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Dennis Wilfred Davies, known professionally as Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor. [1] He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular LWT situation comedy Please Sir!.
Richard Davies. Actor: Zulu. Richard Davies was born Dennis Wilfred Davies on January 25, 1926 in Dowlais, Wales. In a television era unabashed at employing cultural and racial stereotypes for easy and often dubious humour, Richard Davies grew accustomed to finding himself typecast as irascible Welshmen perpetually bothered and bewildered by ...
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- Dowlais, Wales, UK
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- Conford, Hampshire, England, UK
Davies at the 2012 GQ Men of the year awards. Born. Australia. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 2008–present. Richard Davies is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television series, such as Offspring and The Saddle Club .
YearFilmRoleNotes2023Glen RickardsTV series, episode: "A Model Daughter"2022CraigTV anthology series, episode 2 (ABC/iView ...2021GregTV series, 2 episodes2021EarleTV miniseries, 2 episodesPeople also ask
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Actor: Zulu. Richard Davies was born Dennis Wilfred Davies on January 25, 1926 in Dowlais, Wales. In a television era unabashed at employing cultural and racial stereotypes for easy and often dubious humour, Richard Davies grew accustomed to finding himself typecast as irascible Welshmen perpetually bothered and bewildered by their English ...
- January 25, 1926
- October 8, 2015
- Biography and Career
- Personal Life
- Discography
Early life
Richard Davies was born in Swindon, Wiltshirein 1944 to Betty and Dick Davies. Betty was a hairdresser and ran a salon, and Dick was a merchant navy man, who died in 1973. Rick went to Sanford Street School and, according to mother Betty: "Music was the only thing he was any good at at school." His first musical stirrings were at the age of eight, when his parents gave him a secondhand radiogram which included a few records left by the previous owner. Among them were Drummin' Man by drumming...
Supertramp
Davies decided to form a new band, and returned home from Switzerland to place an ad in the music magazine Melody Maker in August 1969. Roger Hodgson was auditioned and, despite their contrasting backgrounds – Davies's working class upbringing and Hodgson's private school education – they struck up an instant rapportand began writing virtually all of their songs together. The band was initially called Daddy, but renamed Supertramp in January 1970. Supertramp became one of the first acts to si...
Davies married Sue (who has been Supertramp's manager since 1984) in 1977. Davies' mother died in late 2008 at a nursing home in Stratton St Margaret. He travelled from his Long Island, New York, home every Christmas to visit her. His last trip back was in January 2009 to organise a memorial service for his mother. Davies currently owns Rick Davies...
Supertramp
1. 1970 : Supertramp 2. 1971 : Indelibly Stamped 3. 1974 : Crime of the Century 4. 1975 : Crisis? What Crisis? 5. 1977 : Even in the Quietest Moments... 6. 1979 : Breakfast in America 7. 1982 : ...Famous Last Words... 8. 1985 : Brother Where You Bound 9. 1987 : Free as a Bird 10. 1997 : Some Things Never Change 11. 2002 : Slow Motion
Collaboration
1. 1973 : You And Me from Chick Churchill - With Roger Hodgson, Cozy Powell, Gary Pickford-Hopkins and Martin Barre.
Apr 12, 2024 · Richard Davies is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television series, such as Offspring and The Saddle Club . Contents. Early life. Acting career. Filmography. References. External links. Early life. In 2005, Richard graduated from the National Theatre Drama School.
Actor. 25 January 1926 to 8 October 2015. A British actor best known as his role as Mr. Price on Please Sir! (1968-1972), Davies was the sarcastic foil to John Alderton’s newly qualified teacher. He became a sitcom regular starring in Rule Britannia (1975) and Bottle Boys (1984-1985), and on the big screen he appeared in Zulu (1964).
