John Howard Davies
Directing
Born: 1939-03-09 · London, England, UK
Died: 2011-08-22
Biography
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 at Grenoble and National Service in the
🎬 Movies (17)
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025
All About The Good Life
2010
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
Self – Series Director
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
Self
Mr. Bean: Torvill and Bean
1995
Director
The Exciting Escapades of Mr. Bean
1991
Director
Dors: The Other Diana
1990
Bloody New Year
1987
Assistant Director
The Paul McCartney Special
1986
Director
Kim
1984
Director
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1983
Director
Tales of the Unexpected: Lamb to the Slaughter
1979
Director
The Magic Box
1952
Maurice Friese-Greene
Tom Brown's Schooldays
1951
Tom Brown
The Rocking Horse Winner
1949
Paul Grahame
Oliver Twist
1948
Oliver Twist
📺 TV Shows (25)
Hope It Rains
1991
Director
No Job for a Lady
1990
Director
Mr. Bean
1990
Director
After Henry
1988
Executive Producer
Andy Capp
1988
Director
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Director
Executive Stress
1986
Director
All in Good Faith
1985
Director
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
1984
Director
The Bill
1984
Director
A Married Man
1983
Producer
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Director
Raffles
1977
Director
The Other One
1977
Director
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
Director
Fawlty Towers
1975
Director
The Good Life
1975
Director
Whoops Baghdad
1973
Director
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Director
The World of Beachcomber
1968
Director
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
Director
Steptoe and Son
1962
Director
Comedy Playhouse
1961
Director
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Bruno
About Religion
1956