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Rupert Lisburn Gwynne Davies FRSA (22 May 1916 – 22 November 1976) was a British actor best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of Maigret, based on Georges Simenon's novels.
Rupert Davies was born on 22 May 1916 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Waterloo (1970) and My Friend Charles (1956). He was married to Jessica I. Knowles. He died on 22 November 1976 in London, England, UK.
Nov 23, 1976 · LONDON, Nov. 22 (AP)—Rupert Davies, who won prominence for his portrayals of Maigret, the pipe smoking French detective created by Georges Simenon, died today of cancer. He was 59 years old....
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Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role. Unlike most BBC series produced in the 1960s, all episodes (bar the pilot) have survived intact, and are available as a complete set on DVD and Blu-ray .
British character actor Rupert Davies (1916-1976) often played amiable, reassuring authority figures, none more famous than his signature role, Inspector Jules Maigret. Abluff, burly man with an unruly mop of crinkly brown hair, Rupert Davies was an instantly recognizable character player in movies of the 1950s and 1960s.
Furthermore, Rupert Davies in character as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, acted as the host of the anthology series Detective (1964).
