Windsor Davies

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name = Windsor Davies

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Windsor Davies (born August 28 1930, Canning Town, West Ham, London) is an English-born Welsh actor, well known for playing the part of Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the 1970s British sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum".

Early life and career

Davies was born to Welsh parents, and he returned to his parents' native Nant-y-Moel when the Second World War began in 1939. He attended Ogmore Grammar School and Bangor Teacher Training College. He then worked as a teacher and did national service before going into acting.

He became well known for playing the part of Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the 1970s British sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum". His catchphrase on the show was "Shut Up!" delivered with an ear drum shattering military scream. As a spin-off from the series, Davies and his co-star, Don Estelle had a number one hit in the UK with a semi-comic version of "Whispering Grass". He played major roles in two later Carry On films, "Behind" in 1975 and "England" in 1976. He later re-established himself as a sitcom actor with the role of antique dealer Oliver Smallbridge in "Never the Twain", alongside Donald Sinden.

He is also known for providing the voice of Sergeant Major Zero in the "Terrahawks" television series; and appeared in the "Doctor Who" story "The Evil of the Daleks" in 1967. He auditioned to be the voice of the UK's speaking clock in 1985 but lost out to fellow actor Brian Cobby.

Davies has never been short of voice-over work, with high-spots including confectionery ads for Cadbury's Wispa and the voice of the milk-drinking, red tracksuit-sporting 5-speed racing-bike-riding werewolf "Choppy" in the short-lived 1988 CBBC cartoon of the same name.

Television appearances have been less frequent in recent years for Davies, with him preferring to work in the theatre and as a voice over artist.

He played Mog in the classic Welsh film Grand Slam and played the role of sailor Taffy in the first of the BBC-series "The Onedin Line" (1971).

Filmography

* "The Pot Carriers" (1962)
* "Murder Most Foul" (1964)
* "The Alphabet Murders" (1965)
* "Arabesque" (1965)
* "The Family Way" (1966)
* "Drop Dead Darling" (1966)
* "Hammerhead" (1968)
* "Frankenstien Must be Destroyed" (1969)
* "Clinic Exclusive" (1971)
* "Endless Night" (1972)
* "Soft Beds, Hard Battles" (1974)
* "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1975)
* "Carry on Behind" (1975)
* "Confessions of a Driving Instructor" (1976)
* "Not Now, Comrade" (1976)
* "Carry on England" (1976)
* "The Playbirds" (1978)
* "Gabrielle and the Doodleman" (1984)
* "Rupert and the Frog Song" (1985)
* "Old Scores" (1991)

External links

*imdb name|id=0204034|name=Windsor Davies