Charles Davis

Charles Davis (31 August 1925 – 12 December 2009) was an Irish character actor, writer and director.

Davis was born in Dublin, Ireland. He started his acting career at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and had over 1,000 performances on Broadway.

Davis appeared in over 20 movies and over 100 TV shows. Among his movies were The Desert Rats, The King's Thief, The Young Stranger and The Wreck of the Mary Deare. The TV shows he appeared in included Dynasty, Lock-Up, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery and The Wild Wild West.

Davis was also a writer, director and film producer. He wrote, directed and produced feature films including Kennedy’s Ireland, Thunder Run, Happy as the Grass Was Green (also released under the title Hazel’s People) and The Violent Ones.

Davis died from a heart attack on 12 December 2009, aged 84, in Thousand Oaks, California.