 John Davies died on 17 September 1959 at the age of 65 from lung disease, almost seven months before his brother Peter committed suicide.In the 1978 BBC mini-series "The Lost Boys", he was portrayed at various ages by Nicholas Borton, Guy Hewitt, David Wilson, and Osmund Bullock.In the 2004 film "Finding Neverland", he was portrayed as a child by Joe Prospero.