Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Actor Jan 25 (died age 89) Dowlais, Wales, UK 1949–2010 (61 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Zulu

Zulu

Private 593 Jones

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

Police Driver

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

'Taffy' Evans

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Butcher

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

Wireless Operator

Offspring

Offspring

Jimmy Proudman

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

Detective (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (68)

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Movies (24)

Rebecca's Daughters

Rebecca's Daughters

as Lewis

Queen Sacrifice

Queen Sacrifice

as Wil Bevan

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

as Burton

"If Only..."

"If Only..."

as Brian's Father

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet

Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet

as Young Thomas

City of Fear!

City of Fear!

as Dennis

Blue Blood

Blue Blood

as Jones

The Mutations

The Mutations

as Doctor

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

as Butcher

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

as Mr Pritchard

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

as Mr. Price

Oh! What a Lovely War

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

as 'Taffy' Evans

The Fiction Makers

The Fiction Makers

as Reporter

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

as Rick

Where the Buffalo Roam

The Midas Plague

The Midas Plague

as First Rebel

Zulu

Zulu

as Private 593 Jones

Some People

Some People

as Harper

A Fever in the Blood

A Fever in the Blood

as Bates

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

as Detective (uncredited)

The Night My Number Came Up

The Night My Number Came Up

as Wireless Operator

The Lavender Hill Mob

The Lavender Hill Mob

as Police Driver

A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

as Rugby Fan (uncredited)

Television (44)

Offspring

Offspring

as Jimmy Proudman

Dad

Dad

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

as Signwriter

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Huw

The Boot Street Band

If You See God, Tell Him

If You See God, Tell Him

as Vet

2Point4 Children

2Point4 Children

as Gareth

One Foot in the Grave

One Foot in the Grave

as Billy

Wyatt's Watchdogs

Wyatt's Watchdogs

as Irate Car Owner

The New Statesman

as Steffan Caradoc

The Bill

The Bill

Big Deal

Big Deal

as Dai Phillips

Bottle Boys

Bottle Boys

as Stan Evans

The Citadel

The Citadel

Whoops Apocalypse

Whoops Apocalypse

as Chancellor of the Exchequer

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

The Government Inspector

as Owen Owen

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Mr. White

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Doctor

Angels

Angels

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

as Clive

Centre Play

Centre Play

as Dennis

Roberts Robots

Roberts Robots

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as Lloyd

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

as Ivor Davies

Please Sir!

Please Sir!

as Mr. Price

The First Lady

The First Lady

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Landlord

The Informer

The Informer

as 'Greasy' Jenkins

Softly, Softly

Softly, Softly

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as The Postman

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as Mr. Black

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Burton

Festival

as Lord Cut-Glass - Mog Edwards

Crane

as Willie Jones

Moonstrike

as Raymonde

The Saint

The Saint

as Reporter

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as Idris Hopkins

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors

as Werner

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Freddie

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as Haines

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Second sentry