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Juvenile actor in British films; later TV director (e.g. "Monty Python's... moreTrivia:
As a TV producer, presided over the birth of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969); as a TV executive... moreAwards:
1 win & 7 nominations moreAlternate Names:
John DaviesFilmography
Producer:
- "Law and Disorder" (1994) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "After Henry" (1988) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes, 1992)
- "No Job for a Lady" (producer) (10 episodes, 1990-1992)
- Lobby Terms (1992) TV episode (producer)
- A Bed for the Night (1992) TV episode (producer)
- Hawks & Doves (1992) TV episode (producer)
- No Rumour in the Truth (1991) TV episode (producer)
- Poetic Justice (1991) TV episode (producer)
(5 more) - "Hope It Rains" (1991) TV series (producer)
- A Slight Hitch (1991) (TV) (producer)
- "Mr. Bean" (producer) (2 episodes, 1990)
- The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) TV episode (producer)
- Mr. Bean (1990) TV episode (producer) - Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV) (producer: original series)
- "The Benny Hill Show" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1989)
- Episode #19.3 (1989) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Holding Out for a Hero (1989) TV episode (executive producer) (uncredited) - "The Labours of Erica" (producer) (1 episode, 1989)
- Bottoming Out (1989) TV episode (producer) - "Andy Capp" (producer) (1 episode, 1988)
- New Leaf (1988) TV episode (producer) - "Executive Stress" (1986) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "We'll Think of Something" (1986) TV series (producer)
- "All in Good Faith" (1985) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- A Married Man (1983) (TV) (producer)
- "The Good Life" (producer) (30 episodes, 1975-1978)
... aka Good Neighbors (USA)
- When I'm 65. (1978) TV episode (producer)
- Silly, But It's Fun (1977) TV episode (producer)
- The Anniversary (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Sweet and Sour Charity (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Suit Yourself (1977) TV episode (producer)
(25 more) - "The Other One" (producer) (7 episodes, 1977)
- Episode #1.7 (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.6 (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.5 (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode (producer)
(2 more) - "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" (producer) (1 episode, 1976)
... aka The Better World of Reginald Perrin (UK: third season title)
... aka The Return of Reginald Perrin (UK: second season title)
- Hippopotamus (1976) TV episode (producer) - "Fawlty Towers" (producer) (6 episodes, 1975)
- The Germans (1975) TV episode (producer)
- Gourmet Night (1975) TV episode (producer)
- The Hotel Inspectors (1975) TV episode (producer)
- The Wedding Party (1975) TV episode (producer)
- The Builders (1975) TV episode (producer)
(1 more) - "No Strings" (1974) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Comedy Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1973)
- The Rescue (1973) TV episode (producer) - "Steptoe and Son" (1962) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes, 1972)
- "The Goodies" (producer) (18 episodes, 1970-1972)
- The Baddies (1972) TV episode (producer)
- Charity Bounce (1972) TV episode (producer)
- Sex and Violence (1971) TV episode (producer)
- Women's Lib (1971) TV episode (producer)
- Farm Fresh Food (1971) TV episode (producer)
(13 more) - "Oh in Colour" (1970) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "All Gas and Gaiters" (producer) (14 episodes, 1969-1970)
- The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970) TV episode (producer)
- When in Rome (1970) TV episode (producer)
- The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970) TV episode (producer)
- The Bishop Beats the System (1970) TV episode (producer)
- The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970) TV episode (producer)
(9 more) - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (producer) (4 episodes, 1969)
... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
- Owl-Stretching Time (1969) TV episode (producer)
- How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969) TV episode (producer)
- Sex and Violence (1969) TV episode (producer)
- Whither Canada? (1969) TV episode (producer) - "As Good Cooks Go" (1969) TV series (producer)
- "The Very Merry Widow and How" (1969) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The World of Beachcomber" (1968) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Very Merry Widow" (1967) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "Misleading Cases" (1967) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
... aka A.P. Herbert's Misleading Cases (UK: complete title)
Director:
- "The Bill" (2 episodes, 2001)
- Another Country (2001) TV episode
