Occupation Actor, writer Education Merton College, Oxford Role Actor | Name Oliver Davies Years active 1972–present | |
Full Name Oliver Robert Ford Davies Born 12 August 1939 (age 85) ( 1939-08-12 ) Ealing, Middlesex, England, UK Spouse Jenifer Armitage (m. 1977) TV shows Kavanagh QC, The Uninvited Awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor Movies Star Wars Episode I: The Phan, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of t, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge, Hamlet, Johnny English Similar People Gregory Doran, Ben Burtt, George Lucas, Peter Howitt, Roger Michell | ||
Oliver ford davies on the chorus henry v royal shakespeare company
Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor and writer, best known for his role as Sio Bibble in Star Wars Episodes I to III. He is also known for his role as Cressen in HBO series Game of Thrones.
Contents
- Oliver ford davies on the chorus henry v royal shakespeare company
- Oliver ford davies interview star wars game of thrones acting advice
- Early life and academic career
- Acting career
- Awards and nominations
- Books
- Filmography
- References
Oliver ford davies interview star wars game of thrones acting advice
Early life and academic career
Davies was born in Ealing, Middlesex, England. He 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. After obtaining his D Phil, he worked as a history lecturer at the University of Edinburgh before taking up acting professionally in 1967.
Acting career
Davies had a regular role as Peter Foxcott QC in Kavanagh QC. He also appeared with John Thaw in an episode of inspector Morse and 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. In 2003, Davies appeared in the film Johnny English, where Davies was the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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. He is back with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2014 as Justice Shallow in "Henry IV, Part 2". Davies again appeared with David Tennant in Richard II in 2013.
Awards and nominations
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
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.
Filmography
Actor
2022
Triangle of Sadness as
Winston
2021
A Splinter of Ice as
Graeme Greene
2019
Departure (TV Series) as
Amis
- Prime Suspect (2019) - Amis
2018
Royal Shakespeare Company: Troilus and Cressida as
Pandarus
2018
Christopher Robin as
Old Man Winslow
2018
The Last Witness as
Sir Alexander Cadogan / Anthony Eden / Owen O'Malley (voice)
2018
Gerry (Short) as
Frank
2018
Father Brown (TV Series) as
Bishop Golding
- The Two Deaths of Hercule Flambeau (2018) - Bishop Golding
2017
The Silent (Short) as
George
2017
Catastrophe (TV Series) as
Wallace
- Episode #3.3 (2017) - Wallace
2015
RSC Live: Henry V as
Chorus
2015
You, Me and the Apocalypse (TV Mini Series) as
Cardinal Crawshaw
- 24 Hours to Go (2015) - Cardinal Crawshaw
- Saviour Day (2015) - Cardinal Crawshaw
2014
Royal Shakespeare Company: Henry IV Part II as
Shallow
2014
37 Days (TV Mini Series) as
Cunliffe
- One Long Weekend (2014) - Cunliffe
2013
Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard II (TV Movie) as
Duke of York
2013
Marple (TV Series) as
Major Palgrave
- A Caribbean Mystery (2013) - Major Palgrave
2012
Victoria Meets (Short) as
William Gladstone
2012
Game of Thrones (TV Series) as
Maester Cressen
- The North Remembers (2012) - Maester Cressen
2011
The Deep Blue Sea as
Hester's Father
2011
Land Girls (TV Series) as
Bishop Selvey
- Darkest Hours (2011) - Bishop Selvey
2009
Hamlet (TV Movie) as
Polonius
2009
National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well as
King of France
2008
Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (TV Movie) as
Sir Donald Kaberry
2007
The Relief of Belsen (TV Movie) as
Martin Lipscomb
2007
Waking the Dead (TV Series) as
Hugo Keegan
- The Fall: Part 2 (2007) - Hugo Keegan
- The Fall: Part 1 (2007) - Hugo Keegan
2005
Heidi as
Dr. Classen
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as
Sio Bibble
2005
McLibel (Documentary) as
Dr. Arnott
2005
Midsomer Murders (TV Series) as
Otto Benham
- Hidden Depths (2005) - Otto Benham (as Oliver Ford Davis)
2005
Cherished (TV Movie) as
Lord Justice Judge
2004
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) as
Sir Basil Slavinski
- The Italian Rapscallion (2004) - Sir Basil Slavinski
2004
Gladiatress (uncredited)
2004
Wren: The Man Who Built Britain (TV Movie documentary) as
Sir Roger Pratt
2004
The Badness of King George IV (TV Movie)
2003
Sparkling Cyanide (TV Movie) as
Col. Geoffrey Reece
2003
MI-5 (TV Series) as
Sir Richard 'Dickie' Bowman
- Blood & Money (2003) - Sir Richard 'Dickie' Bowman (uncredited)
2003
The Mother as
Bruce
2003
Johnny English as
Archbishop of Canterbury
2003
My Uncle Silas (TV Series) as
Cosmo
- A Funny Thing (2003) - Cosmo
2002
Foyle's War (TV Series) as
Lawrence Gascoigne
- A Lesson in Murder (2002) - Lawrence Gascoigne
2002
Sirens (TV Movie) as
Henry Marshall
2002
Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Father Daniel
