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	{{Short description\|Welsh actor (1954–2010)}}		{{Short description\|Welsh actor (1954–2010)}}
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| image = Actor_Robin_Davies.jpg		\| image = Actor_Robin_Davies.jpg
	~~\| name = Robin Davies~~		\| caption =
	\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Robert Richard Davies		\| birth_name = Robert Richard Davies
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1954\|1\|16\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1954\|1\|16\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Tywyn]], [[Merionethshire]], [[Wales]]		\| birth_place = [[w:Tywyn\|Tywyn]], [[w:Merionethshire\|Merionethshire]], [[w:Wales\|Wales]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2010\|2\|22\|1954\|1\|16\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2010\|2\|22\|1954\|1\|16\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Norwich]], [[Norfolk]]		\| death_place = [[w:Norwich\|Norwich]], [[w:Norfolk\|Norfolk]]
	\| ~~othername~~ =		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Venetia Vivian\|1982\|2010}}
	\| yearsactive = 1965–2010		\| yearsactive = 1965–2010
	}}		}}

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Robert Richard Davies was born in [[Tywyn]], [[Wales]] and was educated at Gladstone Park School. He trained to be an actor at the [[Aida Foster Theatre School]].<ref name ="Independent"/>		Robert Richard Davies was born in [[w:Tywyn\|Tywyn]], [[w:Wales\|Wales]] and was educated at Gladstone Park School. He trained to be an actor at the [[w:Aida Foster Theatre School\|Aida Foster Theatre School]].<ref name ="Independent"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He was a child actor and made his television debut in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)\|The Newcomers]]''. He was also in ''[[The Magnificent Six and a Half (serial)\|The Magnificent Six and a Half]]'', which went on to become the children's show ''[[Here Come the Double Deckers]]''. He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot in [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)\|Richard Carpenter]]'s children's fantasy ''[[Catweazle]]'', for which he had to dye his hair red.		He was a child actor and made his television debut in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] soap opera ''[[w:The Newcomers (TV series)\|The Newcomers]]''. He was also in ''[[w:The Magnificent Six and a Half (serial)\|The Magnificent Six and a Half]]'', which went on to become the children's show ''[[w:Here Come the Double Deckers\|Here Come the Double Deckers]]''. He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot in [[w:Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)\|Richard Carpenter]]'s children's fantasy ''[[w:Catweazle\|Catweazle]]'', for which he had to dye his hair red.

	The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in the [[ITV Network\|ITV]] [[sitcom]] ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]''. The series starred [[Wendy Craig]] as a recently widowed mother and Davies played one of her two teenage sons, a role he reprised in the sequel ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]''. His film credits included the [[Lindsay Anderson]] films ''[[If....]]'' (1968), ''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' (1971) and ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982), and a cameo in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998). He also had roles in ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)\|Warship]]'', ''The Saturday Party'', ''Forget Me Not Lane'', ''The Country Party'', ''[[A Moment in Time (novel)\|A Moment in Time]]'' and ''[[Spearhead (TV series)\|Spearhead]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809123729/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-09\|title=Robin Davies\|work=BFI}}</ref>		The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in the [[w:ITV Network\|ITV]] [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]''. The series starred [[w:Wendy Craig\|Wendy Craig]] as a recently widowed mother and Davies played one of her two teenage sons, a role he reprised in the sequel ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]''. His film credits included the [[w:Lindsay Anderson\|Lindsay Anderson]] films ''[[w:If....\|If....]]'' (1968), ''[[w:The Blood on Satan's Claw\|The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' (1971) and ''[[w:Britannia Hospital\|Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982), and a cameo in ''[[w:Shakespeare in Love\|Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998). He also had roles in ''[[w:Doomwatch\|Doomwatch]]'', ''[[w:Warship (1973 TV series)\|Warship]]'', ''The Saturday Party'', ''Forget Me Not Lane'', ''The Country Party'', ''[[w:A Moment in Time (novel)\|A Moment in Time]]'' and ''[[w:Spearhead (TV series)\|Spearhead]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809123729/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-09\|title=Robin Davies\|work=BFI}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	He married Venetia Vivian in 1982 and they had three children: India, Alice and Will.<ref name=thestage>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/\|title=Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage\|author=The Stage\|work=The Stage}}</ref>		He married Venetia Vivian in 1982 and they had three children: India, Alice and Will.<ref name=thestage>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/\|title=Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage\|author=The Stage\|work=The Stage}}</ref>

