Jackson Davies
Jackson Davies (born 17 March 1950) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as RCMP Constable John Constable in the television series The Beachcombers, which he reprised in the TV movies The New Beachcombers (2002) and A Beachcombers Christmas (2004). Originally from Wetaskiwin, Alberta and now living in Vancouver, British Columbia, he has acted in over 160 stage shows in most of the major theatres in Canada. He has appeared in over 300 TV shows and been in 30 TV movies and feature films.
Jackson Davies | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Known for | The Beachcombers |
Jackson is the vice president of the Union of BC Performers / ACTRA,[2] the past vice chair of the BC Arts Council[3] and a faculty member in both the Performing Arts and Motion Picture Arts programs at Capilano University.[4] He is an Honorary Sergeant of the RCMP, a rarely bestowed designation.[5]
Davies, and Marc Strange, one of the original producers of The Beachcombers, published Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40 in 2013.[6] The book is a history of the show and a profile of key members of the cast and crew.
Filmography
Television series
- 1972–1991: The Beachcombers (CBC)
- 2001: Hit the Spot (syndicated)
Television movies
- 1980: The Plutonium Incident
- 1983: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
- 1983: Jane Doe
- 1984: Secrets of a Married Man
- 1985: Love is Never Silent
- 1985: Love, Mary
- 1985: Picking up the Pieces
- 1986: Nobody's Child
- 1987: Deadly Deception
- 1987: Hands of a Stranger
- 1991: I Still Dream of Jeannie
- 1992: Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
- 1992: Diagnosis Murder
- 1995: The Man Who Wouldn't Die
- 2002: The New Beachcombers (CBC)
- 2004: A Beachcombers Christmas (CBC)
Movies
- 1979: A Man, a Woman and a Bank
- 1984: Runaway
- 1986: High Stakes
- 1987: Home is Where the Hart Is
- 1987: Stakeout
- 1987: The Stepfather
- 1990: Bird on a Wire
- 1991: Bingo
- 1991: Icetime (video)
- 1994: Trust in Me
- 2001: Freddy Got Fingered
- 2002: The Wild Guys
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "UBCP/ACTRA – Our Leadership". www.ubcp.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Council, Tourism, Culture and the Arts,BC Arts (15 October 2010). "NEW BOARD MEMBERS STRENGTHEN BC ARTS COUNCIL". archive.news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- University, Capilano. "Jackson Davies – Capilano University". www.capilanou.ca. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Gentile Zucco, Petrina (29 September 2005). "Combing B.C.'s beaches in his Audi". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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Vanessa Colantonio (4 November 2013). "Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40". The British Columbia Quarterly. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
Bruno and The Beach, written by Marc Strange (co-producer) and Jackson Davies (co-producer and actor) both leads loyal fans down memory lane and introduces non-fans, such as myself, to that exotic Sunshine Coast world that once flickered on our evening screens.