Richard Davies (Welsh actor) - Revision history

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	~~{{Short description\|Welsh actor (1926–2015)}}~~

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	\| birth_name = Dennis Wilfred Davies		\| birth_name = Dennis Wilfred Davies
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1926\|01\|25}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1926\|01\|25}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Dowlais\|Dowlais]], [[w:Glamorgan\|Glamorgan]], Wales		\| birth_place = [[Dowlais\|Dowlais]], [[Glamorgan\|Glamorgan]], Wales
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Beryl Armstrong\|1944\|end=div}}<br>{{marriage\|Jill Britton\|1955}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Beryl Armstrong\|1944\|end=div}}<br>{{marriage\|Jill Britton\|1955}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2015\|10\|08\|1926\|01\|25}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2015\|10\|08\|1926\|01\|25}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Conford\|Conford]], [[w:Hampshire\|Hampshire]], England		\| death_place = [[Conford\|Conford]], [[Hampshire\|Hampshire]], England
	}}		}}

	'''Dennis Wilfred Davies''', known professionally as '''Richard Davies''' (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html\|title=Richard Davies, actor - obituary\|date=15 October 2015\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular [[LWT]] situation comedy ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref name=independent/> He used a broad [[w:Welsh accent\|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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/richard-davies\|title=Richard Davies obituary\|author=Anthony Hayward\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>		'''Dennis Wilfred Davies''', known professionally as '''Richard Davies''' (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html\|title=Richard Davies, actor - obituary\|date=15 October 2015\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular [[LWT]] situation comedy ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref name=independent/> He used a broad [[Welsh accent\|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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/richard-davies\|title=Richard Davies obituary\|author=Anthony Hayward\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	*{{IMDb name \| id=0203928 \| name=Richard Davies}}		*{{IMDb name \| id=0203928 \| name=Richard Davies}}

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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1926\|01\|25}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1926\|01\|25}}
	\| birth_place = [[Dowlais]], [[Glamorgan]], Wales		\| birth_place = [[w:Dowlais\|Dowlais]], [[w:Glamorgan\|Glamorgan]], Wales
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Beryl Armstrong\|1944\|end=~~divorced~~}}<br>{{marriage\|Jill Britton\|1955}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Beryl Armstrong\|1944\|end=div}}<br>{{marriage\|Jill Britton\|1955}}
	\| children = 3		\| children = 3
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2015\|10\|08\|1926\|01\|25}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2015\|10\|08\|1926\|01\|25}}
	\| death_place = [[Conford]], [[Hampshire]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Conford\|Conford]], [[w:Hampshire\|Hampshire]], England
	}}		}}

	'''Dennis Wilfred Davies''', known professionally as '''Richard Davies''' (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html\|title=Richard Davies, actor - obituary\|date=15 October 2015\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular [[LWT]] situation comedy ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref name=independent/> 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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/richard-davies\|title=Richard Davies obituary\|author=Anthony Hayward\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>		'''Dennis Wilfred Davies''', known professionally as '''Richard Davies''' (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html\|title=Richard Davies, actor - obituary\|date=15 October 2015\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular [[LWT]] situation comedy ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref name=independent/> He used a broad [[w:Welsh accent\|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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/richard-davies\|title=Richard Davies obituary\|author=Anthony Hayward\|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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{{Short description|Welsh actor (1926–2015)}}
{{other people|Richard Davies}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Richard Davies
| image = Actor_Richard_Davies.jpg
| birth_name = Dennis Wilfred Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1926|01|25}}
| birth_place = [[Dowlais]], [[Glamorgan]], Wales
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Beryl Armstrong|1944|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Jill Britton|1955}}
| children = 3
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2015|10|08|1926|01|25}}
| death_place = [[Conford]], [[Hampshire]], England
}}

'''Dennis Wilfred Davies''', known professionally as '''Richard Davies''' (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11934131/Richard-Davies-actor-obituary.html|title=Richard Davies, actor - obituary|date=15 October 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular [[LWT]] situation comedy ''[[Please Sir!]]''.<ref name=independent/> 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.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/richard-davies|title=Richard Davies obituary|author=Anthony Hayward|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Biography==
Davies was born in [[Dowlais]], near [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Glamorgan]], the son of a railway guard.<ref name=independent/> 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]]''.<ref name=independent/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b842d71a2|title=Follow That Robot (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f4c57ae|title=The Midas Plague (1965)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/deltabannermen/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Delta and the Bannermen - Details|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=4272|title=Richard Davies|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1970, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Two in Clover]]'' as [[Victor Spinetti]]'s character's brother when Spinetti was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82dded6a|title=Two in Clover[26/02/70] (1970)|website=BFI}}</ref> His other main role was in the comedy series ''[[Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt]]'' where he played Clive.<ref name=independent/>

