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Janet Davies is a Actor British born on 14 september 1927 at Wakefield (United-kingdom)
Janet Kathleen Davies (14 September 1927 – 22 September 1986) was an English actress best known for her recurring role as Mrs. Pike in the long-running sitcom Dad's Army.
Although mainly remembered for her role as Mrs Pike in Dad's Army, appearing in 30 episodes of the show, she also featured in many other television and film roles including Dixon of Dock Green, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, All Creatures Great and Small, Last of the Summer Wine, Z-Cars, The Citadel, Pride and Prejudice, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served?, and in the films The Ghost Goes Gear (1966) and Interlude (1968). Davies was upset that she did not appear in the 1971 film version of Dad’s Army (in which her character was played by Liz Fraser).
When she was not acting, Davies exploited her typing and shorthand training by working with various theatrical agencies. She was married to the actor Ian Gardiner, who was best known for having played Reginald Molehusband in a Central Office of Information public information film in the 1960s.
She died on 22 September 1986, aged 59, from breast cancer which had metastasised to her lungs.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 14 september 1927 at Wakefield (United-kingdom)
Death 22 september 1986 (at 59 years) at Bromley (United-kingdom)
Birth 14 september 1927 at Wakefield (United-kingdom)
Death 22 september 1986 (at 59 years) at Bromley (United-kingdom)
Although mainly remembered for her role as Mrs Pike in Dad's Army, appearing in 30 episodes of the show, she also featured in many other television and film roles including Dixon of Dock Green, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, All Creatures Great and Small, Last of the Summer Wine, Z-Cars, The Citadel, Pride and Prejudice, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served?, and in the films The Ghost Goes Gear (1966) and Interlude (1968). Davies was upset that she did not appear in the 1971 film version of Dad’s Army (in which her character was played by Liz Fraser).
When she was not acting, Davies exploited her typing and shorthand training by working with various theatrical agencies. She was married to the actor Ian Gardiner, who was best known for having played Reginald Molehusband in a Central Office of Information public information film in the 1960s.
She died on 22 September 1986, aged 59, from breast cancer which had metastasised to her lungs.
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The Hiding Place (1975)
, 2h30Directed by James F. Collier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Julie Harris, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, David de Keyser, Nigel Hawthorne, Cyril Shaps
Rating73%
As the Nazis invade the Netherlands in 1940, Corrie and her family allow Jews to hide in a part of their home that is specially remodeled by members of the Dutch resistance. However, the Nazis eventually discover that Corrie and her family are hiding Jews, and on February 28, 1944, the entire family and their friends are arrested after their betrayal by a Dutch collaborator. The hidden Jews are never found by authorities. Corrie's father, Casper, dies before he reaches the concentration camp, and Corrie worries that she will never see her home again. The Nazis send Corrie and her sister, Betsie, to the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany for hiding Jews in their home. At the concentration camp, Betsie encourages Corrie to remain hopeful that God will rescue them from the brutalities they experience. With little food and constant work, the women suffer constantly, and Corrie's sister Betsie (Julie Harris), dies. Ultimately, Corrie (Jeanette Clift George) leaves the camp in December, 1944 through what is discovered years later to have been a clerical error, as everyone else in her group of prisoners was gassed the following month (January, 1945). Her life after this ordeal was dedicated to showing that Jesus' love is greater than the deepest pit into which humankind finds itself.
Under Milk Wood (1972)
, 1h27Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns, Vivien Merchant, Victor Spinetti, Siân Phillips
Roles Woman
Rating58%
The Ghost Goes Gear (1966)
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Nicholas Parsons, Sheila White, Jack Haig, Janet Davies
Roles Cockney Wife
Rating50%
A music group go to stay at the childhood home of their manager, a haunted manor house in the English countryside.