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1929-03-31 · Paris, France · Male

14 series in the catalog

Alexander Davion (March 31, 1929 – September 28, 2019) was a French-born British actor. He was perhaps best known in the UK for his starring role in Gideon's Way as Detective Chief Inspector David Keen. He was born in Paris, France. He died in London, England at the age of 90.

Personal life

He was married first to actress Ellen Caryl Klein (divorced) and to actress Anne Lawson in 1965.

Film roles

1951: Captain Horatio Hornblower - Spanish Officer (uncredited)

1954: The Good Die Young - Young Man (uncredited)

1955: Richard III - Messenger to Richard

1960: Song Without End - Chopin

1963: Paranoiac - Tony Ashby

1963: Blind Corner - Ricky

1964: Rattle of a Simple Man - Ricardo

1966: Plague of the Zombies - Harry Denver

1966: Thunderbirds Are GO - Space Captain Greg Martin (voice)

1967: Valley of the Dolls - Ted Casablanca

1969: The Royal Hunt of the Sun - De Nizza

1971: Incense for the Damned - Tony Seymour

1971: Clinic Exclusive - Lee Maitland

1982: Dark Echoes - Dereck Stanhope

1986: Whoops Apocalypse - Maguadoran General

Television roles

1959: Perry Mason (Episode: "The Case of the Wayward Wife") - Gilbert Ames

1960 Hong Kong (The unaired 30 minute pilot Blind Justice was expanded to an hour as Blind Bargain) - Chief Inspector Scott

1960: One Step Beyond (TV Series)(Episode:"To Know The End") - Captain Harry

1962: Combat! (Episode: "Any Second Now", season 1, episode 4)

1963: The Saint (Episode: "Starring the Saint", series 2, episode 2)

1964-1966: Gideon's Way (26 episodes) - David Keen

1966: The Man Who Never Was - Roger Barry

1967: Custer - Capt Marcus Reno

1970: UFO (Episode: The Psychobombs) - the executive

1977: Van der Valk (Episode: Diane) - as a man who is murdered at the start of the episode

1982: The Professionals (Episode: Operation Susie) - Torres

1984: Arch of Triumph (TV Movie) - Alex