Charles Davis

Known for Acting

8/31/1925

Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Charles Davis was an Irish character actor whose career spanned four decades.

Known For (14 credits)

7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

7.5

Knight Rider

1982

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

5.5

Falcon Crest

1981

Falcon Crest is an American primetime television soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons, from December 4, 1981 to May 17, 1990. A total of 227 episodes were produced. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the Californian wine industry. Jane Wyman starred as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, alongside Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew who returns to Falcon Crest following the death of his father. The series was set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley northeast of San Francisco.

7.8

Night Gallery

1970

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.

6.3

Movie

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

6.2

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by actress Shirley Temple. The series features adaptations of fairy tales like Mother Goose and other family-oriented stories performed by well-known actors, although one episode, an adaptation of The House of the Seven Gables, was meant for older youngsters. Temple's three children made their acting debuts in the last episode of the first season, "Mother Goose".

7.0

Leave It to Beaver

1957

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

6.0

Movie

Public Pigeon No. 1

1957

Swindlers con a lunchroom clerk into doing them a favor, supposedly on behalf of the FBI.

5.8

Movie

The Young Stranger

1957

The lack of communication between a wealthy film producer and his troubled teenage son after the boy is involved in an altercation at a movie theater leads to even more trouble.

6.3

Movie

5 Steps to Danger

1956

Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

6.2

Movie

The King's Thief

1955

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.