Director of 'Monty Python,' 'Mr. Bean' TV Series Dies at 72

LONDON -- He was the plaintive child star in David Lean's 1948 adaptation of Oliver Twist who continued to create probably the most legendary British comedies. John William Davies, who died Monday at 72 years of age following a fight with cancer, had starred alongside Alec Guinness as Fagin within the black-and-whitened movie aged just eight, and continued to possess a greatly effective career creating and pointing Television shows like Monty Python's Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers -- each of which gained him BAFTA honours. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Notable Deaths He also created TV faves such as the Good Existence, The Treats and Steptoe and Boy in addition to creating the pilot for Blackadder and also the first instances of Mr. Bean. "My dad had a truly remarkable career, was unfailingly encouraging being a parent and will also be greatly skipped," his boy William Davies stated. Inside a tweet, the British Academy of Film and tv Arts stated it had been "very sad" to understand from the producer's dying. Related Subjects Worldwide Obituaries