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Desmond Davis(1926-2021)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Desmond Davis was born on 24 May 1926 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Girl with Green Eyes (1964). He was married to Shirley Smith. He died on 3 July 2021.
BornMay 24, 1926
DiedJuly 3, 2021(95)
BornMay 24, 1926
DiedJuly 3, 2021(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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Cyril Cusack and Sarah Miles in Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966)
Time Lost and Time Remembered
6.9
  • Director
  • 1966
Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans
6.9
  • Director
  • 1981
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
Girl with Green Eyes
6.9
  • Director
  • 1964
Ian Richardson in The Sign of Four (1983)
The Sign of Four
6.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Albert Finney, Diane Cilento, Joan Greenwood, Rosalind Knight, Joyce Redman, and Susannah York in Tom Jones (1963)
    Tom Jones
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • Montgomery Clift, Susan Kohner, Larry Parks, and Susannah York in Freud (1962)
    Freud
    7.2
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
    The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
    7.5
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • A Taste of Honey (1961)
    A Taste of Honey
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Susan Strasberg in Scream of Fear (1961)
    Scream of Fear
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Faces in the Dark (1960)
    Faces in the Dark
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • Friends and Neighbours (1959)
    Friends and Neighbours
    5.2
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • The Giant Behemoth (1959)
    The Giant Behemoth
    5.7
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Arthur Askey and Sidney James in Make Mine a Million (1959)
    Make Mine a Million
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, and Forrest Tucker in The Crawling Eye (1958)
    The Crawling Eye
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer, and John Ireland in Black Tide (1958)
    Black Tide
    5.6
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Diana Dors in Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
    Tread Softly Stranger
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • High Hell (1958)
    High Hell
    5.0
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Greta Gynt and Ron Randell in The Strange Case of Dr. Manning (1957)
    The Strange Case of Dr. Manning
    5.3
    • camera operator
    • 1957
  • Professor Tim
    • camera operator
    • 1957

Director

  • Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Chief (1990)
    The Chief
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Perry King in The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988)
    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Freedom Fighter (1988)
    Freedom Fighter
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Love with a Perfect Stranger (1986)
    Love with a Perfect Stranger
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Colin Firth and Greta Scacchi in Camille (1984)
    Camille
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Ordeal by Innocence (1984)
    Ordeal by Innocence
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Ian Richardson in The Sign of Four (1983)
    The Sign of Four
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Country Girls (1983)
    The Country Girls
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Russian Night... 1941
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The Agatha Christie Hour (1982)
    The Agatha Christie Hour
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Desmond Davies)
    • 1982
  • The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
    Clash of the Titans
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Man of Destiny (1981)
    The Man of Destiny
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981

Writer

  • A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
    A Nice Girl Like Me
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Cyril Cusack and Sarah Miles in Time Lost and Time Remembered (1966)
    Time Lost and Time Remembered
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • The Uncle (1966)
    The Uncle
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1966

Personal details

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    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Desmond Davies
  • Born
    • May 24, 1926
    • Wandsworth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 3, 2021
  • Spouse
    • Shirley Smith1959 - ? (divorced, 1 child)

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    Best known for directing the 1981 fantasy classic Clash of the Titans.

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