Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Desmond Davis
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 9All crew credits: 82
TMDB ID: 64823
IMDb ID: nm0204471
Known for: Directing
Born: May 24, 1926
Died: July 3, 2021
Age: 95
Place of birth: London, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 1994
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.44
Wikidata: Q3024518
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Camera Operator (25)Focus Puller (19)Clapper Loader (7)Adaptation (1)
Biography
Desmond Davis (1926-2021) was a British film and television director.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Desmond Davis.
6.0
Doggin' Around
Director
1994 Movie
3.3
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Director
1988 Movie
7.0
Wall of Tyranny
Director
1988 Movie
6.5
Love with a Perfect Stranger
Director
1986 Movie
5.3
Camille
Director
1984 Movie
4.9
Ordeal by Innocence
Director
1984 Movie
6.0
The Country Girls
Director
1984 Movie
6.3
The Sign of Four
Director
1983 Movie
Passing Through
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
Clash of the Titans
Director
1981 Movie
The Man of Destiny
Director
1981 Movie
5.2
Measure for Measure
Director
1979 Movie
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
Director
1979 Movie
Risking It
Director
1977 Movie
The Emperor's New Hat
Director
1977 Movie
Back of Beyond
Director
1974 Movie
A Nice Girl Like Me
Director
1969 Movie
6.2
Smashing Time
Director
1967 Movie
6.1
I Was Happy Here
Director
1966 Movie
6.8
The Uncle
Director
1964 Movie
6.7
Girl with Green Eyes
Director
1964 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Desmond Davis.
6.0
The Chief
Director • 6 eps
1990 Series
6.7
The Agatha Christie Hour
Director • 10 eps
1982 Series
8.5
Wings
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
7.0
The New Avengers
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.0
Wessex Tales
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
Centre Play
Director • 2 eps
1973 Series
5.5
Follyfoot
Director • 5 eps
1971 Series
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Desmond Davis.
7.4
The African Queen
Clapper Loader
1952 Movie
7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
7.1
Taste of Fear
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
7.0
A Taste of Honey
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
6.9
Clash of the Titans
Director
1981 Movie
5.9
Tom Jones
Camera Operator
1963 Movie
4.7
The Crawling Eye
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Desmond Davis.
7.4
The African Queen
Clapper Loader
1952 Movie
6.9
Clash of the Titans
Director
1981 Movie
A Nice Girl Like Me
Director
1969 Movie
4.4
Barbados Quest
Focus Puller
1955 Movie
7.2
Curtain Up
Clapper Loader
1952 Movie
7.1
Taste of Fear
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
4.9
Ordeal by Innocence
Director
1984 Movie
7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
6.5
Freud: The Secret Passion
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
5.9
Tom Jones
Camera Operator
1963 Movie
4.7
The Crawling Eye
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
Passing Through
Director
1982 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Desmond Davis.
6.3
Play for Today
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.0
Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.0
The New Avengers
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
The Agatha Christie Hour
Director • 10 eps
1982 Series
6.0
The Chief
Director • 6 eps
1990 Series
Lilli Palmer Theatre
Adaptation • 1 eps
1955 Series
8.5
Wings
Director • 2 eps
1977 Series
6.5
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
Camera Operator • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.5
Follyfoot
Director • 5 eps
1971 Series
6.0
Wessex Tales
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
Centre Play
Director • 2 eps
1973 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Desmond Davis.
5.9
Tom Jones
Camera Operator
1963 Movie
6.5
Freud: The Secret Passion
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Camera Operator
1962 Movie
7.0
A Taste of Honey
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
7.1
Taste of Fear
Camera Operator
1961 Movie
6.2
Faces in the Dark
Camera Operator
1960 Movie
5.7
The Giant Behemoth
Camera Operator
1959 Movie
7.2
Make Mine a Million
Camera Operator
1959 Movie
7.4
Tread Softly Stranger
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
4.8
Stormy Crossing
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
4.7
The Crawling Eye
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
High Hell
Camera Operator
1958 Movie
4.6
Man from Tangier
Camera Operator
1957 Movie
Strangers' Meeting
Camera Operator
1957 Movie
The Surgeon's Knife
Camera Operator
1957 Movie
5.2
Kill Me Tomorrow
Camera Operator
1957 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Desmond Davis.