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as
Sio Bibble
2002
Bertie and Elizabeth (TV Movie) as
Archbishop Lang
2002
Sunday (TV Movie) as
Lord Hailsham
2001
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Newman
- Episode #1.2 (2001) - Dr. Newman (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
- Episode #1.1 (2001) - Dr. Newman (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
2001
The Way We Live Now (TV Mini Series) as
Mr Longestaffe
- Episode #1.4 (2001) - Mr Longestaffe
- Episode #1.3 (2001) - Mr Longestaffe
- Episode #1.2 (2001) - Mr Longestaffe
- Episode #1.1 (2001) - Mr Longestaffe
2001
Revelation as
Professor Casaubon
1995
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) as
Peter Foxcott QC / Peter Foxcott
- The End of Law (2001) - Peter Foxcott
- End Game (1999) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Time of Need (1999) - Peter Foxcott QC
- The More Loving One (1999) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Previous Convictions (1999) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Dead Reckoning (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Innocency of Life (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Bearing Witness (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Briefs Trooping Gaily (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Care in the Community (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Memento Mori (1998) - Peter Foxcott QC
- The Ties That Bind (1997) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Diplomatic Baggage (1997) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Ancient History (1997) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Blood Money (1997) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Mute of Malice (1997) - Peter Foxcott QC
- A Stranger in the Family (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Job Satisfaction (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- A Sense of Loss (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- The Burning Deck (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Men of Substance (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- True Commitment (1996) - Peter Foxcott QC
- The Sweetest Thing (1995) - Peter Foxcott QC
- A Family Affair (1995) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Heartland (1995) - Peter Foxcott QC
- Nothing But the Truth (1995) - Peter Foxcott QC
2001
Just Visiting as
Pit Rivers
2001
Blow Dry as
Doctor Hamilton (as Oliver Ford Davis)
2000
Poirot (TV Series) as
Dr. Sheppard
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2000) - Dr. Sheppard
1999
David Copperfield (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Wickfield
- Episode #1.2 (1999) - Mr. Wickfield
- Episode #1.1 (1999) - Mr. Wickfield
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as
Sio Bibble
1999
An Ideal Husband as
Sir Hugo Danforth
1999
Heartbeat (TV Series) as
Henry Tomkinson
- Testament (1999) - Henry Tomkinson
1998
Titanic Town as
Whittington
1998
McLibel: Two Worlds Collide (Documentary) as
Dr. Arnott
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time (TV Mini Series) as
Le Bas
- Post War (1997) - Le Bas
- The Twenties (1997) - Le Bas
1997
The Uninvited (TV Series) as
Gerald Ryle
- Episode #1.4 (1997) - Gerald Ryle
- Episode #1.3 (1997) - Gerald Ryle
1997
A Royal Scandal (TV Movie) as
Lord Liverpool
1997
Mrs Dalloway as
Hugh Whitbread
1997
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) as
James Truman
- Squashed Tomatoes (1997) - James Truman
1997
Mrs. Brown as
Dean of Windsor
1990
Screen One (TV Series) as
Derek McKendrick / James Acheson
- Truth or Dare (1996) - Derek McKendrick
- The Police (1990) - James Acheson
1996
Wycliffe (TV Series) as
Dr. Donald Treloar
- Slave of Duty (1996) - Dr. Donald Treloar
1996
Expert Witness (TV Series documentary) as
Professor Alan Usher
- The Deadly Doctor (1996) - Professor Alan Usher
1995
Coogan's Run (TV Series) as
Dr Phillips
- Natural Born Quizzers (1995) - Dr Phillips
1995
Sense and Sensibility as
Doctor Harris
1989
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Oliver Dix / Treacher / Prosecuting Counsel
- The Absence of War (1995) - Oliver Dix
- A Landing on the Sun (1994) - Treacher
- Death of a Son (1989) - Prosecuting Counsel
1994
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (TV Movie) as
Prof. Carson
1993
Between the Lines (TV Series) as
John Gollap
- Some Must Watch (1993) - John Gollap
1993
Alleyn Mysteries (TV Series) as
Sir Herbert Carrados
- Death in a White Tie (1993) - Sir Herbert Carrados
1993
Maigret (TV Series) as
Dr Pardon
- Maigret on the Defensive (1993) - Dr Pardon
1992
Covington Cross (TV Series) as
Earl of Rougham
- The Trial (1992) - Earl of Rougham
1992
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (TV Series) as
Ship's Captain
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (1992) - Ship's Captain
1992
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Mini Series) as
Professor Stokesay
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Professor Stokesay
- Episode #1.2 (1992) - Professor Stokesay
