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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 I Was Happy Here (1966), Clash of the Titans (1981) and Girl with Green Eyes (1964). He was married to Shirley Smith. He died on 3 July 2021.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

I Was Happy Here (1966)

I Was Happy Here

6.9

Movie

Director

1966

Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)

Clash of the Titans

6.9

Movie

Director

1981

Girl with Green Eyes (1964)

Girl with Green Eyes

6.9

Movie

Director

1964

Ian Richardson in The Sign of Four (1983)

The Sign of Four

6.3

TV Movie

Director

1983

Credits

Camera and Electrical Department

Tom Jones
6.4
- camera operator
- 1963
Freud
7.2
- camera operator
- 1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
7.5
- camera operator
- 1962
A Taste of Honey
7.4
- camera operator
- 1961
Taste of Fear
7.4
- camera operator
- 1961
Faces in the Dark
6.6
- camera operator
- 1960
Friends and Neighbours
5.2
- camera operator
- 1959
Behemoth the Sea Monster
5.7
- camera operator
- 1959
Make Mine a Million
6.2
- camera operator
- 1959
The Trollenberg Terror
5.2
- camera operator
- 1958
Stormy Crossing
5.6
- camera operator
- 1958
Tread Softly Stranger
6.7
- camera operator
- 1958
High Hell
5.1
- camera operator
- 1958
Professor Tim
- camera operator
- 1957
Morning Call
5.4
- camera operator
- 1957

Director

Screen One
6.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1994
The Chief
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1991
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
6.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1988
Wall of Tyranny
6.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1988
Love with a Perfect Stranger
6.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1986
Camille
6.2
TV Movie
- Director
- 1984
Ordeal by Innocence
5.1
- Director
- 1984
The Sign of Four
6.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
The Country Girls
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
Russian Night... 1941
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
The Agatha Christie Hour
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Director (as Desmond Davies)
- 1982
The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy
6.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
BBC2 Playhouse
6.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1982
Clash of the Titans
6.9
- Director
- 1981
The Man of Destiny
7.1
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981

Writer

Personal details

Official sites
- BFI
- 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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Trivia
Best known for directing the 1981 fantasy classic Clash of the Titans.

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