	He died in [[Norwich]], [[Norfolk]] on 22 February 2010 of [[lung cancer]],<ref name=thestage/> and was interred at St Peter's Church, [[Walsingham]], Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.catweazlefanclub.co.uk/robin.html\|title=Remembering Robin\|work=catweazlefanclub.co.uk}}</ref>		He died in [[w:Norwich\|Norwich]], [[w:Norfolk\|Norfolk]] on 22 February 2010 of [[w:lung cancer\|lung cancer]],<ref name=thestage/> and was interred at St Peter's Church, [[w:Walsingham\|Walsingham]], Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.catweazlefanclub.co.uk/robin.html\|title=Remembering Robin\|work=catweazlefanclub.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	! Notes		! Notes
	\|-		\|-
	\|1968\|\| ''[[If....]]'' \|\| Machin: Juniors \|\|		\|1968\|\| ''[[w:If....\|If....]]'' \|\| Machin: Juniors \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|1968–1969\|\| ''[[The Magnificent Six and ½]]'' \|\| Steve \|\| Six short films (Series 2)		\|1968–1969\|\| ''[[w:The Magnificent Six and ½\|The Magnificent Six and ½]]'' \|\| Steve \|\| Six short films (Series 2)
	\|-		\|-
	\|1970 \|\| ''[[Catweazle]]'' \|\| Edward Bennet, nicknamed Carrot \|\| TV series		\|1970 \|\| ''[[w:Catweazle\|Catweazle]]'' \|\| Edward Bennet, nicknamed Carrot \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="2"\| 1971\|\| ''[[Doomwatch]]'' \|\| Malcolm Priestland \|\| TV series (Series 2, Episode 14: ''The Logicians'')		\|rowspan="2"\| 1971\|\| ''[[w:Doomwatch\|Doomwatch]]'' \|\| Malcolm Priestland \|\| TV series (Series 2, Episode 14: ''The Logicians'')
	\|-		\|-
	\| ''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' \|\| Mark Vespers \|\|		\| ''[[w:The Blood on Satan's Claw\|The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' \|\| Mark Vespers \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|1971–1973 \|\| ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' \|\| Simon Harrison \|\| TV series		\|1971–1973 \|\| ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' \|\| Simon Harrison \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1973 \|\| ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)\|Warship]]'' \|\| Ord. Jones \|\| TV series		\|1973 \|\| ''[[w:Warship (1973 TV series)\|Warship]]'' \|\| Ord. Jones \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1974–1976 \|\| ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]'' \|\| Simon Redway \|\| TV series		\|1974–1976 \|\| ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]'' \|\| Simon Redway \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1978–1981 \|\| ''[[Spearhead (TV series)\|Spearhead]]'' \|\| Corporal Box \|\| TV series		\|1978–1981 \|\| ''[[w:Spearhead (TV series)\|Spearhead]]'' \|\| Corporal Box \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1979 \|\| ''[[A Moment in Time (novel)#Adaptation\|A Moment in Time]]'' \|\| Splodge \|\| TV mini-series		\|1979 \|\| ''[[w:A Moment in Time (novel)#Adaptation\|A Moment in Time]]'' \|\| Splodge \|\| TV mini-series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1982\|\| ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' \|\| Adrian \|\|		\|1982\|\| ''[[w:Britannia Hospital\|Britannia Hospital]]'' \|\| Adrian \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\|1989 \|\| ''[[Split Ends (British TV series)\|Split Ends]] \|\| Herbie \|\| TV series		\|1989 \|\| ''[[w:Split Ends (British TV series)\|Split Ends]] \|\| Herbie \|\| TV series
	\|-		\|-
	\|1998\|\| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' \|\| Master Plum \|\| (final film role)		\|1998\|\| ''[[w:Shakespeare in Love\|Shakespeare in Love]]'' \|\| Master Plum \|\| (final film role)
	\|}		\|}

