1977) (producer) Sweet and Sour Charity (1977) (producer) Suit Yourself (1977) (producer) 25 episodes not shown.
16.	"The Other One" (1977)	producer (7 episodes, 1977)	1977	-	5.5 (17)
	7 TV episodes: Episode #1.7 (1977) (producer) Episode #1.6 (1977) (producer) Episode #1.5 (1977) (producer) Episode #1.4 (1977) (producer) Episode #1.3 (1977) (producer) 2 episodes not shown.
17.	"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" (1976)	producer (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.8 (289)
	1 TV episode: Hippopotamus (1976) (producer)
18.	"Fawlty Towers" (1975)	producer (6 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	9.4 (7,931)
	6 TV episodes: The Germans (1975) (producer) Gourmet Night (1975) (producer) The Hotel Inspectors (1975) (producer) The Wedding Party (1975) (producer) The Builders (1975) (producer) 1 episode not shown.
19.	"Comedy Playhouse" (1961)	producer (2 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	9.6 (5)
	2 TV episodes: A Girl's Best Friend (1974) (producer) The Rescue (1973) (producer)
20.	"No Strings" (1974)	producer (unknown episodes)	1974	-	-

21.	"Steptoe and Son" (1962)	producer (6 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	8.9 (303)
	6 TV episodes: The Desperate Hours (1972) (producer) Loathe Story (1972) (producer) Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later (1972) (producer) Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning (1972) (producer) A Star Is Born (1972) (producer) 1 episode not shown.
22.	"The Goodies" (1970)	producer (19 episodes, 1970-1972)	1972	-	7.9 (260)
	19 TV episodes: The Baddies (1972) (producer) Charity Bounce (1972) (producer) Sex and Violence (1971) (producer) Women's Lib (1971) (producer) Farm Fresh Food (1971) (producer) 14 episodes not shown.
23.	"Misleading Cases" (1967)	producer (3 episodes, 1968-1971)	1971	-	8.1 (10)
	AKAs: A.P. Herbert's Misleading Cases (UK: complete title) 3 TV episodes: Regina Versus Sagittarius (1971) (producer) The Usual Channel (1971) (producer) Right of Way (1968) (producer)
24.	"Oh in Colour" (1970)	producer (unknown episodes)	1970	-	-

25.	"All Gas and Gaiters" (1966)	producer (14 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	8.1 (9)
	14 TV episodes: The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970) (producer) When in Rome (1970) (producer) The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970) (producer) The Bishop Beats the System (1970) (producer) The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970) (producer) 9 episodes not shown.
26.	"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)	producer (4 episodes, 1969)	1969	-	9.4 (6,238)
	AKAs: Monty Python (UK: new title) 4 TV episodes: Owl-Stretching Time (1969) (producer) How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969) (producer) Sex and Violence (1969) (producer) Whither Canada? (1969) (producer)
27.	"As Good Cooks Go" (1969)	(producer)	1969	-	-

28.	"The Very Merry Widow and How" (1969)	producer (unknown episodes)	1969	-	-

29.	"The World of Beachcomber" (1968)	producer (unknown episodes)	1968	-	-

30.	"The Very Merry Widow" (1967)	producer (unknown episodes)	1967	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Bill" (1984)	(2 episodes, 2001)	2001	-	6.1 (571)
	2 TV episodes: Another Country (2001) The Dark Side (2001)
2.	The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (1997) (V)		1997	-	8.1 (355)

3.	"The Vicar of Dibley" (1994)	(1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	8.5 (1,604)
	1 TV episode: The Easter Bunny (1996)
4.	"Law and Disorder" (1994)	(6 episodes, 1994)	1994	-	-
	6 TV episodes: Safe as Houses (1994) The Cannibal (1994) A Slip of the Pen (1994) A Night to Remember (1994) One for the Album (1994) 1 episode not shown.
5.	The Final Frolics of Mr. Bean (1994) (V)		1994	-	7.9 (101)

6.	"No Job for a Lady" (1990)	(10 episodes, 1990-1992)	1992	-	5.6 (17)
	10 TV episodes: Lobby Terms (1992) A Bed for the Night (1992) Hawks & Doves (1992) No Rumour in the Truth (1991) Poetic Justice (1991) 5 episodes not shown.
7.	"Hope It Rains" (1991)	(unknown episodes)	1991	-	8.5 (12)

8.	A Slight Hitch (1991) (TV)		1991	-	-

9.	"Mr. Bean" (1990)	(3 episodes, 1990)	1990	-	8.9 (6,853)
	3 TV episodes: The Curse of Mr. Bean (1990) The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) Mr. Bean (1990)
10.	"The Labours of Erica" (1989)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: Bottoming Out (1989)
11.	The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean (1989) (V)		1989	-	8.3 (235)

12.	"Andy Capp" (1988)	(1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	3.3 (7)
	1 TV episode: New Leaf (1988)
13.	"Executive Stress" (1986)	(unknown episodes)	1986	-	6.9 (33)

