Richard Davies

Richard Davies

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Offspring ★ 6.9 Offspring 2010 Dad ★ 7.0 Dad 1997 Oliver's Travels ★ 6.0 Oliver's Travels 1995 The Boot Street Band ★ 6.5 The Boot Street Band 1993 If You See God, Tell Him ★ 7.5 If You See God, Tell Him 1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes ★ 7.5 Frank Stubbs Promotes 1993 Rebecca's Daughters ★ 6.5 Rebecca's Daughters 1992 2Point4 Children ★ 7.3 2Point4 Children 1991 One Foot in the Grave ★ 7.7 One Foot in the Grave 1990 Wyatt's Watchdogs ★ 6.0 Wyatt's Watchdogs 1988 Queen Sacrifice ★ 7.0 Queen Sacrifice 1988 Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen ★ 6.2 Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen 1987 The Bill ★ 6.8 The Bill 1984 Big Deal ★ 7.3 Big Deal 1984 Bottle Boys ★ 7.6 Bottle Boys 1984 Me & My Girl ★ 5.7 Me & My Girl 1984 The Citadel ★ 7.8 The Citadel 1983 Whoops Apocalypse ★ 6.9 Whoops Apocalypse 1982 "If Only..." "If Only..." 1980 Yes Minister ★ 8.3 Yes Minister 1980 Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet ★ 6.0 Dylan: The Life and Death of a Poet 1978 The Government Inspector The Government Inspector 1976 City of Fear! City of Fear! 1976 Fawlty Towers ★ 8.3 Fawlty Towers 1975 Angels ★ 4.5 Angels 1975 The Sweeney ★ 8.0 The Sweeney 1975 Blue Blood ★ 4.3 Blue Blood 1974 Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! ★ 6.5 Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt! 1974 The Mutations ★ 4.9 The Mutations 1974 Roberts Robots ★ 5.0 Roberts Robots 1973 Centre Play ★ 7.0 Centre Play 1973 Steptoe & Son Ride Again ★ 6.8 Steptoe & Son Ride Again 1973 Van der Valk ★ 6.2 Van der Valk 1972 New Scotland Yard ★ 6.3 New Scotland Yard 1972 Under Milk Wood ★ 6.1 Under Milk Wood 1972 Suspicion Suspicion 1971 Please Sir! ★ 5.7 Please Sir! 1971 In Loving Memory ★ 6.8 In Loving Memory 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War ★ 6.7 Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 Twisted Nerve ★ 6.8 Twisted Nerve 1968 The Fiction Makers ★ 7.2 The Fiction Makers 1968 Please Sir! ★ 7.0 Please Sir! 1968 The Man in the Iron Mask ★ 8.0 The Man in the Iron Mask 1968 The First Lady ★ 10.0 The First Lady 1968 Half Hour Story ★ 7.5 Half Hour Story 1967 Where the Buffalo Roam ★ 8.0 Where the Buffalo Roam 1966 The Informer The Informer 1966 Sky West and Crooked ★ 5.6 Sky West and Crooked 1966 Softly, Softly ★ 7.5 Softly, Softly 1966 The Midas Plague ★ 7.0 The Midas Plague 1965 Gideon's Way ★ 7.0 Gideon's Way 1965 The Wednesday Play ★ 5.2 The Wednesday Play 1964 Zulu ★ 7.4 Zulu 1964 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 Festival ★ 8.0 Festival 1963 Crane ★ 10.0 Crane 1963 Moonstrike ★ 7.0 Moonstrike 1963 The Saint ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962 Some People ★ 7.5 Some People 1962 Z-Cars ★ 7.3 Z-Cars 1962 A Fever in the Blood ★ 6.6 A Fever in the Blood 1961 Coronation Street ★ 5.3 Coronation Street 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 Behind Closed Doors ★ 8.0 Behind Closed Doors 1958 Armchair Theatre ★ 6.0 Armchair Theatre 1956 The Long Arm ★ 6.9 The Long Arm 1956 Dixon of Dock Green ★ 6.0 Dixon of Dock Green 1955 The Night My Number Came Up ★ 6.9 The Night My Number Came Up 1955 The Lavender Hill Mob ★ 7.2 The Lavender Hill Mob 1951 Sunday Night Theatre ★ 3.5 Sunday Night Theatre 1950 A Run for Your Money ★ 6.2 A Run for Your Money 1949