Windsor Davies
Welsh actor (1930-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 88
Windsor Davies 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.
Windsor Davies is read about 311 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Cor, Blimey!Film, Sir Toby Belch1996
An Audience with Freddie StarrFilm1994
The Children's Royal Variety PerformanceFilm1991
2Point4 ChildrenSeries, Uncle Ian
Old ScoresFilm, 1991Evan Price1986
CasualtySeries, Robert Cox1984
Gabrielle and the DoodlemanFilm, Ringmaster / Black Knight / Ugly Sister1983
Terrahawks: Expect the UnexpectedFilm, Sergeant Major Zero1978
An Audience with...Series1977
That's Carry On!Film, Fred Ramsden (archive footage)1975
Carry On BehindFilm, Fred Ramsden1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His DownfallFilm, Sgt. MacKay1972
Crown CourtSeries, George Walker
Endless NightFilm, 1972Sgt. Keene1970
UFOSeries, Morgan1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Maggot
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedFilm, 1969Police Sergeant1967
CallanSeries
Doctor Who: The Evil of the DaleksFilm, 1967Toby1966
ArabesqueFilm, Policeman1964
Theatre 625Series, DS Wilson
Murder Most FoulFilm, 1964Sergeant Brick1962
Z-CarsSeries1955
Dixon of Dock GreenSeries, Vic Sharland1930Born28 August 1930People around Windsor
Close ties
Gerald Thomas Directed Carry On England and Carry On Behind- Donald Hewlett Also in It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- Peter Rogers Produced Carry On England and Carry On Behind
Agatha Christie Wrote Murder Most Foul and The Alphabet Murders- Joan Sims Also in Carry On England and Carry On Behind
Derek Martinus Directed The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
George Layton Also in It Ain't Half Hot Mum- Bill Maynard Also in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
Liz Fraser Also in Carry On Behind (1975)
Linda Regan Also in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
Innes Lloyd Produced The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
June Whitfield Also in Not Now, Comrade (1976)
Deborah Watling Also in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Ray Cooney Directed Not Now, Comrade (1976)- James Villiers Also in The Alphabet Murders (1965)
Marius Goring Also in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Peter Butterworth Also in Carry On England and Carry On Behind- Tony Booth Also in Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973)
Ian Lavender Also in Carry On Behind and Not Now, Comrade- Brigit Forsyth Also in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
- David Whitaker Wrote The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
- Maria Charles Also in Never the Twain and Cor, Blimey!
Melvyn Hayes Also in It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Patricia Franklin Also in Carry On Behind and Carry On England
Known for
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The Thief and the Cobbler 1993
Murder Most Foul 1964
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969
Arabesque 1966
Endless Night 1972
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 36
101 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
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.
