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Richard Davies

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
80

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 25, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth
Dowlais, Wales, UK

Richard Davies

Biography

Dennis Wilfred Davies, known professionally as Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular LWT situation comedy Please Sir! He used a broad Welsh accent for much of his work, but had used other accents to play a wide range of characters, in addition to several Welsh stereotypes

Davies was born in Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, the son of a railway guard. He played Idris Hopkins in Coronation Street between 1974 and 1975, and appeared in several science-fiction series, among them Robert's Robots, Out of the Unknown, and a well-received performance as Burton in the 1987 Doctor Who story Delta and the Bannermen. He played Mr. White in the Fawlty Towers episode "The Kipper and the Corpse" and also appeared in Yes Minister, Wyatt's Watchdogs, May to December, Whoops Apocalypse, 2point4 Children and One Foot in the Grave. In 1970, he appeared in an episode of Two in Clover as Victor Spinetti's character's brother when Spinetti was unavailable. His other main role was in the comedy series Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt where he played Clive.

Davies had a recurring role as Jim Sloan in Z-Cars between 1962 and 1965, returning to the series playing different characters in 1968 and in its spin-off Softly, Softly. He also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green, The Sweeney and Van der Valk. He impersonated Clive Jenkins in a spoof edition of Question Time in a sketch on Not the Nine O'Clock News. He appeared in the Please Sir! spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang. In 1951, he made an uncredited appearance in the Ealing Studios comedy The Lavender Hill Mob. He had appeared in films such as Zulu (1964), the film adaptation of Please Sir! (1971), and Under Milk Wood (1972). In 1988, he played the schoolteacher in Queen Sacrifice. He died on 8 October 2015 at the age of 89, survived by his wife and two children, and a son from his first marriage after a battle against Alzheimer's disease.

Known For

Acting

2010Offspringas Jimmy Proudman
1997Dadas
1995Oliver's Travelsas Signwriter
1993If You See God, Tell Himas Vet
1993The Boot Street Bandas
1993Frank Stubbs Promotesas Huw
1992Rebecca's Daughtersas Lewis
19912Point4 Childrenas Gareth
19912Point4 Childrenas Jack
1990One Foot in the Graveas Billy
1988Wyatt's Watchdogsas Irate Car Owner
1988Queen Sacrificeas Wil Bevan
1987Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermenas Burton
1984The Billas
1984Big Dealas Dai Phillips
1984Bottle Boysas Stan Evans
1984Me & My Girlas Mervyn Drover
1983The Citadelas
1982Whoops Apocalypseas Chancellor of the Exchequer
1980"If Only..."as Brian's Father
1980Yes Ministeras
1978Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poetas Young Thomas
1976The Government Inspectoras Owen Owen
1976City of Fear!as Dennis
1975Fawlty Towersas Mr. White
1975Angelsas
1975The Sweeneyas Doctor
1974Blue Bloodas Jones
1974Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!as Clive
1974The Mutationsas Doctor
1973Roberts Robotsas
1973Centre Playas Dennis
1973Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Butcher
1972Van der Valkas Lloyd
1972New Scotland Yardas Mr Roper
1972Under Milk Woodas Mr Pritchard
1971Suspicionas Simpson
1971Please Sir!as Mr. Price
1969In Loving Memoryas Ivor Davies
1969Oh! What a Lovely Waras Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
1968Twisted Nerveas 'Taffy' Evans
1968The Fiction Makersas Reporter
1968Please Sir!as Mr. Price
1968The Man in the Iron Maskas Landlord
1968The First Ladyas
1967Half Hour Storyas Mr. Pritchard
1967Half Hour Storyas Willis
1966Where the Buffalo Roamas
1966The Informeras 'Greasy' Jenkins
1966Sky West and Crookedas Rick
1966Softly, Softlyas
1965The Midas Plagueas First Rebel
1965Gideon's Wayas Forensics Man
1965Gideon's Wayas The Postman
1965Gideon's Wayas The Taxi Driver
1964The Wednesday Playas
1964The Wednesday Playas Harry Jenkins
1964The Wednesday Playas Mr. Black
1964The Wednesday Playas Registrar
1964Zuluas Private 593 Jones
1963Doctor Whoas Burton
1963Festivalas Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards
1963Craneas Willie Jones
1963Moonstrikeas Raymonde
1962The Saintas Reporter
1962Some Peopleas Harper
1962Z-Carsas
1961A Fever in the Bloodas Bates
1960Coronation Streetas Idris Hopkins
1959No Hiding Placeas
1958Behind Closed Doorsas Werner
1956Armchair Theatreas Freddie
1956The Long Armas Detective (uncredited)
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas Det. Chief Insp. Pearce
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas Haines
1955Dixon of Dock Greenas Milkman
1955The Night My Number Came Upas Wireless Operator
1951The Lavender Hill Mobas Police Driver
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Second sentry
1949A Run for Your Moneyas Rugby Fan (uncredited)

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