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Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies is a Actor British born on 25 january 1891 at London (United-kingdom)

Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies

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Birth name Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 january 1891 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 27 january 1992 (at 101 years) at Essex (United-kingdom)

Dame Gwen Lucy Ffrangcon-Davies, DBE (25 January 1891 – 27 January 1992) was a British actress and centenarian. She was born in London of a Welsh family; the name "Ffrangcon" originates from a valley in Snowdonia. Her parents were opera baritone David Ffrangcon-Davies (né David Thomas Davies) and Annie Francis Rayner.

Usually with

Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton
(2 films)
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
(1 films)
Anthony Nelson Keys
Anthony Nelson Keys
(2 films)
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher
(2 films)
John Boorman
John Boorman
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (5 films)

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Leo the Last
Leo the Last (1970)
, 1h44
Directed by John Boorman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Billie Whitelaw, Louis Gossett Jr., Calvin Lockhart, Graham Crowden, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Rating58% 2.948352.948352.948352.948352.94835
The ennui-afflicted heir to a deposed European throne returns to his father's house in West London to find that the neighbourhood has become a slum. An ornithologist ill at ease with others, he finds his spy-glass wandering from birds to observe his neighbours. Strictly an observer at first, he increasingly becomes agitated as their lives are blighted by violence, poverty, and injustice. In particular he is moved by the plight of young Salambo Mardi and her family, beset by the rapist shopkeeper Kowalski and the pimp Jasper.
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
, 1h36
Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Patrick Mower, Leon Greene, Sarah Lawson
Rating68% 3.4459353.4459353.4459353.4459353.445935
Set in London and the south of England in 1929, the story finds Nicholas, Duc de Richleau, investigating the strange actions of the son of a friend, Simon Aron, who has a house replete with strange markings and a pentagram. He quickly deduces that Simon is involved with the occult. Nicholas de Richleau and Rex Van Ryn manage to rescue Simon and another young initiate, Tanith, from a devil-worshipping cult. During the rescue, they disrupt a ceremony on Salisbury Plain, in which the Devil (Baphomet) himself appears.
The Witches
The Witches (1966)
, 1h30
Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Leonard Rossiter, Ann Bell, John Collin
Roles Granny Rigg (as Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies)
Rating58% 2.9021852.9021852.9021852.9021852.902185
A British schoolteacher, Gwen (Joan Fontaine), travels to Africa to work as a missionary. She has a nervous breakdown after being exposed to witchcraft during a rebellion led by witch doctors. Returning to England to recover, she is hired by wealthy siblings Alan and Stephanie Bax (Alec McCowen and Kay Walsh) to become head teacher of the small private school in their rural village.