Richard Davies (Welsh actor)
Richard Davies | |
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Born | Dennis Wilfred Davies 25 January 1926 |
Died | 8 October 2015 | (aged 89)
Occupation | Actor |
Spouses | Beryl Armstrong
(m. 1944, divorced)Jill Britton (m. 1955) |
Children | 3 |
Dennis Wilfred Davies, known professionally as Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.
Biography
Davies was born in
Davies had a recurring role as Jim Sloan in
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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1949 | A Run for Your Money | Rugby Fan | Uncredited |
1951 | The Lavender Hill Mob | Police Driver | Uncredited |
1955 | The Night My Number Came Up | Wireless Operator | |
1956 | The Long Arm | Detective | Uncredited |
1961 | A Fever in the Blood | Bates | Uncredited |
1962 | Some People | Harper | |
1963 | Critic's Choice | Spectator | Uncredited |
1964 | Zulu | Private 593 Jones | |
1966 | Sky West and Crooked | Rick | |
1968 | Twisted Nerve | 'Taffy' Evans | |
1968 | The Fiction Makers | Reporter | |
1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Sergeant in Burial Party | Uncredited |
1971 | Please Sir! | Mr. Price | |
1972 | Under Milk Wood | Mr. Pritchard | |
1973 | Steptoe and Son Ride Again | Butcher | |
1974 | The Mutations | Doctor | |
1974 | Blue Blood | Jones | |
1988 | Queen Sacrifice | Wil Bevan | Short |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1960 | The Secret Kingdom | Rigby | ||
1962–1965 | Z-Cars | Jim Sloan | ||
1968 | Softly, Softly | |||
1962 | Z-Cars | |||
1968–1972 | Please Sir! | Mr. Price | ||
1970 | Two in Clover | David Evans | ||
1974–1975 | Coronation Street | Idris Hopkins | ||
1974–1977 | Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt | Clive | ||
1977 | Van der Valk |
Sgt Lloyd | S3E8 Dead On Arrival | |
1979 | Fawlty Towers | Mr. White | ||
1980 | Yes, Minister |
Joe Morgan |
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1982 | Whoops Apocalypse | Chancellor of the Exchequer | ||
1983 | Give Us a Break | Taffy | ||
1984 | Bottle Boys | Stan Evans | ||
1985 | Big Deal | Dai Phillips | ||
1986 | That Uncertain Feeling | Mr. Davis | ||
1987 | Doctor Who | Burton | ||
1988 | Wyatt's Watchdogs | |||
1989 | EastEnders | Ted | ||
1992 | One Foot in the Grave | Billy Whitney | ||
1992-1993 | 2point4 Children | Gareth | ||
1993 | The Bill | Caretaker | ||
1996 | And the Beat Goes On | Father Hopkins | ||
1998 | 2point4 Children | Jack |
References
- ^ a b "Richard Davies, actor - obituary". 15 October 2015 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e "Richard Davies: Character actor best known as Mr Price in 'Please Sir!". The Independent. 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b Anthony Hayward. "Richard Davies obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Follow That Robot (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
- ^ "The Midas Plague (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Delta and the Bannermen - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Richard Davies". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Two in Clover[26/02/70] (1970)". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.
- ^ Houghton, Tom (27 October 2015). "Zulu actor Richard Davies dies aged 89". walesonline.
- ^ "Richard Davies". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Queen Sacrifice (1988)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Richard Davies – Welsh Character Actor – RIP 1926–2015". Toby Hadoke – Comedian, actor, Writer (quite likes Doctor Who).
External links
- Richard Davies at IMDb