Oliver Ford Davies
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| Born | Oliver Robert Ford Davies 12 August 1939 Ealing, London, United Kingdom[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jenifer Armitage (1977-present) |
Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is a British actor and writer.
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Early life and academic career [edit]
Davies attended the King's School, Canterbury. From there, he won a scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he read History and became President of the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS). After obtaining his D Phil,[2] he worked as a history lecturer at the University of Edinburgh before taking up acting professionally in 1967, at the age of 27.[3]
Acting career [edit]
Davies had a regular role as Peter Foxcott QC in Kavanagh QC. He also appeared in the ITV television drama The Uninvited, and in a 2002 episode of the popular drama Foyle's War. His highest-profile acting role was most likely his role as Sio Bibble in the Star Wars "prequel trilogy" films, released in 1999, 2002 and 2005.
He appeared as Polonius in Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company, alongside David Tennant and Patrick Stewart, and in 2009 appeared in All's Well That Ends Well at the Royal National Theatre as the King of France. In 2010 he appeared as Balfour in the premiere of Ben Brown's play The Promise, about the Balfour Declaration. In 2012, he appeared in a stage adaptation of Michelle Magorian's book Goodnight Mister Tom, in which he played the central character, Thomas Oakley.
Awards and nominations [edit]
Davies was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award in 1990 (1989 season) for Best Actor in a New Play for Racing Demon. He was twice nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his performance in Absolutely! (perhaps) at the Wyndham's Theatre in 2003 and again in 2009 for his performance as Polonius in the RSC production of Hamlet at the Novello Theatre.
Books [edit]
Oliver Ford Davies' books include Playing Lear, an account of his experience while performing King Lear at the Almeida Theatre, and Performing Shakespeare. Both are published by Nick Hern Books.
Television [edit]
- Agatha Christie's Marple (Major Palgrave) Episode A Caribbean Mystery
- The Long Walk to Finchley (Donald Kaberry)
- A Royal Scandal (Lord Liverpool)
- Waking the Dead (Hugo Keegan)
- Midsomer Murders (Otto Benham)
- Cherished (Lord Justice Judge)
- Rosemary & Thyme (Sir Basil Slavinski)
- Wren: The Man Who Built Britain (Sir Roger Pratt)
- Sparkling Cyanide (Col. Geoffrey Reece)
- Spooks (Sir Richard 'Dickie' Bowman)
- My Uncle Silas (Cosmo)
- Foyle's War (Lawrence Gascoigne)
- Sirens (Henry Marshall)
- Murder (Father Daniel)
- A History of Britain
- Bertie and Elizabeth (Archbishop Lang)
- Sunday (Lord Halisham)
- The Way We Live Now (Mr. Longestaffe)
- Fire, Plague, War and Treason (voice)
- Just Visiting (Pit Rivers)
- Poirot : The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Dr. James Sheppard)
- David Copperfield (1999 film) (Mr. Wickfield)
- Kavanagh QC (Peter Foxcott QC - recurring role)
- Heartbeat (Henry Tomkinson)
- McLibel (Dr. Arnott)
- The Uninvited
- A Dance to the Music of Time (Le Bas)
- Pie in the Sky (James Truman)
- Wycliffe (Dr. Donald Treloar)
- A Royal Scandal (Lord Liverpool)
- Truth or Dare (Derek McKendrick)
- Coogan's Run (Dr. Phillips)
- A Landing on the Sun (Treacher)
- MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (Prof. Carson)
- Between the Lines (John Gollap)
- Alleyn Mysteries (Sir Herbert Carrados)
- Maigret (Dr. Pardon)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Ship's Captain)
- Van der Valk (Guus Kroese)
- The Cloning of Joanna May (Gerald)
- Goodbye Cruel World (Collins)
- Inspector Morse (Frederick Redpath)
- The War That Never Ends (Melian Representative)
- The Police
- Chancer (Vicar)
- Casualty (The Major)
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (Police Commander)
- Jade (Professor)
- A Taste for Death (Father Francis Barnes)
- A Very British Coup (Tweed)
- A Very Peculiar Practice (Lecturer)
- Hannay (Russian Ambassador)
- Death of a Son (Prosecuting Counsel)
- Cause célèbre (J.D. Casswell)
- Mitch
- The Citadel (Reverend Parry)
- Tenko (Priest)
- Philby, Burgess and Maclean (Patterson)
- Father Brown (Det. Insp. Corliss)
- The Protectors (Hansen)
- Moonbase 3 (Astronaut)
- The Brontes of Haworth (John Hunter Thompson)
- Spyder's Web (Heath)
- Land Girls (Bishop Selvy)
- Game of Thrones (Maester Cressen)
Filmography [edit]
- Heidi (Dr. Classen)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Sio Bibble)
- Gladiatress
- The Mother (Bruce)
- Johnny English (Archbishop of Canterbury)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Sio Bibble)
- Revelation (Prof. Casaubon)
- Blow Dry (Doctor Hamilton)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Gov. Sio Bibble)
- An Ideal Husband (Sir Hugo Danforth)
- Titanic Town (Whittington)
- Mrs. Dalloway (Hugh Whitbread)
- Mrs. Brown (Dean of Windsor)
- Sense and Sensibility (Doctor Harris)
- Paper Mask (Coroner)
- Scandal (Mr. Woods)
- Defence of the Realm (Anthony Clegg)
References [edit]
- ^ BFI biodata
- ^ Naxos Audiobooks: Oliver Ford Davies. Accessed 22 March 2013
- ^ "Oliver Ford Davies, actor – portrait of the artist", The Guardian, 18 December 2012. Accessed 22 March 2013
External links [edit]
- Oliver Ford Davies at the Internet Broadway Database
- Oliver Ford Davies at the Internet Movie Database
- Nick Hern Books
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