Richard Davies
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday25 January 1926
Died8 October 2015 (age 89)
Place of birthDowlais, Wales, UK
Known credits73
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-fic…
Offspring
2010 · Jimmy Proudman
Dad
1997
Oliver's Travels
1995 · Signwriter
The Boot Street Band
1993
If You See God, Tell Him
1993 · Vet
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993 · Huw
Rebecca's Daughters
1992 · Lewis
2Point4 Children
1991 · Gareth
2Point4 Children
1991 · Jack
One Foot in the Grave
1990 · Billy
Wyatt's Watchdogs
1988 · Irate Car Owner
Queen Sacrifice
1988 · Wil Bevan
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987 · Burton
The Bill
1984
Big Deal
1984 · Dai Phillips
Bottle Boys
1984 · Stan Evans
Me & My Girl
1984 · Mervyn Drover
The Citadel
1983
Whoops Apocalypse
1982 · Chancellor of the Exchequer
Taff Acre
1981 · Max Johnson
"If Only..."
1980 · Brian's Father
Time of My Life
1980 · Police Sergeant
Yes Minister
1980
Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet
1978 · Young Thomas
The Government Inspector
1976 · Owen Owen
City of Fear!
1976 · Dennis
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Mr. White
Angels
1975
The Sweeney
1975 · Doctor
Blue Blood
1974 · Jones
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974 · Clive
The Mutations
1974 · Doctor
Roberts Robots
1973
Centre Play
1973 · Dennis
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973 · Butcher
Van der Valk
1972 · Lloyd
New Scotland Yard
1972 · Mr Roper
Under Milk Wood
1972 · Mr Pritchard
Suspicion
1971 · Simpson
Please Sir!
1971 · Mr. Price
In Loving Memory
1969 · Ivor Davies
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Sergeant in Burial Party (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
1968 · 'Taffy' Evans
The Fiction Makers
1968 · Reporter
Please Sir!
1968 · Mr. Price
The Man in the Iron Mask
1968 · Landlord
The First Lady
1968
Half Hour Story
1967 · Mr. Pritchard
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