John Davey is a retired American actor. He is best known for
portraying Captain Marvel on the Shazam! television series in the
mid-1970s after Jackson Bostwick was dismissed in the early part of
the second season.Davey was raised in Winnemucca, Nevada, the only
city in Humboldt County, Nevada. He graduated from Humboldt County
High School in 1957.Davey was in the US Marine Corps from September 3,
1957 to October 1961. He was also a heavyweight boxer, including work
as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier.Davey performed in numerous
television series, including Perry Mason, The Rockford Files, and Max
Headroom. Like many Hollywood actors, he would appear in minor roles
as different characters in specific episodes of the same series; he
appeared in The Rockford Files in six episodes over three years this
way, and in four episodes of Barnaby Jones this way. He acted in many
TV movies.
portraying Captain Marvel on the Shazam! television series in the
mid-1970s after Jackson Bostwick was dismissed in the early part of
the second season.Davey was raised in Winnemucca, Nevada, the only
city in Humboldt County, Nevada. He graduated from Humboldt County
High School in 1957.Davey was in the US Marine Corps from September 3,
1957 to October 1961. He was also a heavyweight boxer, including work
as a sparring partner for Joe Frazier.Davey performed in numerous
television series, including Perry Mason, The Rockford Files, and Max
Headroom. Like many Hollywood actors, he would appear in minor roles
as different characters in specific episodes of the same series; he
appeared in The Rockford Files in six episodes over three years this
way, and in four episodes of Barnaby Jones this way. He acted in many
TV movies.
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