Tyrell Davis
British film actor (1902-1970)
Tyrell Davis (1902–1970) was a British film actor, Cambridge educated, who appeared on the West End and Broadway stage, as well as in British and American films.
"In George Cukor's Our Betters (1933), Tyrell Davis played one of the swishiest homosexuals of them all."
Tyrell Davis was born on September 29, 1902 in Surbiton, Surrey, England as Harry Davis. He was an actor, known for Strictly Unconventional (1930), Let Us Be Gay (1930) and Paid (1930). He was married to Lota Cheek.
He died on December 8, 1970 in London, England.
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