Robin Davies
Robin Davies | |
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| Born | Robert Richard Davies 16 January 1954 |
| Died | 22 February 2010(aged 56) |
| Years active | 1965–2010 |
Robert Richard"Robin"Davies(16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.[1]
Early life
[edit]Robert Richard Davies was born 16 January 1954[1]inTywyn,Walesand spent part of his childhood living in Willesden where he attended Gladstone Park School Primary School. He trained to be an actor at theAida Foster Theatre School.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a child actor and made his television debut in theBBCsoap operaThe Newcomers.He was also inThe Magnificent Six and a Half,which went on to become the children's showHere Come the Double Deckers.He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot inRichard Carpenter's children's fantasyCatweazle,for which he had to dye his hair red.
The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in theITVsitcom...And Mother Makes Three.The series starredWendy Craigas a recently widowed mother and Davies played one of her two teenage sons, a role he reprised in the sequel...And Mother Makes Five.His film credits included theLindsay AndersonfilmsIf....(1968),The Blood on Satan's Claw(1971) andBritannia Hospital(1982), and a cameo inShakespeare in Love(1998). He also had roles inDoomwatch,Warship,The Saturday Party,Forget Me Not Lane,The Country Party,A Moment in TimeandSpearhead.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He married Venetia Vivian in 1982 and they had three children: India, Alice and Will.[3]
He died inNorwich,Norfolkon 22 February 2010 oflung cancer,[3]and was interred at St Peter's Church,Walsingham,Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1968 | If.... | Machin: Juniors | |
| 1968–1969 | The Magnificent Six and ½ | Steve | Six short films (Series 2) |
| 1970 | Catweazle | Edward Bennet, nicknamed Carrot | TV series |
| 1971 | Doomwatch | Malcolm Priestland | TV series (Series 2, Episode 14:The Logicians) |
| The Blood on Satan's Claw | Mark Vespers | ||
| 1971–1973 | ...And Mother Makes Three | Simon Harrison | TV series |
| 1973 | Warship | Ord. Jones | TV series |
| 1974–1976 | ...And Mother Makes Five | Simon Redway | TV series |
| 1978–1981 | Spearhead | Corporal Box | TV series |
| 1979 | A Moment in Time | Splodge | TV mini-series |
| Secret Army | Ronnie Whale | TV series (Series 3, Episode 4:A Safe Place) | |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Adrian | |
| 1989 | Split Ends | Herbie | TV series |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Master Plum | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^abcObituary inThe Independent,10 May 2010.
- ^"Robin Davies".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2012.
- ^abThe Stage."Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage".The Stage.
- ^"Remembering Robin".catweazlefanclub.co.uk.
