Roger Davis (film actor)
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Roger Davis was an American
actor
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, and played small parts in a number of Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s. He played roles such as butlers and waiters, and appeared in two of the Tracy
-Hepburn
vehicles, Adam's Rib
(1949) and Pat and Mike
(1952). Davis died of cancer on March 3, 1980 at the age of 96.
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
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Career
Davis was born in MarylandMaryland
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, and played small parts in a number of Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s. He played roles such as butlers and waiters, and appeared in two of the Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was an American theatrical and film actor, who appeared in 75 films from 1930 to 1967. Tracy was one of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, ranking among the top ten box office draws for almost every year from 1938 to 1951...
-Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
vehicles, Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a 1949 American film written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin and directed by George Cukor. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars in her first substantial film role...
(1949) and Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike is a 1952 comedy starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. The movie was directed by George Cukor, who also directed The Philadelphia Story and Adam's Rib.- Plot :...
(1952). Davis died of cancer on March 3, 1980 at the age of 96.