Richard Davies
Born
January 25, 1926
Died
October 8, 2015 (89 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Dowlais, Wales, UK
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.
Offspring
Jimmy Proudman · (85 episodes)
2010
Dad
(1 episode)
1997
Oliver's Travels
Signwriter · (5 episodes)
1995
The Boot Street Band
(12 episodes)
1993
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Huw · (1 episode)
1993
Rebecca's Daughters
Lewis
1992
2Point4 Children
Gareth · (2 episodes)
1991
2Point4 Children
Jack · (1 episode)
1991
One Foot in the Grave
Billy · (1 episode)
1990
Wyatt's Watchdogs
Irate Car Owner · (1 episode)
1988
Queen Sacrifice
Wil Bevan
1988
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Burton
1987
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Big Deal
Dai Phillips · (1 episode)
1984
Bottle Boys
(13 episodes)
1984
The Citadel
(1 episode)
1983
Whoops Apocalypse
(3 episodes)
1982
To Serve Them All My Days
Minister · (13 episodes)
1980
"If Only..."
Brian's Father
1980
Yes Minister
(1 episode)
1980
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
Young Thomas
1978
City of Fear!
Dennis
1976
Fawlty Towers
Mr. White · (1 episode)
1975
Angels
(2 episodes)
1975
The Sweeney
Doctor · (1 episode)
1975
Blue Blood
Jones
1974
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Clive · (15 episodes)
1974
The Mutations
Doctor
1974
Roberts Robots
(14 episodes)
1973
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
Butcher
1973
Van der Valk
Lloyd · (1 episode)
1972
Under Milk Wood
Mr Pritchard
1972
Please Sir!
Mr. Price
1971
In Loving Memory
Ivor Davies · (1 episode)
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
1969
Twisted Nerve
'Taffy' Evans
1968
The Fiction Makers
Reporter
1968
Please Sir!
Mr. Price · (62 episodes)
1968
The Man in the Iron Mask
Landlord · (1 episode)
1968
The First Lady
(1 episode)
1968
Where the Buffalo Roam
1966
Sky West and Crooked
Rick
1966
Softly, Softly
(3 episodes)
1966
The Midas Plague
First Rebel
1965
Gideon's Way
The Postman · (2 episodes)
1965
Gideon's Way
Forensics Man · (1 episode)
1965
Gideon's Way
The Taxi Driver · (1 episode)
1965
The Wednesday Play
(0 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Mr. Black · (1 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Harry Jenkins · (1 episode)
1964
The Wednesday Play
Registrar · (1 episode)
1964
Zulu
Private 593 Jones
1964
Doctor Who
Burton · (3 episodes)
1963
Festival
Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards · (1 episode)
1963
Crane
Willie Jones · (1 episode)
1963
Moonstrike
Raymonde · (1 episode)
1963
The Saint
Reporter · (1 episode)
1962
Some People
Harper
1962
Z-Cars
(9 episodes)
1962
A Fever in the Blood
Bates
1961
Coronation Street
Idris Hopkins · (46 episodes)
1960
No Hiding Place
(5 episodes)
1959
Behind Closed Doors
Werner · (1 episode)
1958
The Long Arm
Detective (uncredited)
1956
Dixon of Dock Green
Haines · (1 episode)
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Milkman · (1 episode)
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Det. Chief Insp. Pearce · (1 episode)
1955
The Night My Number Came Up
Wireless Operator
1955
The Lavender Hill Mob
Police Driver
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Second sentry · (1 episode)
1950
A Run for Your Money
Rugby Fan (uncredited)
1949