- The Dark Side (2001) TV episode - The Best Bits of Mr. Bean (1997) (V)
- "The Vicar of Dibley" (1 episode, 1996)
- The Easter Bunny (1996) TV episode - "Law and Disorder" (1994) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Final Frolics of Mr. Bean (1994) (V)
- "No Job for a Lady" (10 episodes, 1990-1992)
- Lobby Terms (1992) TV episode
- A Bed for the Night (1992) TV episode
- Hawks & Doves (1992) TV episode
- No Rumour in the Truth (1991) TV episode
- Poetic Justice (1991) TV episode
(5 more) - "Hope It Rains" (1991) TV series
- A Slight Hitch (1991) (TV)
- "Mr. Bean" (2 episodes, 1990)
- The Return of Mr. Bean (1990) TV episode
- Mr. Bean (1990) TV episode - "The Labours of Erica" (1 episode, 1989)
- Bottoming Out (1989) TV episode - The Amazing Adventures of Mr. Bean (1989) (V)
- "Andy Capp" (1 episode, 1988)
- New Leaf (1988) TV episode - "Executive Stress" (1986) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "We'll Think of Something" (1986) TV series
- "All in Good Faith" (1 episode, 1985-1987)
- In the Beginning (1985) TV episode - Kim (1984) (TV)
- A Married Man (1983) (TV)
- "The Other One" (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode - "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin" (1 episode, 1976)
... aka The Better World of Reginald Perrin (UK: third season title)
... aka The Return of Reginald Perrin (UK: second season title)
- Hippopotamus (1976) TV episode (uncredited) - "Fawlty Towers" (6 episodes, 1975)
- The Germans (1975) TV episode
- Gourmet Night (1975) TV episode
- The Hotel Inspectors (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
- The Wedding Party (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
- The Builders (1975) TV episode (uncredited)
(1 more) - "Steptoe and Son" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes, 1972)
- "The Edwardians" (1972) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
- "The Goodies" (20 episodes, 1970-1972)
- The Baddies (1972) TV episode
- Charity Bounce (1972) TV episode
- Sex and Violence (1971) TV episode
- Women's Lib (1971) TV episode
- Farm Fresh Food (1971) TV episode
(15 more) - Danton (1970) (TV)
... aka Biography: Danton (UK: series title) - "Oh in Colour" (1970) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "All Gas and Gaiters" (14 episodes, 1969-1970)
- The Bishop Takes Up Business (1970) TV episode
- When in Rome (1970) TV episode
- The Bishop Buys a Mug (1970) TV episode
- The Bishop Beats the System (1970) TV episode
- The Bishop Loves His Neighbour (1970) TV episode
(9 more) - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (5 episodes, 1969)
... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
- Man's Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century (1969) TV episode (film sequences)
- Owl-Stretching Time (1969) TV episode
- How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away (1969) TV episode
- Sex and Violence (1969) TV episode
- Whither Canada? (1969) TV episode - "The World of Beachcomber" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Misleading Cases" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka A.P. Herbert's Misleading Cases (UK: complete title)
Actor:
- "William Tell" .... Bruno / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
... aka The Adventures of William Tell
- The Bear (1958) TV episode .... Bruno
- The Prisoner (1958) TV episode .... Karl - Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) .... Tom Brown
- The Magic Box (1951) .... Maurice Friese-Greene
- The Rocking Horse Winner (1950) .... Paul Grahame
- Oliver Twist (1948) .... Oliver Twist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Bloody New Year (1987) (assistant director) (as John Davies)
... aka Horror Hotel (UK)
... aka Time Warp Terror
Self:
- 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "Comedy Connections" .... Himself (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Alas Smith and Jones (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Just Good Friends (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- To the Manor Born (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Not the Nine O'Clock News (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (2005) TV episode .... Himself
(3 more) - What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Ultimate Sitcom (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- 'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Arena" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode .... Himself - Who Got Benny's Millions? (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Funny Turns" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
- Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Penelope Keith (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The Not the Nine O'Clock News Story (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- "Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself
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