Davis was born in
Keymer,
Sussex, in 1890. According to one source, he got his start in films because he was a good amateur
boxer. He also played field hockey for the Richmond Hockey Club. Davis had done several movies by the time the
First World War broke out in August 1914. In July 1918, he was awarded the
Military Cross "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty." He was the Conservative candidate in the
by-election of 1932 for
Wednesbury, but was defeated by
Labour politician
John Banfield. Davis stayed in the military and was promoted to captain. In the
1943 Birthday Honours, he was made a
Member of the Order of the British Empire. He died in
East Wittering, Sussex, in 1951, after a painful illness. ==Selected filmography==