Robin Davies
Robert Richard "Robin" Davies (born January 16, 1954 in Merionethshire , Wales , † February 22, 2010 in Norwich , Norfolk ) was a British film and television actor.
Life
Davies made his first appearances in films and television series at a young age. After an appearance in an episode of the children's series Six Wilds and a Crumb , he had a brief appearance in director Lindsay Anderson's If… . His best-known role was that of the 14-year-old farmer's son Harold Bennet in the first season of the television series Catweazle .
Davies remained loyal to the medium of television and appeared in the following period mainly through appearances in television series or films. His last appearance was in 1998 in the hit movie Shakespeare in Love . On February 22, 2010, he died of lung cancer.
Filmography
Movies
- 1968: If ... (If ....)
- 1971: Blood on Satan's Claw
- 1979: A Moment in Time
- 1982: Britannia Hospital
- 1991: Death Was Faster (A Mind to Kill)
- 1998: Shakespeare in Love
TV series
- 1968: Six Wilde and a crumb (The Magnificent Six and ½) , Episode: Peewee Had a Little Ape
- 1969-1970: Catweazle
- 1971: And Mother Makes Three
- 1971: Doomwatch , Episode: The Logicians
- 1974: And Mother Makes Five
- 1974: Warship , Episode: Away Seaboat's Crew
- 1979: Secret Army
- Episode: A Safe Place
- 1978 to 1981: Spearhead
- Episodes: Jackal, Repercussions, Waiting Games, Futures
- 1980: Escape
- Episode: The Cartland Murder
- 1985: The Bill
- Episode: This Little Pig
- 1989: Split Ends
- 1992: coach
- Episodes: # 2.4, # 2.5, # 2.10
- 1994: The Lifeboat
- Episodes: Shadows of Doubt, Breaking Point
- 1997: One Foot in the Grave , Episode: Endgame
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography ( memento of April 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on Thestage.co.uk (accessed July 20, 2019)
- ↑ Obituary in The Independent (accessed July 20, 2019)
Web links
- Robin Davies at the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Davies, Robin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davies, Robert Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film and television actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Merionethshire , Wales |
DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 2010 |
Place of death | Norwich , Norfolk |