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Windsor Davies
1930-08-28 – 2019-01-17
Life & Legacy
Windsor Davies (28 August 1930 – 17 January 2019) was a Welsh actor. He is best remembered for playing Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–1981) over its entire run. The show's popularity resulted in Davies and his co-star Don Estelle achieving a UK number-one hit with a version of "Whispering Grass" in 1975. He later starred with Donald Sinden in Never the Twain (1981–1991), and his deep Welsh-accented voice was heard extensively in advertising voice-overs.
Occupation & Career
television actor, actor, singer, film actor, stage actor, factory worker, teacher, comedian
Education
Ogmore School; Bangor Normal College
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Bangor Normal College · Ogmore School
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2332384 — wikidata View source
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