Alan Davies (born 29 December 1941), known professionally as Alan David, is a Welsh actor, best known for his stage and television roles.
Life and career David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.
After working in repertory at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in As You Like It (1977), various rôles in the 1986 revival of Nicholas Nickleby and Polonius in Hamlet (2001). His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre, the Almeida Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.
He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 and The Sweeney (1975), Making Out (1989-1991) through to Virtual Murder (1992), Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005. He also appeared as Llewellyn, the 'rival' of Boycie, in The Green Green Grass. In 2007 he played Griff in the BBC series Gavin & Stacey.
Personal life David is married with two sons, and lives in London.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 The Merchant of Venice Solanio TV film1984 Sakharov TV film December Flower Cemetery Superintendent TV film 1993 Thicker than Water Chief Superintendent TV film 1994 Don't Get Me Started Barry Lewis 1995 Devil's Advocate Professor Schlieman TV film2000 The Man Who Cried Welsh Teacher The Great Indoors Cyril Davies Short film 2002 Dead Gorgeous Mr. Greeley TV film2003 Margery & Gladys Gordon Thompson TV film Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill Mr. Carter TV film 2004 Wimbledon Doctor Taylor 2006 The Painted Veil Mr. Garstin 2008 The Oxford Murders Mr. Higgins 2010 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Uncle Lister TV film 2020 Dream Horse Bert
Television Year Title Role Notes1973 Play for Today Boat Hirer Episode: "Shakespeare or Bust" Sam Roly Episode: "The Beginning of Winter" Coronation Street Glyn Thomas Recurring role; 11 episodes Love Story Mr. Snelling Episode: "The String-Tying Machine" 1974 The Inheritors Saunders Episode: "Did Machiavelli Have Welsh Blood?" 1974–75 Sam Maurice 'Granny' Naylor Series regular; 17 episodes 1974–76 Emmerdale Dick Robertshaw Recurring role; 6 episodes 1974–77 The Squirrels Harry Palmer Series regular; 28 episodes1975 The Life of Riley Islwyn Roberts Episode: "The Visitors" Crown Court Police Sergeant Edwards Episode: "Hunger Strike: Part 3"1976 Big Boy Now! Decorator Episode: "Some Dish" The Sweeney Blakeney Episode: "Loving Arms" 1977 Horizon Halley Episode: "The Amazing Doctor Newton" 1979–80 Shoestring Dr. Ben Fischer Recurring role; 2 episodes1980 Enemy at the Door Feldwebel Fellner Episode: "From a View to a Death" Armchair Theatre Ollie Milton Episode: "The Circe Complex" Minder Chef Episode: "The Beer Hunter"1981 Crown Court Billy Squires Episode: "Foul Play: Part 1" Together Russell Patterson Recurring role; 3 episodes Angels Sales rep 1 episode Bergerac Gidleigh Episode: "Last Chance for a Loser" 1982–84 Foxy Lady Tancred Taylour Series regular; 12 episodes 1984 Juliet Bravo Wilkinson Episode: "The Day That the Circus Left Town"1985 There Comes a Time Dr. Harry Eaton Series regular; 6 episodes Summer Season The Rev. Prothero Episode: "Pythons on the Mountain" Bulman Williams Episode: "Born into the Purple" Time for Murder Jeremy Semper Episode: "Dust to Dust"1986 Remington Steele Newsreader #2 Episode: "Beg, Borrow or Steele" Love and Marriage Jack Episode: "The Clinger" The Twilight Zone Security Episode: "The After Hours" 1987 ScreenPlay Jerry Episode: "Road" 1988 How to Be Cool Mr. Staines Mini-series; 3 episodes1989 Hard Cases Mr. Dyce 1 episode Screen One Mr. Smout Episode: "The Mountain and the Molehill" 1989–91 Making Out Bernie Series regular; 24 episodes 1990 Casualty David Clarke Episode: "Street Life"1991 Sleepers K1 Mini-series; 4 episodes Gone to the Dogs Bank Manager 1 episode1992 Virtual Murder Professor Griffiths Series regular; 5 episodes ScreenPlay Mr. Cartwright Episode: "A Little Bit of Lippy"1993 Inspector Morse Sir Watkin Davies Episode: "Twilight of the Gods" Maigret Francois Paré Episode: "Maigret's Boyhood Friend" Cracker Hanrahan Episode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1" Lovejoy Bible Joe Episode: "Stones of Destiny" ScreenPlay Sir Aeneas MacPherson Episode: "Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles" Chris Cross Mr. Rogers Series regular; 13 episodes1994 In Suspicious Circumstances The Chief Constable