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Professor Stokesay
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) as
Ship's Captain
- Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (1992) - Ship's Captain
1992
Van der Valk (TV Series) as
Guus Kroese
- Still Waters (1992) - Guus Kroese
1992
The Cloning of Joanna May (TV Mini Series) as
Gerald
- Part Two (1992) - Gerald
- Part One (1992) - Gerald
1992
Goodbye Cruel World (TV Mini Series) as
Collins
- Episode #1.3 (1992) - Collins
- Episode #1.1 (1992) - Collins
1991
The War That Never Ends (TV Movie) as
Melian Representative
1991
Inspector Morse (TV Series) as
Frederick Redpath
- Second Time Around (1991) - Frederick Redpath
1990
Paper Mask as
Coroner
1990
Chancer (TV Series) as
Vicar
- Faith (1990) - Vicar
- Possessions (1990) - Vicar
1989
Confessional (TV Series) as
Bishop of London
- Episode #1.4 (1989) - Bishop of London
1989
Casualty (TV Series) as
The Major
- Victim of Circumstances (1989) - The Major
1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV Movie) as
Police Commander
1989
Scandal as
Mr Woods
1988
A Taste for Death (TV Mini Series) as
Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.6 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.5 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.4 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Father Francis Barnes
1988
Jade (Short) as
Professor
1988
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Psychiatrist
- Episode #1.379 (1988) - Psychiatrist
1988
A Very British Coup (TV Mini Series) as
The Staff - Tweed
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - The Staff - Tweed
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - The Staff - Tweed
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - The Staff - Tweed
1988
King & Castle (TV Series) as
Mr. Jackson
- Class (1988) - Mr. Jackson
1988
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) as
Lecturer
- The New Frontier (1988) - Lecturer
1988
Hannay (TV Series) as
Russian Ambassador
- Voyage into Fear (1988) - Russian Ambassador
1987
Cause célèbre (TV Movie) as
J.D. Casswell
1985
Defense of the Realm as
Anthony Clegg
1984
Mitch (TV Series) as
Dept. Assist. Commissioner Gradley
- Squealer (1984) - Dept. Assist. Commissioner Gradley (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
1983
The Nation's Health (TV Series) as
Mr. Attwood
- Collapse (1983) - Mr. Attwood
1983
The Citadel (TV Mini Series) as
Reverend Parry
- Part 5 (1983) - Reverend Parry
1982
Tenko (TV Series) as
Priest
- Part Five (1982) - Priest
- Part Four (1982) - Priest
1980
Closing Ranks (TV Movie) as
Doctor
1977
Philby, Burgess and Maclean (TV Movie) as
Geoffrey Patterson (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Peter Croft / Fr. Hilary Southan
- A Matter of Faith: Part 3 (1977) - Peter Croft (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
- A Matter of Faith: Part 2 (1977) - Peter Croft (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
- A Matter of Faith: Part 1 (1977) - Peter Croft (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
- Midnight with No Pain: Part 1 (1974) - Fr. Hilary Southan
1974
Father Brown (TV Series) as
Det. Insp. Corliss
- The Eye of Apollo (1974) - Det. Insp. Corliss (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
1973
The Brontës of Haworth (TV Mini Series) as
John Hunter Thompson
- Home and Abroad (1973) - John Hunter Thompson
1973
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Hansen
- Bagman (1973) - Hansen
1973
Moonbase 3 (TV Series) as
Astronaut
- Achilles Heel (1973) - Astronaut (as Oliver Ford-Davis)
1972
Spyder's Web (TV Series) as
Heath / One
- Nobody's Strawberry Fool (1972) - Heath
- Spyder Secures a Main Strand (1972) - One
1971
Time of Your Life (TV Series) as
The lecturer
- A Real Education (1971) - The lecturer
1971
Jamie (TV Series) as
Hardy
- England Expects (1971) - Hardy
- The Sugar Islands (1971) - Hardy
1971
The Misfit (TV Series) as
Mr. Hardcastle
- On the National Health (1971) - Mr. Hardcastle
1968
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Bailiff / Dr. Talacryn, Bishop of Caerleon
- Hadrian VII (1968) - Bailiff / Dr. Talacryn, Bishop of Caerleon
1968
Contrasts (TV Series) as
Boughton / Doctor
- The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1968) - Boughton
- Take on Craig (1968) - Doctor (as Oliver Ford-Davies)
Self
2002
A History of Britain (TV Series documentary)
- The Empire of Good Intentions (2002) - (voice)
2001
Fire, Plague, War and Treason (TV Mini Series documentary)(voice)
1985
People to People (TV Series documentary) as
Orgreave Riot Trial transcript reading
- The Battle for Orgreave (1985) - Orgreave Riot Trial transcript reading (voice)
1974
Man Hunt (Video documentary short)
Archive Footage
2022
Vortex (Short) as
Self
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (TV Movie) as
Ship's Captain
1982
Masterpiece Mystery (TV Series) as
Detective Inspector Corliss
- Father Brown, Series I: The Eye of Apollo (1982) - Detective Inspector Corliss
References
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