Background
Davies was born in the town of Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, South Wales, in 1906.
Davies was born in the town of Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, South Wales, in 1906.
At 6" 4" he was often cast as a heavy, police officer or in a military or authoritarian role, such as Mr. Arrow, the first mate and enforcer outwitted by Long John Silver in Disney"s 1950 Treasure Island. Davies appeared mainly in British film and television programmes, and was in demand for films set in Wales, such as The Three Weird Sisters (1948), The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949), and
His early acting roles were on the stage, and in 1942 he appeared at the Stoll Theatre in London in the role of Sergeant Malone in the operetta Rose-Marie.
At 6" 4" Davies, found himself often portraying authority figures, especially police officers. In 1948 he appeared in the Dylan Thomas written film The Three Weird Sisters as a police officer
He continued his connection with Welsh cinema in 1949 when he took the role of Septimus in The Last Days of Dolwyn and as a burly stranger in the comedy A Run for Your Money. In 1950 he took on the role of Mr.
Arrow, the first mate of the Hispaniola who comes to an unfortunate end at the hands of Robert Newton"s Long John Silver in the Disney live action adaptation of Treasure Island.
That year he also appeared in the British Drama The Angel with the Trumpet as a Nazi leader. By 1951 Davies was becoming a regular face in emerging British television, appearing in the The Passing Show and as Ben in Midshipman Barney. He continued appearing in popular films of the time, but normally in walk-on character parts, such as a police officer in.
He received the more substantive role of Benson in the British crime thriller and gained a credited role as a chauffeur in the 1952 mystery Drama Mr.
Denning Drives North. He continued to work chiefly out of Britain for the majority of the 1950s, with roles in the fantasy-comedy Mission Robin Hood (1952), The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952) and appeared alongside Tod Slaughter in.
Davies appeared sporadically in film and television during the mid-fifties, with uncredited roles in and, but finished the decade with regular appearances on British television He also returned to movies with roles in,, and
Between 1959 and 1960 Davies appeared as a regular character, Jim Blake, in the British television series Probation Officer, and followed this with guest roles in long running shows such as The Adventures of Robin Hood (1960), Richard the Lionheart (1963) and The Avengers (1963).
In 1964 he appeared in Roger Corman"s The Masque of the Red Death and a year later he took the part of the captain of Galtesund in The Heroes of Telemark. After a brief stint as Lieutenant Commander Prince in the long running British soap opera Coronation Street (1972) he made his final screen outing in the 1972 adaptation of Dylan Thomas" Under Milk Wood playing the role of Utah Watkins.
Davies died in June 1974.