Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 25, 1926 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Dowlais, Wales, UK
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.
| 2010 | Offspringas Jimmy Proudman | |
| 1997 | Dadas | |
| 1995 | Oliver's Travelsas Signwriter | |
| 1993 | If You See God, Tell Himas Vet | |
| 1993 | The Boot Street Bandas | |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs Promotesas Huw | |
| 1992 | Rebecca's Daughtersas Lewis | |
| 1991 | 2Point4 Childrenas Gareth | |
| 1991 | 2Point4 Childrenas Jack | |
| 1990 | One Foot in the Graveas Billy | |
| 1988 | Wyatt's Watchdogsas Irate Car Owner | |
| 1988 | Queen Sacrificeas Wil Bevan | |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermenas Burton | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1984 | Big Dealas Dai Phillips | |
| 1984 | Bottle Boysas Stan Evans | |
| 1984 | Me & My Girlas Mervyn Drover | |
| 1983 | The Citadelas | |
| 1982 | Whoops Apocalypseas Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| 1980 | "If Only..."as Brian's Father | |
| 1980 | Yes Ministeras | |
| 1978 | Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poetas Young Thomas | |
| 1976 | The Government Inspectoras Owen Owen | |
| 1976 | City of Fear!as Dennis | |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towersas Mr. White | |
| 1975 | Angelsas | |
| 1975 | The Sweeneyas Doctor | |
| 1974 | Blue Bloodas Jones | |
| 1974 | Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!as Clive | |
| 1974 | The Mutationsas Doctor | |
| 1973 | Roberts Robotsas | |
| 1973 | Centre Playas Dennis | |
| 1973 | Steptoe & Son Ride Againas Butcher | |
| 1972 | Van der Valkas Lloyd | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yardas Mr Roper | |
| 1972 | Under Milk Woodas Mr Pritchard | |
| 1971 | Suspicionas Simpson | |
| 1971 | Please Sir!as Mr. Price | |
| 1969 | In Loving Memoryas Ivor Davies | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely Waras Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerveas 'Taffy' Evans | |
| 1968 | The Fiction Makersas Reporter | |
| 1968 | Please Sir!as Mr. Price | |
| 1968 | The Man in the Iron Maskas Landlord | |
| 1968 | The First Ladyas | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Mr. Pritchard | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Willis | |
| 1966 | Where the Buffalo Roamas | |
| 1966 | The Informeras 'Greasy' Jenkins | |
| 1966 | Sky West and Crookedas Rick | |
| 1966 | Softly, Softlyas | |
| 1965 | The Midas Plagueas First Rebel | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Wayas Forensics Man | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Wayas The Postman | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Wayas The Taxi Driver | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Harry Jenkins | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Mr. Black | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Playas Registrar | |
| 1964 | Zuluas Private 593 Jones | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Burton | |
| 1963 | Festivalas Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards | |
| 1963 | Craneas Willie Jones | |
| 1963 | Moonstrikeas Raymonde | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Reporter | |
| 1962 | Some Peopleas Harper | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas | |
| 1961 | A Fever in the Bloodas Bates | |
| 1960 | Coronation Streetas Idris Hopkins | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas | |
| 1958 | Behind Closed Doorsas Werner | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Freddie | |
| 1956 | The Long Armas Detective (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Greenas Det. Chief Insp. Pearce | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Greenas Haines | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Greenas Milkman | |
| 1955 | The Night My Number Came Upas Wireless Operator | |
| 1951 | The Lavender Hill Mobas Police Driver | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Second sentry | |
| 1949 | A Run for Your Moneyas Rugby Fan (uncredited) |