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.catweazle.propaganda.com.au/ The original Catweazle Website, launched in 1997]		* [http://www.catweazle.propaganda.com.au/ The original Catweazle Website, launched in 1997]
	*{{IMDb name\|id=0203943\|name=Robin Davies}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0203943\|name=Robin Davies}}

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{{Short description|Welsh actor (1954–2010)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Actor_Robin_Davies.jpg
| name = Robin Davies
| caption =
| birth_name = Robert Richard Davies
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|1|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tywyn]], [[Merionethshire]], [[Wales]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|2|22|1954|1|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Norwich]], [[Norfolk]]
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1965–2010
}}

'''Robert Richard "Robin" Davies''' (16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.<ref name ="Independent">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/robin-davies-actor-who-found-fame-alongside-wendy-craig-and-catweazle-1969891.html Obituary in ''The Independent''], 10 May 2010.</ref>

==Early life==
Robert Richard Davies was born in [[Tywyn]], [[Wales]] and was educated at Gladstone Park School. He trained to be an actor at the [[Aida Foster Theatre School]].<ref name ="Independent"/>

==Career==
He was a child actor and made his television debut in the [[BBC]] soap opera ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]''. He was also in ''[[The Magnificent Six and a Half (serial)|The Magnificent Six and a Half]]'', which went on to become the children's show ''[[Here Come the Double Deckers]]''. He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot in [[Richard Carpenter (screenwriter)|Richard Carpenter]]'s children's fantasy ''[[Catweazle]]'', for which he had to dye his hair red.

The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in the [[ITV Network|ITV]] [[sitcom]] ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]''. The series starred [[Wendy Craig]] as a recently widowed mother and Davies played one of her two teenage sons, a role he reprised in the sequel ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]''. His film credits included the [[Lindsay Anderson]] films ''[[If....]]'' (1968), ''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' (1971) and ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982), and a cameo in ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998). He also had roles in ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)|Warship]]'', ''The Saturday Party'', ''Forget Me Not Lane'', ''The Country Party'', ''[[A Moment in Time (novel)|A Moment in Time]]'' and ''[[Spearhead (TV series)|Spearhead]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809123729/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba231620e|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-09|title=Robin Davies|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He married Venetia Vivian in 1982 and they had three children: India, Alice and Will.<ref name=thestage>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/|title=Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage|author=The Stage|work=The Stage}}</ref>

He died in [[Norwich]], [[Norfolk]] on 22 February 2010 of [[lung cancer]],<ref name=thestage/> and was interred at St Peter's Church, [[Walsingham]], Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catweazlefanclub.co.uk/robin.html|title=Remembering Robin|work=catweazlefanclub.co.uk}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1968|| ''[[If....]]'' || Machin: Juniors ||
|-
|1968–1969|| ''[[The Magnificent Six and ½]]'' || Steve || Six short films (Series 2)
|-
|1970 || ''[[Catweazle]]'' || Edward Bennet, nicknamed Carrot || TV series
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1971|| ''[[Doomwatch]]'' || Malcolm Priestland || TV series (Series 2, Episode 14: ''The Logicians'')
|-
| ''[[The Blood on Satan's Claw]]'' || Mark Vespers ||
|-
|1971–1973 || ''[[...And Mother Makes Three]]'' || Simon Harrison || TV series
|-
|1973 || ''[[Warship (1973 TV series)|Warship]]'' || Ord. Jones || TV series
|-
|1974–1976 || ''[[...And Mother Makes Five]]'' || Simon Redway || TV series
|-
|1978–1981 || ''[[Spearhead (TV series)|Spearhead]]'' || Corporal Box || TV series
|-
|1979 || ''[[A Moment in Time (novel)#Adaptation|A Moment in Time]]'' || Splodge || TV mini-series
|-
|1982|| ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' || Adrian ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Split Ends (British TV series)|Split Ends]] || Herbie || TV series
|-
|1998|| ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' || Master Plum || (final film role)
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.catweazle.propaganda.com.au/ The original Catweazle Website, launched in 1997]
*{{IMDb name|id=0203943|name=Robin Davies}}

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[[Category:Welsh male child actors]]
[[Category:Welsh male film actors]]
[[Category:People from Merionethshire]]
[[Category:Welsh male television actors]]
[[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in England]]
[[Category:People from Tywyn]]