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Ray C. Davis Biography ((?)-)

Born in Hendon, England; son of Charles and Lillian Davis; married Domini Winter (a choreographer). Addresses: AGENT--Sara Randell, Saraband Associates, 153 Petherton Road, London N5, England.

Favorite roles: Will Somers in Kings and Clowns.

Nationality

English

Famous Works

• Credits
• LONDON DEBUT--Student, Blitz!, Adelphi Theatre, 1962.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Daniel, The Matchgirls, Globe Theatre, London, 1966.
• Anselmo, Man of La Mancha, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1969.
• Obadiah, Tom Brown's Schooldays, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1972.
• Proteus, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1973.
• Jerry Jerningham, The Good Companions, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1974.
• Cole (revue), Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, U.K., then in Toronto, ON, Canada, both 1974.
• Will Somers, Kings and Clowns, Phoenix Theatre, 1978.
• Harold, Bar Mitzvah Boy, Her Majesty's Theatre, 1978.
• Side by Side by Sondheim, Palace Theatre, Watford, U.K., 1979.
• Also appeared in The Soldier's Tale, Edinburgh Theatre Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1968; Scapino, Young Vic Theatre, London; Handy for the Heath (revue), Hampstead Theatre Club, London; and with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company, Bristol, U.K.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• West Side Story, U.K. cities, 1973.
• Great Expectations, U.K. and Canadian cities, 1973-74.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Half-a-Sixpence, Paramount, 1968.
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, United Artists, 1968.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• The Good Old Days. Also appeared in Rainbow, Play School, and in specialsstarring Cleo Laine and Noel Coward.

Recent Updates

December 31, 2003: Davies received royal honors, becoming a Commanderof the British Empire. Source: CNN.com, www.cnn.com, January 5, 2004.March 17, 2004: Davies was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Source: Reuters, www.reuters.com, March 17, 2004.