# Tyrell Davis > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyrell_Davis > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tyrell_Davis.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell_Davis > Source revision: 1355352189 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British actor (1902–1970) For the Canadian sprinter, see [Tyrell Davis (sprinter)](/source/Tyrell_Davis_(sprinter)). Tyrell Davis Born Harry Davis (1902-09-29)29 September 1902 Surbiton, Surrey, England Died 8 December 1970(1970-12-08) (aged 68) London, England Other names Tyrrell Davis Harry Davis Occupation Actor Years active 1925-1938 Spouse Lota Cheek (divorced) Father Sir Robert Henry Davis **Tyrell Davis** (1902–1970) was a British [film actor](/source/Film_actor),[1][2] [Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge) educated, who appeared on the [West End](/source/West_End_theatre) and [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) stage, as well as in British and American films.[3] "In [George Cukor](/source/George_Cukor)'s *[Our Betters](/source/Our_Betters)* (1933), Tyrell Davis played one of the swishiest homosexuals of them all."[4] Tyrell Davis was born on September 29, 1902 in Surbiton, Surrey, England as Harry Davis. He was an actor, known for *[Strictly Unconventional](/source/Strictly_Unconventional)* (1930), *[Let Us Be Gay](/source/Let_Us_Be_Gay)* (1930) and *[Paid](/source/Paid_(1930_film))* (1930). He was married to [Lota Cheek](/source/Lota_Cheek). He died on December 8, 1970 in London, England. ## Filmography - *[Lucky in Love](/source/Lucky_in_Love_(film))* (1929) - *[Mother's Boy](/source/Mother's_Boy_(1929_film))* (1929) - *[His Glorious Night](/source/His_Glorious_Night)* (1929) - *Strictly Unconventional* (1930) - *[Love in the Rough](/source/Love_in_the_Rough)* (1930) - *Let Us Be Gay* (1930) - *[Rain or Shine](/source/Rain_or_Shine_(film))* (1930) - *[Prince of Diamonds](/source/Prince_of_Diamonds)* (1930) - *[The Dancers](/source/The_Dancers_(1930_film))* (1930) - *Paid* (1930) - *[The Magnificent Lie](/source/The_Magnificent_Lie_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Parlor, Bedroom and Bath](/source/Parlor%2C_Bedroom_and_Bath_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[The Road to Singapore](/source/The_Road_to_Singapore)* (1931) - *[The Phantom of Paris](/source/The_Phantom_of_Paris)* (1931) - *[God's Gift to Women](/source/God's_Gift_to_Women)* (1931) - *[Chances](/source/Chances_(film))* (1931) - *[Murder at Midnight](/source/Murder_at_Midnight_(1931_film))* (1931) - *[Temptation's Workshop](/source/Temptation's_Workshop)* (1932) - *[The Unexpected Father](/source/The_Unexpected_Father)* (1932) - *[Lady with a Past](/source/Lady_with_a_Past)* (1932) - *[Lovers Courageous](/source/Lovers_Courageous)* (1932) - *[Call Her Savage](/source/Call_Her_Savage)* (1932) - *[Love in High Gear](/source/Love_in_High_Gear_(1932_film))* (1932) - *Our Betters* (1933) - *[Blind Adventure](/source/Blind_Adventure)* (1933) - *[Pleasure Cruise](/source/Pleasure_Cruise)* (1933) - *[Peg o' My Heart](/source/Peg_o'_My_Heart_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Dangerously Yours](/source/Dangerously_Yours_(1933_film))* (1933) - *[Designing Women](/source/Designing_Women_(1934_film))* (1934) - *[Freedom of the Seas](/source/Freedom_of_the_Seas_(film))* (1934) - *[Smith's Wives](/source/Smith's_Wives)* (1935) - *[All at Sea](/source/All_at_Sea_(1935_film))* (1935) - *[Under Proof](/source/Under_Proof)* (1936) - *[Parisian Life](/source/Parisian_Life_(1936_film))* (1936) - *[Dinner at the Ritz](/source/Dinner_at_the_Ritz)* (1937) - *[The Green Cockatoo](/source/The_Green_Cockatoo)* (1937) - *[Strange Boarders](/source/Strange_Boarders)* (1938) - *[Second Best Bed](/source/Second_Best_Bed)* (1938) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Under Proof (1936)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090114094745/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/55921). Archived from [the original](http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/55921) on 14 January 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Mordaunt Hall](/source/Mordaunt_Hall) (24 February 1933). ["Constance Bennett, Violet Kemble-Cooper and Grant Mitchell in a Film of a Somerset Maugham Play"](https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E02E0DE173BEF3ABC4C51DFB4668388629EDE). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 17 March 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). [*The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Tyrell+Davis+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film:+Fourth+edition&pg=RA3-PA1892). Oxford University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781526111968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781526111968) – via Google Books. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Rolle, Elisa (17 September 2016). *Queer Places: East of England: Retracing the steps of LGBTQ people around the world*. Independently. p. 25. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [979-8343501797](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/979-8343501797). ## External links - [Tyrell Davis](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205598/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Tyrell Davis](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/67242) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database) This article about an English film actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:England-film-actor-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AEngland-film-actor-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:England-film-actor-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tyrell Davis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell_Davis) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell_Davis?action=history)). 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