Geoffrey Walsh Davies (15 December 1938 – 13 July 2023) was an English actor.

Early life and career

The son of an accountant, Davies was educated at grammar school and studied at art college to be a

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ist before becoming an actor. Davies played at the

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and Sheffield reps before doing a two-year course at the

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. He is best known for his role as Dr. Dick Stuart-Clark in the hugely popular British television comedy series ''

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'' (1969–1970). He is the only member of the original cast to have performed in all the sequels, '' Doctor at Large'', '' Doctor in Charge'', '' Doctor at Sea'', '' Doctor on the Go'', '' Doctor Down Under'' – filmed in Australia – and '' Doctor at the Top''. Back in the UK, he appeared in '' Bergerac'' and at Windsor and

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where he was in '' The Ghost Train''. Davies also appeared in a

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pantomime, where he played the role of

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, the servant of Cinderella's stepfather, and Cinderella's friend. He toured a number of times in the

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as well as Australia and New Zealand. Davies' film roles include ''

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'' (1969), '' Vault of Horror'' (1973) and '' Run for Your Wife'' (2012). His television work includes ''Casual Affair'', ''Kindly Leave the Raj'' and the ''Fossett Saga''.

Personal life and death

Davies was married to Ann. Their daughter, Emma Davies, is also an actress having appeared in film and television roles since the mid-1980s. Geoffrey Davies died on 13 July 2023, at the age of 84.

References

External links

*
Geoffrey Davies
– BBC Guide to Comedy

1938 births 2023 deaths English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors Male actors from Leeds People educated at St. Clement Danes School {{england-actor-stub