Richard Davies
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1926-01-25
- Died
- 2015-10-08
- Place of birth
- Dowlais, Wales, UK
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
TV Shows (44)
Coronation Street
1960
as Idris Hopkins
Doctor Who
1963
as Burton
The Saint
1962
as Reporter
The Sweeney
1975
as Doctor
The Bill
1984
Z-Cars
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mr. Black / Harry Jenkins / Registrar
No Hiding Place
1959
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Second sentry
Festival
1963
as Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards
Van der Valk
1972
as Lloyd
Softly, Softly
1966
Angels
1975
Gideon's Way
1965
as The Postman / Forensics Man / The Taxi Driver
Offspring
2010
as Jimmy Proudman
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mr. White
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Haines / Milkman / Det. Chief Insp. Pearce
2Point4 Children
1991
as Gareth / Jack
Yes Minister
1980
One Foot in the Grave
1990
as Billy
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Werner
Please Sir!
1968
as Mr. Price
Centre Play
1973
as Dennis
Crane
1963
as Willie Jones
The Informer
1966
as 'Greasy' Jenkins
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Mr Roper
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Huw
In Loving Memory
1969
as Ivor Davies
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Freddie
Bottle Boys
1984
as Stan Evans
Big Deal
1984
as Dai Phillips
Oliver's Travels
1995
as Signwriter
The First Lady
1968
Whoops Apocalypse
1982
as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Moonstrike
1963
as Raymonde
Dad
1997
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Vet
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974
as Clive
The Citadel
1983
Wyatt's Watchdogs
1988
as Irate Car Owner
The Boot Street Band
1993
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968
as Landlord
The Government Inspector
1976
as Owen Owen
Roberts Robots
1973
Movies (24)
Zulu
1964
as Private 593 Jones
Twisted Nerve
1968
as 'Taffy' Evans
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
as Police Driver
The Long Arm
1956
as Detective (uncredited)
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
The Night My Number Came Up
1955
as Wireless Operator
The Mutations
1974
as Doctor
The Fiction Makers
1968
as Reporter
Under Milk Wood
1972
as Mr Pritchard
A Fever in the Blood
1961
as Bates
Blue Blood
1974
as Jones
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Butcher
Rebecca's Daughters
1992
as Lewis
Some People
1962
as Harper
The Midas Plague
1965
as First Rebel
Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Rick
Please Sir!
1971
as Mr. Price
A Run for Your Money
1949
as Rugby Fan (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987
as Burton
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
1978
as Young Thomas
Where the Buffalo Roam
1966
"If Only..."
1980
as Brian's Father
Queen Sacrifice
1988
as Wil Bevan
City of Fear!
1976
as Dennis
About Richard Davies
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… With 68 credits spanning from 1949 to 2010, Richard Davies has appeared in 24 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Davies Movies
- Zulu (1964) — as Private 593 Jones
- Twisted Nerve (1968) — as 'Taffy' Evans
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) — as Police Driver
- The Long Arm (1956) — as Detective (uncredited)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) — as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
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