
Richard Davies
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
Credits
- 2010 · Offspring as Jimmy Proudman
- 1997 · Dad as
- 1995 · Oliver's Travels as Signwriter
- 1993 · The Boot Street Band as
- 1993 · Frank Stubbs Promotes as Huw
- 1992 · Rebecca's Daughters as Lewis
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Gareth
- 1991 · 2Point4 Children as Jack
- 1990 · One Foot In the Grave as Billy
- 1988 · Wyatt's Watchdogs as Irate Car Owner
- 1988 · Queen Sacrifice as Wil Bevan
- 1987 · Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen as Burton
- 1985 · The New Statesman as Steffan Caradoc
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1984 · Big Deal as Dai Phillips
- 1984 · Bottle Boys as
- 1983 · The Citadel as
- 1982 · Whoops Apocalypse as
- 1980 · To Serve Them All My Days as Minister
- 1980 · "If Only..." as Brian's Father
- 1980 · Yes Minister as
- 1978 · Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet as Young Thomas
- 1976 · City of Fear! as Dennis
- 1975 · Fawlty Towers as Mr. White
- 1975 · Angels as
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Doctor
- 1974 · Blue Blood as Jones
- 1974 · Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! as Clive
- 1974 · The Mutations as Doctor
- 1973 · Roberts Robots as
- 1973 · Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Butcher
- 1972 · Van der Valk as Lloyd
- 1972 · Under Milk Wood as Mr Pritchard
- 1971 · Please Sir! as Mr. Price
- 1969 · In Loving Memory as Ivor Davies
- 1969 · Oh! What a Lovely War as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
- 1968 · Twisted Nerve as 'Taffy' Evans
- 1968 · The Fiction Makers as Reporter
- 1968 · Please Sir! as Mr. Price
- 1968 · The First Lady as
- 1966 · Where the Buffalo Roam as
- 1966 · King of the River as
- 1966 · Softly, Softly as
- 1965 · The Midas Plague as First Rebel
- 1965 · Sky West and Crooked as Rick
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as The Postman
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as Forensics Man
- 1965 · Gideon's Way as The Taxi Driver
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Mr. Black
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Harry Jenkins
- 1964 · The Wednesday Play as Registrar
- 1964 · Zulu as Private 593 Jones
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Burton
- 1962 · The Saint as Reporter
- 1962 · Some People as Harper
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1961 · A Fever in the Blood as Bates
- 1960 · Coronation Street as Idris Hopkins
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1958 · Behind Closed Doors as Werner
- 1956 · The Long Arm as Detective (uncredited)
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Haines
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Milkman
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Det. Chief Insp. Pearce
- 1955 · The Night My Number Came Up as Wireless Operator
- 1951 · The Lavender Hill Mob as Police Driver
- 1950 · Sunday Night Theatre as Second sentry
- 1949 · A Run for Your Money as Rugby Fan (uncredited)