Windsor Davies miner and a teacher at Mountside School for Boys in Leek, Staffordshire and did national service in Libya and Egypt with the East Surrey Regiment between 1950-1952 before deciding to become an actor. Davies' best known role was as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the British sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974–81). Among his catchphrases was "Shut Up!!", delivered as an eardrum-shattering military scream. Another phrase was "Oh dear, how sad, never mind", delivered in a dry, ironic manner, and used when others around him had problems. Davies and co-star Don Estelle had a number one hit in the
Richard Davies (actor) Richard Davies (actor) Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015) was a Welsh character actor. He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the LWT popular situation comedy "Please Sir!". He used a broad Welsh accent for much of his work, but had used other accents to play a wide range of characters, in addition to several Welsh stereotypes. Davies was born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He played Idris Hopkins in "Coronation Street" between 1974 and 1975, and appeared in several science-fiction series, among them "Robert's Robots", "Out of the