Davy Burnaby was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire

Buckland, Hertfordshire

Buckland is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 285. The village is about 4½ miles south of Royston on the A10 road.-See also:...

 and made his screen debut in the 1929 film The Devil's Maze. He died in 1949.

Career

He read for Law at Cambridge but failed his first exam so he turned to stage. He made his professional debut at a command performance for King Edward VII. He formed The Co-Optimists

The Co-Optimists

The Co-Optimists is the title of a stage variety revue which opened in London on 27 June 1921. The show was devised by Davy Burnaby. The piece was a co-operative venture by what The Times called "a group of well-known musical comedy and variety artists" presenting "an all-star 'pierrot'...

 London concert party which was very successful. Burnaby was renowned on the London stage and on wireless. His films include: Calling All Stars

Calling All Stars

Calling All Stars is a 1937 British comedy and musical directed by Herbert Smith and starring Arthur Askey as the Waiter....

, Song of the Forge

Song of the Forge

Song of the Forge is a 1937 British musical film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith and Eleanor Fayre...

, Talking Feet and Leave It to Me.

Selected filmography

• Three Men in a Boat
  Three Men in a Boat (1933 film)
  Three Men in a Boat is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring William Austin, Edmund Breon, Billy Milton and Davy Burnaby. It is based on the novel Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K...
  
  (1933)
• A Shot in the Dark
  A Shot in the Dark (1933 film)
  A Shot in the Dark is a 1933 British mystery film directed by George Pearson and starring Dorothy Boyd, O. B. Clarence, Jack Hawkins and Michael Shepley. When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local reverend suspects something and begins to investigate....
  
  (1933)
• Are You a Mason? (1934)
• The Diplomatic Lover
  The Diplomatic Lover
  The Diplomatic Lover is a 1934 British musical romance film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Harold French, Tamara Desni and Davy Burnaby. It was adapted from the play Der Frauendiplomat by Curt J. Braun and E.B. Leuthege...
  
  (1934)
• While Parents Sleep
  While Parents Sleep
  While Parents Sleep is a 1935 British, black-and-white, comedy or farce, directed by Adrian Brunel. The film is a screen adaptation of a 1933 play by Anthony Kimmins, which had been a popular success on the West End stage in the West End of London....
  
  (1935)
• Woman Hater
  Woman Hater
  Woman Hater is a 1948 British romantic comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Stewart Granger, Edwige Feuillère and Ronald Squire. Lord Datchett invites a French film star to stay as his house but pretends to be one of his employees while he tries to romance her with the help of his...
  
  (1948)