Noel Davis

Noel Davis, born Edgar Davis on 1 March 1927, was a British actor and casting director who died on 24 November 2002. His career spanned stage, film, and television, with work documented across several decades.

Davis appeared on Broadway in 1962 in A Passage to India, marking his presence in American theatrical performance during that period.

His film work began in the mid-1960s with uncredited appearances in two notable productions: Darling (1965), in which he played a shop assistant, and Fahrenheit 451 (1966), where he appeared as a character named Charles. He received credited roles beginning with Two a Penny (1967), playing Dennis Lancaster, followed by Isadora (1968), in which he portrayed a doctor. That same year he appeared in the television production Journey into Darkness, playing Charles Philips in the episode titled Paper Dolls.

Davis continued working in film and television into the early 1970s. His credits from this period include Some Will, Some Won't (1970), Clegg (1970), A Touch of the Other (1970), Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971) as Seyton, Freelance (1971), The Trouble with 2B (1972), and Young Winston (1972), in which he played an interviewer. He later appeared in Yellow Dog (1976) as Norman and in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Philip.

In addition to his performing career, Davis went on to work as a casting director in film and television.