Robert Richard "Robin" Davies (16 January 1954 – 22 February 2010) was a Welsh television and film actor.Obituary in The Independent, 10 May 2010.
Early life Robert Richard Davies was born 16 January 1954 in Tywyn, Wales 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 BBC soap opera The Newcomers. He was also in The Magnificent Six and a Half, which went on to become the children's show Here Come the Double Deckers. He is perhaps best known for two of his earliest TV roles. In 1970 he played the role of Carrot in Richard Carpenter's children's fantasy Catweazle, for which he had to dye his hair red.
The following year, Davies appeared as Simon Harrison in the ITV sitcom ...And Mother Makes Three. The series starred Wendy Craig 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 Lindsay Anderson films If.... (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and a cameo in Shakespeare in Love (1998). He also had roles in Doomwatch, Warship, 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 Norwich, Norfolk on 22 February 2010 of lung cancer, and was interred at St Peter's Church, Walsingham, Norfolk, on 1 March 2010.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 If.... Machin: Juniors 1968–1969 The Magnificent Six and ½ Steve Six short films (Series 2)1970 Catweazle Edward Bennet, nicknamed Carrot TV series 1971 Doomwatch Malcolm Priestland TV series (Series 2, Episode 14: The Logicians) The Blood on Satan's Claw Mark Vespers 1971–1973 ...And Mother Makes Three Simon Harrison TV series1973 Warship Ord. Jones TV series1974–1976 ...And Mother Makes Five Simon Redway TV series1978–1981 Spearhead Corporal Box TV series1979 A Moment in Time Splodge TV mini-series Secret Army Ronnie Whale TV series (Series 3, Episode 4: A Safe Place)1982 Britannia Hospital Adrian 1989 Split Ends Herbie TV series1998 Shakespeare in Love Master Plum (final film role)
References
External links The original Catweazle Website, launched in 1997