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Richard Davies

Acting
Known For

89 Years Old

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.

Born

Dowlais, Wales, UK on 25th January 1926

Died

8th October 2015

All Credits

Coronation Street Image
Coronation Street
Idris Hopkins
Angels Image
Angels
Softly, Softly Image
Softly, Softly
Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Burton
Z-Cars Image
Z-Cars
No Hiding Place Image
No Hiding Place
Offspring Image
Offspring
Jimmy Proudman
The Saint Image
The Saint
Reporter
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Registrar
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Harry Jenkins
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Mr. Black
The Wednesday Play Image
The Wednesday Play
Dixon of Dock Green Image
Dixon of Dock Green
Det. Chief Insp. Pearce
Dixon of Dock Green Image
Dixon of Dock Green
Milkman
Dixon of Dock Green Image
Dixon of Dock Green
Haines
No Image
The First Lady
Sunday Night Theatre Image
Sunday Night Theatre
Second sentry
Please Sir! Image
Please Sir!
Mr. Price
One Foot in the Grave Image
One Foot in the Grave
Billy
The Bill Image
The Bill
Van der Valk Image
Van der Valk
Lloyd
The Sweeney Image
The Sweeney
Doctor
Gideon's Way Image
Gideon's Way
The Taxi Driver
Gideon's Way Image
Gideon's Way
Forensics Man
Gideon's Way Image
Gideon's Way
The Postman
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! Image
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Clive
Fawlty Towers Image
Fawlty Towers
Mr. White
In Loving Memory Image
In Loving Memory
Ivor Davies
2Point4 Children Image
2Point4 Children
Jack
2Point4 Children Image
2Point4 Children
Gareth
To Serve Them All My Days Image
To Serve Them All My Days
Minister
Behind Closed Doors Image
Behind Closed Doors
Werner
Yes Minister Image
Yes Minister
Big Deal Image
Big Deal
Dai Phillips
Dad Image
Dad
No Image
Crane
Willie Jones
No Image
Moonstrike
Raymonde
Roberts Robots Image
Roberts Robots
No Image
Bottle Boys
No Image
The Boot Street Band
Festival Image
Festival
Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards
Whoops Apocalypse Image
Whoops Apocalypse
No Image
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Huw
Oliver's Travels Image
Oliver's Travels
Signwriter
Zulu Image
Zulu
Private 593 Jones
The Citadel Image
The Citadel
Wyatt's Watchdogs Image
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Irate Car Owner
The Lavender Hill Mob Image
The Lavender Hill Mob
Police Driver
Twisted Nerve Image
Twisted Nerve
'Taffy' Evans
Oh! What a Lovely War Image
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
The Mutations Image
The Mutations
Doctor
Under Milk Wood Image
Under Milk Wood
Mr Pritchard
The Long Arm Image
The Long Arm
Detective (uncredited)
The Fiction Makers Image
The Fiction Makers
Reporter
Steptoe & Son Ride Again Image
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Butcher
Blue Blood Image
Blue Blood
Jones
The Night My Number Came Up Image
The Night My Number Came Up
Wireless Operator
A Run for Your Money Image
A Run for Your Money
Rugby Fan (uncredited)
Sky West and Crooked Image
Sky West and Crooked
Rick
The Man in the Iron Mask Image
The Man in the Iron Mask
Landlord
Rebecca's Daughters Image
Rebecca's Daughters
Lewis
Some People Image
Some People
Harper
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet Image
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
Young Thomas
Please Sir! Image
Please Sir!
Mr. Price
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen Image
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Burton
No Image
Where the Buffalo Roam
A Fever in the Blood Image
A Fever in the Blood
Bates
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The Midas Plague
First Rebel
"If Only..." Image
"If Only..."
Brian's Father
City of Fear! Image
City of Fear!
Dennis
Queen Sacrifice Image
Queen Sacrifice
Wil Bevan