Robert Richard "Robin" Davies (16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.
10 May 2010.

Early life

Robert Richard Davies was born 16 January 1954 in

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and spent part of his childhood living in Willesden where he attended Gladstone Park School Primary School. He trained to be an actor at the Aida Foster Theatre School.

Career

He was a child actor and made his television debut in the

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soap opera '' The Newcomers''. He was also in '' The Magnificent Six and a Half'', which went on to become the children's show ''

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''. He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot in

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's children's fantasy ''

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'', for which he had to dye his hair red. The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in the ITV

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'' ...And Mother Makes Three''. The series starred

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as a recently widowed mother and Davies played one of her two teenage sons, a role he reprised in the sequel '' ...And Mother Makes Five''. His film credits included the

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films '' If....'' (1968), ''

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'' (1971) and ''

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'' (1982), and a cameo in ''

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'' (1998). He also had roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''The Saturday Party'', ''Forget Me Not Lane'', ''The Country Party'', '' A Moment in Time'' and '' Spearhead''.

Personal life

He married Venetia Vivian in 1982 and they had three children: India, Alice and Will. He died in

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on 22 February 2010 of

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, and was interred at St Peter's Church,

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, Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.

Filmography

References

External links

The original Catweazle Website, launched in 1997
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Robin 1954 births 2010 deaths Welsh male child actors Welsh male film actors People from Merionethshire Welsh male television actors Deaths from lung cancer in England People from Tywyn Alumni of the Aida Foster Theatre School Male actors from Gwynedd