Richard Davies
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
Coronation Street
1960
Doctor Who
1963
The Saint
1962
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Bill
1984
Z-Cars
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
The Sweeney
1975
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Filmography
Coronation Street
as Idris Hopkins · 1960
Doctor Who
as Burton · 1963
The Saint
as Reporter · 1962
The Wednesday Play
· 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Mr. Black · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Harry Jenkins · 1964
The Wednesday Play
as Registrar · 1964
The Bill
· 1984
Z-Cars
· 1962
No Hiding Place
· 1959
The Sweeney
as Doctor · 1975
Sunday Night Theatre
as Second sentry · 1950
Angels
· 1975
Offspring
as Jimmy Proudman · 2010
Dixon of Dock Green
as Haines · 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
as Milkman · 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
as Det. Chief Insp. Pearce · 1955
Van der Valk
as Lloyd · 1972
New Scotland Yard
as Mr Roper · 1972
Softly, Softly
· 1966
Yes Minister
· 1980
Gideon's Way
as The Postman · 1965
Gideon's Way
as Forensics Man · 1965
Gideon's Way
as The Taxi Driver · 1965
Centre Play
as Dennis · 1973
Fawlty Towers
as Mr. White · 1975
2Point4 Children
as Gareth · 1991
2Point4 Children
as Jack · 1991
Festival
as Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards · 1963
Please Sir!
as Mr. Price · 1968
One Foot in the Grave
as Billy · 1990
Behind Closed Doors
as Werner · 1958
Half Hour Story
as Mr. Pritchard · 1967
Half Hour Story
as Willis · 1967
Me & My Girl
as Mervyn Drover · 1984
Big Deal
as Dai Phillips · 1984
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Huw · 1993
Crane
as Willie Jones · 1963
The Informer
as 'Greasy' Jenkins · 1966
In Loving Memory
as Ivor Davies · 1969
The First Lady
· 1968
Zulu
as Private 593 Jones · 1964
Moonstrike
as Raymonde · 1963
Bottle Boys
as Stan Evans · 1984
Oliver's Travels
as Signwriter · 1995
Armchair Theatre
as Freddie · 1956
Whoops Apocalypse
as Chancellor of the Exchequer · 1982
Taff Acre
as Max Johnson · 1981
The Lavender Hill Mob
as Police Driver · 1951
If You See God, Tell Him
as Vet · 1993
Dad
· 1997
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Landlord · 1968
Suspicion
as Simpson · 1971
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
as Clive · 1974
Time of My Life
as Police Sergeant · 1980
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited) · 1969
Twisted Nerve
as 'Taffy' Evans · 1968
The Boot Street Band
as Dai Cramp · 1993
Wyatt's Watchdogs
as Irate Car Owner · 1988
The Long Arm
as Detective (uncredited) · 1956
The Citadel
· 1983
The Night My Number Came Up
as Wireless Operator · 1955
Roberts Robots
· 1973
The Government Inspector
as Owen Owen · 1976
The Fiction Makers
as Reporter · 1968
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
as Butcher · 1973
Sky West and Crooked
as Rick · 1966
A Fever in the Blood
as Bates · 1961
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
as Burton · 1987
The Mutations
as Doctor · 1974
Rebecca's Daughters
as Lewis · 1992
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
as Young Thomas · 1978
A Run for Your Money
as Rugby Fan (uncredited) · 1949
Under Milk Wood
as Mr Pritchard · 1972
Blue Blood
as Jones · 1974
Please Sir!
as Mr. Price · 1971
Some People
as Harper · 1962
Where the Buffalo Roam
· 1966
"If Only..."
as Brian's Father · 1980
The Midas Plague
as First Rebel · 1965
City of Fear!
as Dennis · 1976
Queen Sacrifice
as Wil Bevan · 1988