Darcy Conyers (1919–1973) was a British screenwriter,

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

, producer and film director. He is sometimes credited as D'Arcy Conyers. He was the founder and creator of Bistro Vino in

South Kensington South Kensington, nicknamed Little Paris, is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton. Its name was supplanted with ...

, London, in 1964 - possibly the first casual dining restaurant in London. He also opened The Reject China Shop in Beauchamp Place, London SW3.

Selected filmography

Actor * '' Bond Street'' (1948) * ''

The Jack of Diamonds ''The Jack of Diamonds'' is a 1949 British adventure film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond and Joan Carroll. Its plot follows an ex-soldier who persuades some yacht owners to help recover a treasure chest of ...

'' (1949) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1949) * ''

Trottie True ''Trottie True'' is a 1949 British musical comedy film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Kent, James Donald and Hugh Sinclair. It was known as ''The Gay Lady'' in the US, and is an infrequent British Technicolor film of the per ...

'' (1949) * '' Ha'penny Breeze'' (1950) * '' Wings of Danger'' (1952) * '' The Time of His Life'' (1955) * '' The Blue Peter'' (1955) Director * ''

The Secret of the Forest The Secret of the Forest was the first film directed by Darcy Conyers. It was produced by Ryant Pictures for the Children's Film Foundation (CFF). The storyline was developed by George Ewart Evans following a formula already developed by the CFF. ...

'' (1956) * '' The Devil's Pass'' (1957) * ''

The Night We Dropped a Clanger ''The Night We Dropped a Clanger'' is a 1959 black and white British comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Cecil Parker, William Hartnell and Leslie Phillips; Andrew Sachs made his screen debut. The title comes from th ...

'' (1959) * '' The Night We Got the Bird'' (1961) * ''

Nothing Barred ''Nothing Barred'' is a 1961 British black and white comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Brian Rix, Leo Franklyn and Naunton Wayne. Plot Penniless Lord Whitebait (Naunton Wayne) plans to save his dwindling fortunes by opening ...

'' (1961) * '' In the Doghouse'' (1962)

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* 1919 births 1973 deaths British male screenwriters British film directors British male film actors British film producers 20th-century British male actors 20th-century British screenwriters 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-film-director-stub