- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSidney Davis
- Nickname
- San Jac
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Sid Davis was born on April 1, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Name Unknown (1951), On the Run (1956) and Live and Learn (1951). He was married to Norma Rosalind Henkins. He died on October 16, 2006 in Palm Desert, California, USA.
- SpouseNorma Rosalind Henkins(1941 - April 27, 1996) (her death, 1 child)
- Standing 6'4", he was the long-time stand-in for John Wayne (1941-1952). They often played chess together on the set between takes and were good friends off-set (Wayne bankrolled Davis' first instructional film, The Dangerous Stranger (1950). Once, when the stand-ins were called back to the set and Wayne wanted Davis to finish his move, Duke went to the set himself and stood in for his own stand-in.
- Father of Jill Davis.
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