Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

86 · Born: Aug 12, 1939

Known For

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Triangle of SadnessTriangle of Sadness

Personal Details

BornAug 12, 1939 Ealing, London, England, UK

Biography

Oliver Ford Davies, a renowned English actor, began his career in academia. Born to a teacher, he studied at Merton College, Oxford University, where he held the prestigious position of president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society and performed on stage with the experimental Theatre Club at the tender age of twenty.

Career

2022
Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness as Winston
2018
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin as Old Man Winslow
Gerry
Gerry as Frank
The Last Witness
The Last Witness as Sir Alexander Cadogan / Anthony Eden / Owen O'Malley (voice)
Royal Shakespeare Company: Troilus and Cressida
Royal Shakespeare Company: Troilus and Cressida as Pandarus
2014
37 Days
37 Days as Cunliffe
2013
Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II
Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II as Duke of York
Marple
Marple as Major Palgrave
2011
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea as Hester's Father
2009
Hamlet
Hamlet as Polonius
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley as Sir Donald Kaberry
2007
The Relief of Belsen
The Relief of Belsen as Martin Lipscomb
2005
Cherished
Cherished as Lord Justice Judge
Heidi
Heidi as Dr. Classen
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as Sio Bibble
2004
Gladiatress
Gladiatress
2003
The Mother
The Mother as Bruce
Sparkling Cyanide
Sparkling Cyanide as Col. Geoffrey Reece
Johnny English
Johnny English as Archbishop of Canterbury
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth as Archbishop Lang
Sunday
Sunday as Lord Hailsham
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Governor Sio Bibble
2001
Revelation
Revelation as Professor Casaubon
Blow Dry
Blow Dry as Doctor Hamilton
Just Visiting
Just Visiting as Pit Rivers
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Dr. Newman
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure as Ship's Captain (archive footage)
Poirot
Poirot as Dr. Sheppard
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Governor Sio Bibble
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband as Sir Hugo Danforth
David Copperfield
David Copperfield as Mr. Wickfield
1998
Titanic Town
Titanic Town as George Whittington
1997
Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway as Hugh Whitbread
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal as Lord Liverpool
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Brown as Dean of Windsor
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time as Le Bas
The Uninvited
The Uninvited
1995
Screen Two
Screen Two as Oliver Dix
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility as Doctor Harris
Kavanagh QC
Kavanagh QC as Peter Foxcott Q.C.
1994
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis as Prof. Carson
Screen Two
Screen Two as Treacher
1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May as Gerald
Anglo Saxon Attitudes
Anglo Saxon Attitudes as Professor Stokesay
Van der Valk
Van der Valk as Guus Kroese
1990
Paper Mask
Paper Mask as Coroner
Screen One
Screen One as James Acheson
1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story as Police Commander
Scandal
Scandal as Mr Woods
1988
A Very British Coup
A Very British Coup as Tweed
1987
Cause célèbre
Cause célèbre as J.D. Casswell
1986
Defense of the Realm
Defense of the Realm as Anthony Clegg
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
Philby, Burgess and Maclean as Pattterson