---
name: "David Davies"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-davies"
fi1m_id: "david-davies"
imdb_id: "nm0203664"
tmdb_id: 153212
wikidata_id: "Q16863901"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 April 1906"
died: "1 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T15:30:54.491699+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Davies

## Identity

David Davies

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-davies
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-davies
- **IMDb ID:** nm0203664
- **TMDB ID:** 153212
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16863901
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Davies_(Welsh_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16863901, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153212

Actor. Born 3 April 1906 in Bryn Mawr, Wales, UK. Died 1 January 1974.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1906, Bryn Mawr, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 1 January 1974
- **Active:** 1951–1964
- **Also known as:** David Lewis Davies
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 79 (2), 1960s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Davies_(Welsh_actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16863901, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0203664/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153212

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Masque of the Red Death*](https://film.one/film/the-masque-of-the-red-death.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Lewis Davies (also credited as David Davies) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Born on 3 April 1906 in Brynmawr, Brecknockshire, he began his working life as a policeman in Essex before taking up acting after medical retirement in 1937. He made his stage debut in London in 1942 and appeared regularly in British films and television until 1972.

Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Davies was frequently cast in authority roles such as police officers or military figures. His film credits include Mr. Arrow in *Treasure Island* (1950), a City Policeman in *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), a Desk Sergeant in *Tiger Bay* (1959), the Quaestor in *Ben-Hur* (1959), the Lead Villager in *The Masque of the Red Death* (1964) and the Captain of the Galtesund in *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965). Television work encompassed guest roles in *The Avengers* and a stint in *Coronation Street* (1971–1972) as Lt. Comm. Prince; his final screen appearance was as Utah Watkins in *Under Milk Wood* (1972). He died in June 1974 in Carmarthen, Wales.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Masque of the Red Death* (1964), Fi1m 83, as Lead Villager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-masque-of-the-red-death.md)
- *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), Fi1m 82, as City Policeman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ben-Hur* (1959), Fi1m 76, as Quaestor (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Under Milk Wood* (1972), as Utah Watkins
- *The Black Goddess* (1970), as John Daniels
- *Tales of Unease* (1970), series, as John Daniels
- *Doomwatch* (1970), series, as The Minister
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), as Captain of "Galtesund"
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as Sergeant Syd Taylor
- *The Masque of the Red Death* (1964), as Lead Villager — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-masque-of-the-red-death.md)
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as PI Mysen
- *Richard the Lionheart* (1962), series, as Lord Rudolph, Old Man
- *Only Two Can Play* (1962), as Benyon
- *Gang War* (1962), as Jim Alexis
- *Sir Francis Drake* (1961), series, as Sykes
- *King of Kings* (1961), as Burly Man
- *The Frightened City* (1961), as Alf Peters
- *The Secret of Monte Cristo* (1961), as Van Ryman
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Arthur Dove — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Cupboard* (1960), as Det Sergeant Roberts
- *Ben-Hur* (1959), as Quaestor (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Colonel Briggs
- *Tiger Bay* (1959), as Desk Sergeant
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Mr. Morton
- *The Long Arm* (1956), as Welsh Police Constable
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Baron Oslow, Sir Hartley
- *Forbidden Cargo* (1954), as (uncredited)
- *King of the Underworld* (1952), as George
- *The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men* (1952), as Forester
- *Mr. Denning Drives North* (1951), as Chauffeur
- *Mystery Junction* (1951), as Benson
- *The Lavender Hill Mob* (1951), as City Policeman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lavender-hill-mob.md)
- *Pool of London* (1951), as Officer on the Dunbar (uncredited)
- *Treasure Island* (1950), as Mr. Arrow
- *A Run for Your Money* (1949), as The Burly Stranger
- *The Three Weird Sisters* (1948), as Police Sergeant
- *The Agitator* (1945), as Foreman at Meeting (uncredited)
- *Spies of the Air* (1939), as Detective (uncredited)
- *The Awakening of Ruth* (1917), as Henri Ressori
- *His Father's Wife*, as The Butler

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