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 (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]''.<ref name=telegraph/> 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 (TV series)|Question Time]]'' in a sketch on ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/zulu-actor-richard-davies-dies-10335393|title=Zulu actor Richard Davies dies aged 89|first=Tom|last=Houghton|date=27 October 2015|website=walesonline}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name=independent>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-davies-character-actor-best-known-as-sarcastic-mr-price-in-sitcom-please-sir-a6706811.html|title=Richard Davies: Character actor best known as Mr Price in 'Please Sir!|date=23 October 2015|website=The Independent}}</ref> He had appeared in films such as ''[[Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu]]'' (1964), the film adaptation of ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' (1971), and ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f13795a|title=Richard Davies|website=BFI}}</ref> In 1988, he played the schoolteacher in ''[[Queen Sacrifice (film)|Queen Sacrifice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7986df32|title=Queen Sacrifice (1988)|website=BFI}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto"/> He had Alzheimer's disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tobyhadoke.com/doctor-who/richard-davies-welsh-character-actor-rip-1926-2015/|title=Richard Davies – Welsh Character Actor – RIP 1926–2015|work=Toby Hadoke – Comedian, actor, Writer (quite likes Doctor Who)}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Roles !! Notes
|-
|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 (film)|The Long Arm]]'' || Detective || Uncredited
|-
|1961 || ''[[A Fever in the Blood]]'' || Bates || Uncredited
|-
|1962 || ''[[Some People (film)|Some People]]'' || Harper ||
|-
|1963 || ''[[Critic's Choice (film)|Critic's Choice]]'' || Spectator || Uncredited
|-
|1964 || ''[[Zulu (1964 film)|Zulu]]'' || [[William Jones (VC)|Private 593 Jones]] ||
|-
|1966 || ''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' || Rick ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[Twisted Nerve]]'' || 'Taffy' Evans ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[The Saint and the Fiction Makers|The Fiction Makers]]'' || Reporter ||
|-
|1969 || ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' || Sergeant in Burial Party || Uncredited
|-
|1971 || ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' || Mr. Price ||
|-
|1972 || ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]'' || Mr. Pritchard ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Steptoe and Son Ride Again]]'' || Butcher ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[The Mutations]]'' || Doctor ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Blue Blood (1973 film)|Blue Blood]]'' || Jones ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Queen Sacrifice (film)|Queen Sacrifice]]'' || Wil Bevan || Short
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1960 || ''[[The Secret Kingdom (TV series)|The Secret Kingdom]]'' || Rigby||
|-
|1962{{ndash}}1965 || ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Jim Sloan ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || ||
|-
|1962 || ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || ||
|-
|1968{{ndash}}1972 || ''[[Please Sir!]]'' || Mr. Price ||
|-
|1970 || ''[[Two in Clover]]'' || David Evans||
|-
|1974{{ndash}}1975 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Idris Hopkins ||
|-
|1974{{ndash}}1977 || ''[[Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt]]'' || Clive ||
|-
|1979 || ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' || Mr. White ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[Yes, Minister]]'' || [[Jobs for the Boys|Joe Morgan]] ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Whoops Apocalypse]]'' || [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] ||
|-
|1983 || ''[[Give Us a Break (TV series)|Give Us a Break]]'' || Taffy ||
|-
|1984 || ''[[Bottle Boys]]'' || Stan Evans ||
|-
|1985 || ''[[Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]'' || Dai Phillips ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[That Uncertain Feeling (TV series)|That Uncertain Feeling]]'' || Mr. Davis ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Burton ||
|-
|1988 || ''[[Wyatt's Watchdogs]]'' || ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[EastEnders]]'' || [[List of EastEnders characters (1989)#Ted|Ted]] ||
|-
|1992 || ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' || Billy Whitney ||
|-
|1992 || ''[[2point4 Children]]'' || Gareth ||
|-
|1993 || ''[[The Bill]]'' || Caretaker ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name | id=0203928 | name=Richard Davies}}

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