Tyrell Davis

Tyrell Davis
Born	Harry Davis (1902-09-29)29 September 1902 Surbiton, Surrey, England
Died	8 December 1970(1970-12-08) (aged 68) London, England
Other names	Tyrrell Davis Harry Davis
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929-1938
Father	Sir Robert Henry Davis

Tyrell Davis (1902–1970) was a British film actor,[1][2] Cambridge educated, who appeared on the West End and Broadway stage, as well as in British and American films.[3]

"In George Cukor's Out Betters (1933), Tyrell Davis played one of the swishiest homosexual of them all."[4]

0Tyrell Davis was born on September 29, 1902 in Surbiton, Surrey, England as Harry Davis. He was an actor, known for Strictly Unconventional (1930), Let Us Be Gay (1930) and Paid (1930). He was married to Lota B. Cheek.

He died on December 8, 1970 in London, England.

Filmography

• Lucky in Love (1929)
• Mother's Boy (1929)
• His Glorious Night (1929)
• Strictly Unconventional (1930)
• Love in the Rough (1930)
• Let Us Be Gay (1930)
• Rain or Shine (1930)
• Prince of Diamonds (1930)
• The Dancers (1930)
• Paid (1930)
• The Magnificent Lie (1931)
• Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
• The Road to Singapore (1931)
• The Phantom of Paris (1931)
• God's Gift to Women (1931)
• Chances (1931)
• Murder at Midnight (1931)
• Temptation's Workshop (1932)
• The Unexpected Father (1932)
• Lady with a Past (1932)
• Lovers Courageous (1932)
• Call Her Savage (1932)
• Love in High Gear (1932)
• Our Betters (1933)
• Blind Adventure (1933)
• Pleasure Cruise (1933)
• Peg o' My Heart (1933)
• Dangerously Yours (1933)
• Designing Women (1934)
• Freedom of the Seas (1934)
• Smith's Wives (1935)
• All at Sea (1935)
• Under Proof (1936)
• Parisian Life (1936)
• Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
• The Green Cockatoo (1937)
• Strange Boarders (1938)
• Second Best Bed (1938)

References

1. "Under Proof (1936)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
2. Mordaunt Hall (24 February 1933). "Constance Bennett, Violet Kemble-Cooper and Grant Mitchell in a Film of a Somerset Maugham Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
4. Rolle, Elisa (17 September 2016). Queer Places: East of England: Retracing the steps of LGBTQ people around the world. Independently. p. 25. ISBN 979-8343501797.

External links

• Tyrell Davis at IMDb
• Tyrell Davis at the Internet Broadway Database