Richard Davies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 25, 1926
- Died
- October 8, 2015 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Offspring
TV · as Jimmy Proudman · 85 eps
Dad
TV · 1 ep
Oliver's Travels
TV · as Signwriter · 1 ep
The Boot Street Band
TV · as Dai Cramp · 6 eps
Frank Stubbs Promotes
TV · as Huw · 1 ep
If You See God, Tell Him
TV · as Vet · 1 ep
Rebecca's Daughters
Movie · as Lewis
2Point4 Children
TV · as Gareth, Jack · 2 eps
One Foot in the Grave
TV · as Billy · 1 ep
Queen Sacrifice
Movie · as Wil Bevan
Wyatt's Watchdogs
TV · as Irate Car Owner · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Movie · as Burton
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Big Deal
TV · as Dai Phillips · 2 eps
Bottle Boys
TV · as Stan Evans · 13 eps
Me & My Girl
TV · as Mervyn Drover · 1 ep
The Citadel
TV · 1 ep
Whoops Apocalypse
TV · as Chancellor of the Exchequer · 4 eps
Taff Acre
TV · as Max Johnson · 26 eps
"If Only..."
Movie · as Brian's Father
Yes Minister
TV · 1 ep
Time of My Life
TV · as Police Sergeant · 2 eps
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
Movie · as Young Thomas
City of Fear!
Movie · as Dennis
The Government Inspector
TV · as Owen Owen · 1 ep
The Sweeney
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
Fawlty Towers
TV · as Mr. White · 1 ep
Angels
TV · 2 eps
Blue Blood
Movie · as Jones
The Mutations
Movie · as Doctor
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
TV · as Clive · 15 eps
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Movie · as Butcher
Roberts Robots
TV · 14 eps
Centre Play
TV · as Dennis · 1 ep
Under Milk Wood
Movie · as Mr Pritchard
Van der Valk
TV · as Lloyd · 1 ep
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Mr Roper · 1 ep
Please Sir!
Movie · as Mr. Price
Suspicion
TV · as Simpson · 1 ep
Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie · as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
In Loving Memory
TV · as Ivor Davies · 1 ep
Twisted Nerve
Movie · as 'Taffy' Evans
The Fiction Makers
Movie · as Reporter
The First Lady
TV · 1 ep
Please Sir!
TV · as Mr. Price · 55 eps
The Man in the Iron Mask
TV · as Landlord · 1 ep
Half Hour Story
TV · as Mr. Pritchard, Willis · 1 ep
Sky West and Crooked
Movie · as Rick
Where the Buffalo Roam
Movie
Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep
The Informer
TV · as 'Greasy' Jenkins · 1 ep
The Midas Plague
Movie · as First Rebel
Gideon's Way
TV · as The Postman, Forensics Man, The Taxi Driver · 2 eps
Zulu
Movie · as Private 593 Jones
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Mr. Black, Harry Jenkins, Registrar
Doctor Who
TV · as Burton · 3 eps
Moonstrike
TV · as Raymonde · 1 ep
Crane
TV · as Willie Jones · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards · 1 ep
Some People
Movie · as Harper
Z-Cars
TV · 9 eps
The Saint
TV · as Reporter · 1 ep
A Fever in the Blood
Movie · as Bates
Coronation Street
TV · as Idris Hopkins · 46 eps
No Hiding Place
TV · 5 eps
Behind Closed Doors
TV · as Werner · 1 ep
The Long Arm
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Freddie · 1 ep
The Night My Number Came Up
Movie · as Wireless Operator
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Haines, Milkman, Det. Chief Insp. Pearce · 1 ep
The Lavender Hill Mob
Movie · as Police Driver
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Second sentry · 1 ep
A Run for Your Money
Movie · as Rugby Fan (uncredited)