Nathan Davis (22 May, 1917 â€" 15 October, 2008) was an American film
and television actor.Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of
Romanian-Jewish immigrants, Rose (née Marcus) and Fred Davis. He
served in Europe during World War II and performed on the local stage
and in radio productions after the war. Davis was also a
pharmaceutical sales rep by trade but pursued acting after being fired
from his sales job in the late '70s.Davis started acting in the late
1970s. He appeared on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in 1975 and in films
such as Dunston Checks In, Holes, Code of Silence, Chain Reaction,
Thief, Poltergeist III, and many others. He was nominated for a 1980
Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his
performance in Buried Child at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago,
Illinois. He was again nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for
Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for The Sunshine Boys at the
National Jewish Theater in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. He was nominated
for the last time for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a
Principal Role in a Play for 2 1/2 Jews at the Apple Tree Theatre in
Chicago, Illinois.He was married to Metta (née Talmy). They had three
children: Chicago musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis, Hollywood
film director Andrew Davis, and Jo Ellen Davis Friedman.
and television actor.Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of
Romanian-Jewish immigrants, Rose (née Marcus) and Fred Davis. He
served in Europe during World War II and performed on the local stage
and in radio productions after the war. Davis was also a
pharmaceutical sales rep by trade but pursued acting after being fired
from his sales job in the late '70s.Davis started acting in the late
1970s. He appeared on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in 1975 and in films
such as Dunston Checks In, Holes, Code of Silence, Chain Reaction,
Thief, Poltergeist III, and many others. He was nominated for a 1980
Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his
performance in Buried Child at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago,
Illinois. He was again nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for
Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for The Sunshine Boys at the
National Jewish Theater in Chicago, Illinois in 1991. He was nominated
for the last time for a 2001 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a
Principal Role in a Play for 2 1/2 Jews at the Apple Tree Theatre in
Chicago, Illinois.He was married to Metta (née Talmy). They had three
children: Chicago musician Richard "Richie" Peter Davis, Hollywood
film director Andrew Davis, and Jo Ellen Davis Friedman.
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