Juvenile actor in British films; later TV director .
As a TV producer, presided over the birth of "Monty Pythons Flying Circus" ; as a TV executive, presided over the 1989 demise of "The Benny Hill Show" .
The son of Jack Davies and Dolores Davies, both of whom were writers.
After childhood movie acting, most famously playing the title role in Oliver Twist , he followed his writer fathers lead and moved into television. But prior to that he served in the Royal Navy and held a variety of jobs, which included city clerk, carpet salesman, and lubricating oil salesman.
In 1973, he left the BBC to become the managing director at EMI Television Productions, returning to the BBC within a year.
Head of BBC Comedy (1977 - 1982).
Cherubic, fair-haired, vulnerable-looking London-born child actor, briefly in post-war British films, and best remembered for his 1948 portrayal of Charles Dickens beloved orphan Oliver Twist.
Survived by his third wife Linda, whom he married in 2005, and two children, William and Georgina.
Son of Jack and Dorothy Davies.
Met first wife Leonie in Melbourne, Australia, when he returned to acting as an adult. They were both appearing in a production of "The Sound of Music" at the time.
