John Howard Davies

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John Howard Davies

Born 1939-03-09 London, England, UK 10 films

John Howard Davies (born Paddington, London; 9 March 1939 — 22 August 2011) was a British television director, producer and former child actor. Davies was the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies. His credits as a child actor include the title role in David Lean's Oliver Twist (1948), The Rocking Horse Winner (1949), Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and a few episodes of the television series William Tell (1958). After school at Haileybury, further education…

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Filmography

10 films
The Magic Box poster

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome Willia…

The Magic Box

★ 6.5 1952

Oliver Twist poster

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second ser…

Oliver Twist

★ 7.6 1948