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Post by Wynn Chester on Jan 19, 2019 12:31:02 GMT
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Post by flyingsquad on Jan 19, 2019 12:37:56 GMT
Another part of my childhood gone. I liked him in Never The Twain with Donald Sinden as well as It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
RIP Windsor
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Post by fordcapri on Jan 19, 2019 12:42:09 GMT
No one played a Sgt, Major as well as he could. Whether it be in It Ain't Half Hot Mum or Terrahawks. Such a shame that his best loved role will probably never be seen on TV again, because the programme is now considered to be un-PC.
A great and underrated actor.
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Deus est regit qui omnia.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2019 12:43:36 GMT
Oh dear, this is turning out to be a rather sad day. Brilliant in 'IAHHM'. Always a welcome face in whatever TV or film production he was in.
He had been married to his wife for 62 years.
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Post by daz on Jan 19, 2019 13:08:07 GMT
I only just discovered he wasn't actually Welsh, born in Canning Town.
One, if not the only Welsh accent I remember from childhood and I did like him as an actor.
He popped up in an episode of Special Branch I caught the other week and having just checked he is another actor who never appeared in the holy trinity.
RIP
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Post by gustav on Jan 19, 2019 13:48:57 GMT
He was brilliant in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' - a show that really merits more recognition today - and was a dependable and welcome presence in everything he did.
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Post by McCann on Jan 19, 2019 15:12:12 GMT
Many remember him from Never the Twain when it first appeared.
Less well known, he also had a 1975 number 1 called 'Whispering Grass'.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jan 19, 2019 16:33:18 GMT
The best Sgt Major in the biz.
Carry On Behind. Good film.
Never The Twain was a good laugh as well.
RIP Windsor
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Post by jno on Jan 19, 2019 16:46:47 GMT
Tragic!
RIP Windsor
Ah Smallbridge!
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Post by gra966 on Jan 19, 2019 16:47:42 GMT
Very sad to hear this , a childhood favourite with me as well . I thought he was absolutely hilarious in It Aint Half Hot Mum . You always had to stay tuned to the very end to hear his booming voice , cry SHAAADAAAP . HMV have the boxset of the complete series , so definitely now worth a purchase . RIP "Lovely Boy!! " |
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Post by chrisclark1977 on Jan 19, 2019 18:28:09 GMT
RIP Windsor. A great actor. He also appeared in a number of NZ TV ads in the 80s.
I loved his "SHUT UP!!!"
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Post by ace5150 on Jan 19, 2019 19:19:26 GMT
Very sad, but 88 is a good run. Sublime Welsh baritone voice.
RIP sir.
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Post by barrythebook on Jan 19, 2019 20:32:10 GMT
Another sad loss.
IAHHM and Never the Twain were both very good and his role in Carry on Camping(?) was funny as well, calling Jack Douglas
H-ernest.
Not making light of his passing for one moment but I can hear Sgt Major Williams saying, "Oh dear, how sad, never mind."
RIP sir.
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Post by Zimbo on Jan 19, 2019 22:54:18 GMT
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Jan 20, 2019 0:04:01 GMT
Ahhh this is sad news, another childhood favourite gone - IAHHM, Carry On Behind, Never the Twain - all good fun and cherished memories from simpler times.
I like to think he and Jack Douglas are deciding upon a "Wickhams Fancy or a Ginger Quill"
RIP Sergeant Major sir
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Post by thecraftyleek on Jan 20, 2019 8:33:52 GMT
A fitting send off from the Terrahawks:
For those of you that have not seen it, Windsor also featured in Grand Slam (1977). It’s something of a cult classic film in Wales and is freely available on YouTube:
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Post by gra966 on Jan 20, 2019 10:54:27 GMT
I can also remember a series of car adverts that Windsor Davies & Don Estelle did in the late 70s , for the British Leyland dealer chain , Wadham Stringer . As they were mainly based along the South coast & in the West Country , I think they only would have appeared on Southern & Westward . Don Estelle was usually playing the customer & Windsor Davies was the salesman trying to convince him , how marvellous the latest Princess or Maxi was ! Just goes to show what a good actor he was ! |
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Post by wayne2467 on Jan 21, 2019 20:59:02 GMT
I used to watch it ain’t half hot mom purely because of his character
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Post by daz on Jan 22, 2019 7:09:32 GMT
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Post by Portland Road on Jan 22, 2019 8:49:38 GMT
He was quite a prolific character actor prior to IAHHM, but low profile.
He did appear in an episode of 'U.F.O.' IIRC.
R.I.P. Windsor Davies.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Jan 24, 2019 20:20:25 GMT
RIP Windsor. I loved his roles and work.
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Post by thewoodster on Jan 27, 2019 23:50:59 GMT
Sad news very talented comedy actor.
Rip Windsor Davies.
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Post by daz on Jan 28, 2019 7:22:48 GMT
Was watching the film 'The Family Way' yesterday and Windsor appeared in a very minor role in it.
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Post by bensonrad on Jan 29, 2019 22:38:15 GMT
RIP Windsor Davies
Loved him in the Carry on film Carry on Behind, also used to watch Never the Twain, whilst he was obviously well known for IAHHM, I never really found it that funny.
I did watch Grand Slam last week as a bit of a tribute, I read somewhere that was his favourite performance, I was surprised that that, it wasn't the great film.
I can't imagine there ever being another like him.
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