14.	"We'll Think of Something" (1986)	(unknown episodes)	1986	-	-

15.	"All in Good Faith" (1985)	(3 episodes, 1985-1987)	1986	-	-
	3 TV episodes: The Crunch (1986) No Stone Unturned (1986) In the Beginning (1985)
16.	Kim (1984) (TV)		1984	-	6.7 (89)

17.	A Married Man (1983) (TV)		1983	-	5.6 (39)

18.	"The Other One" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	5.5 (17)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1977)
19.	"The Good Life" (1975)	(23 episodes, 1975-1977)	1977	-	8.2 (388)
	AKAs: Good Neighbors (USA) 23 TV episodes: Our Speaker Today (1977) (uncredited) Away from It All (1977) (uncredited) The Last Posh Frock (1976) (uncredited) Whose Fleas Are These? (1976) (uncredited) The Wind-Break War (1976) (uncredited) 18 episodes not shown.
20.	"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" (1976)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.8 (289)
	1 TV episode: Hippopotamus (1976) (uncredited)
21.	"Fawlty Towers" (1975)	(6 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	9.4 (7,931)
	6 TV episodes: The Germans (1975) Gourmet Night (1975) The Hotel Inspectors (1975) (uncredited) The Wedding Party (1975) (uncredited) The Builders (1975) (uncredited) 1 episode not shown.
22.	"The Edwardians" (1972)	(unknown episodes)	1972	-	7.3 (14)

23.	"Steptoe and Son" (1962)	(6 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	8.9 (303)
	6 TV episodes: The Desperate Hours (1972) (uncredited) Loathe Story (1972) (uncredited) Live Now, P.A.Y.E. Later (1972) (uncredited) Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning (1972) (uncredited) A Star Is Born (1972) (uncredited) 1 episode not shown.
24.	"The Goodies" (1970)	(20 episodes, 1970-1972)	1972	-	7.9 (260)
	20 TV episodes: The Baddies (1972) Charity Bounce (1972) Sex and Violence (1971) Women's Lib (1971) Farm Fresh Food (1971) 15 episodes not shown.
25.	"Oh in Colour" (1970)	(unknown episodes)	1970	-	-

26.	"All Gas and Gaiters" (1966)	(14 episodes, 1969-1970)	1970	-	8.1 (9)
	14 TV episodes: The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970) When in Rome (1970) The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970) The Bishop Beats the System (1970) The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970) 9 episodes not shown.
27.	"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)	(5 episodes, 1969)	1969	-	9.4 (6,238)
	AKAs: Monty Python (UK: new title) 5 TV episodes: Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century (1969) (film sequences) Owl-Stretching Time (1969) How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969) Sex and Violence (1969) Whither Canada? (1969)
28.	"The World of Beachcomber" (1968)	(unknown episodes)	1968	-	-

29.	"Misleading Cases" (1967)	(unknown episodes)	1967	-	8.1 (10)
	AKAs: A.P. Herbert's Misleading Cases (UK: complete title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"William Tell" (1958)	Bruno / Karl (2 episodes, 1958)	1958	-	8.3 (35)
	AKAs: The Adventures of William Tell 2 TV episodes: The Bear (1958) Bruno The Prisoner (1958) Karl
2.	The Magic Box (1952)	Maurice Friese-Greene	1952	-	7.5 (356)

3.	Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)	Tom Brown	1951	-	7.2 (127)

4.	The Rocking Horse Winner (1949)	Paul Grahame	1949	-	7.5 (339)

5.	Oliver Twist (1948)	Oliver Twist	1948	-	7.9 (4,373)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Bloody New Year (1987)	(assistant director) (as John Davies)	1987	-	4.0 (202)
		AKAs: Horror Hotel (UK: alternative title) Time Warp Terror

Soundtrack View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)	(producer: "You Need Feet")	1978	-	7.3 (2,840)
		AKAs: All You Need Is Cash (USA)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	David Lean in Close-Up (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	-

2.	50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	8.0 (11)

3.	"British Film Forever" (2007)	Himself (2 episodes, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (26)
	2 TV episodes: Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) Himself Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) Himself
4.	The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	5.0 (5)

5.	"Comedy Connections" (2003)	Himself (8 episodes, 2003-2007)	2007	-	7.2 (23)
	8 TV episodes: Alas Smith and Jones (2007) Himself Just Good Friends (2007) Himself To the Manor Born (2006) Himself Not the Nine O'Clock News (2005) Himself Monty Python's Flying Circus (2005) Himself 3 episodes not shown.
6.	What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	5.9 (7)

7.	The Ultimate Sitcom (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	6.2 (5)

8.	Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) (TV)	Himself - Host	2005	-	7.4 (17)

9.	Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	-

10.	'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	7.4 (19)

11.	"Arena" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.0 (10)
	1 TV episode: Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) Himself
12.	Who Got Benny's Millions? (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	6.9 (6)

13.	"Funny Turns" (1999)	Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2001)	2001	-	-
	2 TV episodes: Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) Himself Penelope Keith (2000) Himself
14.	The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story (1999) (TV)	Himself	1999	-	-

15.	"Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1999	-	7.1 (12)

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