Episode: "The Next Mrs. Clements" Heartbeat Fillingham Episode: "Red Herring" Headhunters Philip 3 episodes Peak Practice Richard Morris Episode: "Love Thy Neighbour" Honey for Tea Dr. Basil Quinn Series regular; 7 episodes1995 The Detectives Sergeant Episode: "Flash" Chiller Dr. Getty Episode: "Toby"1996 The Vet Dennis Eaves Episode: "Stormy Weather" The Brittas Empire Mr. Humphries Episode: "Snap Happy" The Legacy of Reginald Perrin Brian Deacon 1 episode Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Bill Jason Episode: "Lost Chords" The Thin Blue Line Gasforth FC Manager Episode: "Come on You Blues"1997 The Bill John Harper Episode: "An Englishman's Home" A Perfect State Gareth Series regular; 7 episodes Wokenwell Rev. Kettle 1 episode Wing and a Prayer Dr. Joseph Miller Episode: "Hello, Goodbye"1998 Mortimer's Law Detective Inspector Chisholm 1 episode Maisie Raine William Holgate Episode: "Go Bananas"1999 Casualty Christopher Allen Episode: "Human Traffic" Goodnight Sweetheart Clement Attlee MP Episode: "Accentuate the Positive"2000 Dirty Work D.I. Shredder Recurring role; 3 episodes In Defence Fynes 1 episode2002 The Bill Mr. Barlow Episode: "Falling" Heartbeat Sam Smithers Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" 2003 The Murder Game George Hawick Recurring role; 4 episodes2004 The Last Detective Tecwyn Hughes Episode: "Benefit to Mankind" The Catherine Tate Show Various roles Episode: "Last Hit"2005 The Royal Mr. Forbes Episode: "While the Cat's Away" Doctor Who Gabriel Sneed Episode: "The Unquiet Dead" Empire Quintillus Recurring role; 4 episodes Coming Up Michael Episode: "Rockabye" EastEnders Mr. Banks 2 episodes 2005–09 The Green Green Grass Llewellyn Series regular; 16 episodes 2006 High Hopes Kenton Wolf Episode: "A Christmas Story"2007 Holby City Gerry Culver Episode: "I Feel Pretty" Hustle Vino Vinnie Episode: "Getting Even" Gavin & Stacey Griff Episode: "The Wedding" To the Manor Born Emmeridge Episode: "Christmas Special" 2011 Land Girls Dr. Wally Morgan Episode: "Back to the Land"2014 Stella Mr. Mason 1 episode The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Magistrate Episode: "The Ties That Bind" 2014–18 Still Open All Hours Mr. Bentinck 2 episodes2015 Benidorm Glynn Flint Series 7 regular; 7 episodes Doc Martin Mr. Jarvis Episode: "Education, Education, Education" The Last Kingdom Bishop Alewold 1 episode 2016 The Hollow Crown Bishop of Ely 2 episodes 2017 Holby City Jimmy Hornby 2 episodes2018 Silent Witness Mick Porter Episode: "Moment of Surrender" Endeavour Lambert Kegworth Episode: "Cartouche" Sick of It Priest Episode: "The Sofa"2019 Les Misérables Letter writer 1 episode The Crown Ben Bowen Thomas Episode: "Tywysog Cymru" 2020–2022 The Tuckers Dai 'Up and Down' 4 episodes 2024 The Way Rhodri Episode: "The War"
Theatre credits Year Title Role Venue Notes 1995 Volpone Sir Politic Would-Be Olivier Theatre, London 1996 In the Company of Men Dodds Barbican Centre, London with Royal Shakespeare Company1997 The Shallow End Toop Duke of York's Theatre, London Henry V Fluellen / Bishop of Ely Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company 1998 The School for Scandal Crabtree Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company2000 Richard II Gardener Almeida Theatre, London Coriolanus Sicinius Vellutus Almeida Theatre, London The Tempest Stephano Almeida Theatre, London2001 The Prisoner's Dilemma Yuri Petrovian The Other Place. Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company Hamlet Polonius Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company 2002 The Prisoner's Dilemma Yuri Petrovian Barbican Centre, London with Royal Shakespeare Company 2003 Brand Provost Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon & Theatre Royal Haymarket, London with Royal Shakespeare Company2009 Jerusalem The Professor Royal Court Theatre, London Dido, Queen of Carthage Jupiter/Ilioneus Dorfman Theatre, London 2011 Jerusalem The Professor Apollo Theatre, London 2012 The Fairy-Queen Quince Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne2013 The Captain of Köpenick Bickersdorff Killian Olivier Theatre, London Much Ado About Nothing Antonio The Old Vic, London 2021 Under Milk Wood Mr. Pritchard / Mr. Pugh Olivier Theatre, London 2022 Jerusalem The Professor Apollo Theatre, London
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