Windsor Davies

Windsor Davies

British actor
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Windsor Davies (28 August 1930 – 17 January 2019) was a British actor who performed in many films and television shows between 1964 and 2004. Between 1974 and 1981 he played Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum. His deep Welsh-accented voice was heard extensively in advertising voice-overs.

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Windsor Davies was born on Thursday, 28 August 1930 in Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England, UK. His full name at birth was Windsor Davies. He was best known as an actor. Davies' country of citizenship (nationality) was British. He died on Thursday, 17 January 2019 in Unconfirmed at the age of 88. Windsor attended high school at Ogmore Grammar School, Bridgend, Wales. For university, he studied at Bangor Teacher Training College, Bangor, Wales. He was 5' 10" (178 cm) tall with an average build. He had blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

You can find people similar to Windsor Davies by visiting our lists British male sitcom actors and Actors from Canning Town.

Full name at birth
Windsor Davies
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Claim to fame
Battery Sergeant Major "Shut Up" Williams in British sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' (1974–81)
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Date of birth
28 August 1930
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Place of birth
Canning Town, West Ham, Essex, England, UK
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Date of death
17 January 2019
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Age
88 (age at death)
Place of death
Unconfirmed
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Occupation
Actor, Voice Artist, Singer, Ex-Coal Mine electrical engineer, Ex-Teacher
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Height
5' 10" (178 cm)
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  • Deep, mellifluous voice
  • Had a surprise number one hit record in the UK in 1975 with "Whispering Grass", a duet with his It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) co-star Don Estelle.
  • Catchphrase "Oh dear, how sad, never mind".
  • Windsor Davies & Eluned Lynne Evans were married for 62 years & had retired to France. They had five children.
  • Thick & distinctive moustache
  • Noted for playing ferocious military sergeant-majors
  • In 1984 he auditioned, unsuccessfully, to be the voice of the Speaking Clock in the UK; Brian Cobby got the job.
  • Booming voice with its distinctive Welsh accent.
  • Catchphrases from 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' : "Shut Up", "Lovely boy" , "Oh dear, how sad, nevermind".
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Pets
  • Melvyn Hayes
  • Vicki Michelle
  • Paul Putner
  • Hugh Griffith
  • Sion Probert
  • Dewi "Pws" Morris
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High school
Ogmore Grammar School, Bridgend, Wales
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University
  • Bangor Teacher Training College, Bangor, Wales
  • Richmond College, Twickenham, England (Drama course)
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Windsor Davies is known for his role in the TV series Never the Twain (1981) as Oliver Smallbridge.

He is also known for his role in the TV series It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974) as Battery Sergeant-Major 'Shut Up' Williams.

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