Richard Davies
Biografia
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.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Offspring
Serial • 2010
jako Jimmy Proudman
Dad
Serial • 1997
Oliver's Travels
Serial • 1995
jako Signwriter
The Boot Street Band
Serial • 1993
jako Dai Cramp
If You See God, Tell Him
Serial • 1993
jako Vet
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Serial • 1993
jako Huw
Rebecca's Daughters
Film • 1992
jako Lewis
2point4 Children
Serial • 1991
jako Gareth
Jedną nogą w grobie
Serial • 1990
jako Billy
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Serial • 1988
jako Irate Car Owner
Queen Sacrifice
Film • 1988
jako Wil Bevan
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Film • 1987
jako Burton
The Bill
Serial • 1984
Big Deal
Serial • 1984
jako Dai Phillips
Bottle Boys
Serial • 1984
jako Stan Evans
Me & My Girl
Serial • 1984
jako Mervyn Drover
The Citadel
Serial • 1983
Whoops Apocalypse
Serial • 1982
jako Chancellor of the Exchequer
Taff Acre
Serial • 1981
jako Max Johnson
"If Only..."
Film • 1980
jako Brian's Father
Time of My Life
Serial • 1980
jako Police Sergeant
Yes Minister
Serial • 1980
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
Film • 1978
jako Young Thomas
The Government Inspector
Serial • 1976
jako Owen Owen
City of Fear!
Film • 1976
jako Dennis
Hotel Zacisze
Serial • 1975
jako Mr. White
Angels
Serial • 1975
The Sweeney
Serial • 1975
jako Doctor
Blue Blood
Film • 1974
jako Jones
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Serial • 1974
jako Clive
The Mutations
Film • 1974
jako Doctor
Roberts Robots
Serial • 1973
Centre Play
Serial • 1973
jako Dennis
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Film • 1973
jako Butcher
Van der Valk
Serial • 1972
jako Lloyd
New Scotland Yard
Serial • 1972
jako Mr Roper
Under Milk Wood
Film • 1972
jako Mr Pritchard
Suspicion
Serial • 1971
jako Simpson
Please Sir!
Film • 1971
jako Mr. Price
In Loving Memory
Serial • 1969
jako Ivor Davies
Och, jaka piekna wojna!
Film • 1969
jako Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
Film • 1968
jako 'Taffy' Evans
Święty - Twórcy fikcji
Film • 1968
jako Reporter
Please Sir!
Serial • 1968
jako Mr. Price
The Man in the Iron Mask
Serial • 1968
jako Landlord
The First Lady
Serial • 1968
Half Hour Story
Serial • 1967
jako Mr. Pritchard
Where the Buffalo Roam
Film • 1966
The Informer
Serial • 1966
jako 'Greasy' Jenkins
Sky West and Crooked
Film • 1966
jako Rick
Softly, Softly
Serial • 1966
The Midas Plague
Film • 1965
jako First Rebel
Gideon's Way
Serial • 1965
jako The Postman
The Wednesday Play
Serial • 1964
Zulu
Film • 1964
jako Private 593 Jones
Doctor Who
Serial • 1963
jako Burton
Festival
Serial • 1963
jako Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards
Crane
Serial • 1963
jako Willie Jones
Moonstrike
Serial • 1963
jako Raymonde
Święty
Serial • 1962
jako Reporter
Some People
Film • 1962
jako Harper
Z-Cars
Serial • 1962
A Fever in the Blood
Film • 1961
jako Bates
Coronation Street
Serial • 1960
jako Idris Hopkins
No Hiding Place
Serial • 1959
Behind Closed Doors
Serial • 1958
jako Werner
Armchair Theatre
Serial • 1956
jako Freddie
The Long Arm
Film • 1956
jako Detective (uncredited)
Dixon of Dock Green
Serial • 1955
jako Haines
The Night My Number Came Up
Film • 1955
jako Wireless Operator
Szajka z Lawendowego Wzgórza
Film • 1951
jako Police Driver
Sunday Night Theatre
Serial • 1950
jako Second sentry
A Run for Your Money
Film • 1949
jako Rugby Fan (uncredited)