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David Oxley (7 November 1920 – 30 October 1985) was an English actor who made many film, television and stage appearances over a 28-year period.
- Rugby League Outsider
- Turning Point in The Game’S History
- Expansion and London
- His Legacy
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David Oxley was a complete rugby league outsider. An Oxford graduate with a degree in English Literature, he was destined for a successful career as a leading educator in Britain’s public schools, having worked at schools in York and Dover. Although he was originally from Hull and had maintained an interest in the fortunes of the game, he had playe...
His appointment proved to be a decisive turning point in the games history as it moved on from the 1970s into the 1980s. Oxley embarked on an eighteen year stewardship of the game which took it into the new professional age and onto the back pages of national newspapers again. Recognising that the game had not equipped itself for the demands of the...
Expansion too, became part of the agenda. The arrival of Fulham provided a much needed boost to the game and put the sport on the radar of the national media again. Expansion soon followed in areas such as Carlisle, Cardiff, Kent and Nottingham, all of which were seen as huge failures. Those projects would remain the most contested area of his gove...
And it was fitting that Oxley’s final act before his retirement (forced on account of him being 55) was to oversee the 1992 World Cup final. Another record crowd, with millions of people watching across the globe signalled that the game was on the cusp of a new professional age. A marketing campaign, centred around Martin Offiah, captured the imagi...
Learn how David Oxley, a former public school teacher and rugby league outsider, transformed the sport in the 1970s and 1980s with his vision, courage and leadership. Discover his achievements, challenges and legacy in this comprehensive article.
David Oxley was an English actor who made many film, television and stage appearances over a 28-year period. He is best known for portraying Gilles de Rais in Saint Joan (1957), Sir Hugo Baskerville in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) and for the major role of Captain W. Stanley Moss in Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), based on the true story ...
David Oxley was a British actor with a powerful voice, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) and Saint Joan (1957). He was born in 1920 in England and died in 1985 in Spain.
- November 7, 1920
- October 30, 1985
Jan 22, 2023 · The Rugby Football League today pays tribute to its former Secretary, Chief Executive and President David Oxley CBE, who has died at the age of 85, and sends condolences to his family and friends.
David Oxley was born on 7 November 1920 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Saint Joan (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 30 October 1985 in Malaga, Spain.
David Oxley was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Oxley started off his career in film with roles in the Donald Wolfit drama "Svengali" (1955), "Saint Joan" (1957) and...
