Creator / Windsor Davies

Windsor Davies, (28 August 1930 — 17 January 2019), was a Welsh actor best known for starring as Sergeant Major "Shut Up" Williams in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum.

He didn't become a professional actor until his thirties, but still managed to have a career full of recognisable roles. His most famous role, Sergeant Major Williams in It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, was an uneducated bully based on similar individuals Davies had met during his time as a soldier. Williams had the Character Catchphrases of "Shut up!" and "Oh dear, how sad, never mind".

Aside from the Sergeant Major, his best known roles are Fred Ramsden (a role originally intended for Sid James) in Carry On Behind, Sergeant Major Bloomer in Carry On England, Oliver Smallbridge in Never the Twain and, as a voice actor, Sergeant Major Zero in Terrahawks

He died at the age of 88.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Film

• Arabesque (1966) — Policeman in Car Crash (Uncredited Role)
• Carry On Behind (1975) — Fred Ramsden
• Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) — Mr. Henry Truscott
• Carry On England (1976) — Sergeant Major "Tiger" Bloomer
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) — Chief Roofless

Series

• Redcap, 2 episodes:
  • "Corporal McCann's Private War" (1964) — Q.S.M.
  • "The Moneylenders" (1966) — CSM Moore
• Dixon of Dock Green, 5 episodes:
  • "A Bright Boy" (1965) — Harry Ward
  • "Case No. 7" (1967) — Jack Winstone
  • "Honour Amongst Thieves" (1971) — Edward Danvers
  • "Jig-Saw" (1971) — Morris
  • "Bust Up" (1972) — Vic Sharland
• Coronation Street, 2 episodes (1966) — Returning Officer
• Doctor Who, 3 episodes of 7-episode story "The Evil of the Daleks" (1967) — Toby
• Z Cars, 7 episodes:
  • "If I Can't Have Him: Part 2" (1967) — Jim Swanley
  • "Breakdown: Part 1" (1968) — Mr. Palmer
  • 2 episodes^{show list} "Have a Go, Joe!: Part 1", "Have a Go, Joe!: Part 2" (1969) — Harry Morgan
  • "Backwater" (1973) — Sergeant Rust
  • "Inspector Lynch" (1973) — Sammy Devlin
  • "Dinner Break" (1974) — Sergeant Jones
• UFO, episode "The Cat with Ten Lives" (1970) — Morgan
• The Onedin Line, episode "Plain Salling" (1971) — Taffy
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, episode "The Ripening Rubies" (1971) — Inspector Illingworth
• Callan, episode "The Carrier" (1972) — Chief Superintendent Brown
• It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, 56 episodes (1974-81) — Battery Sergeant Major Tudor Bryn "Shut Up" Williams
• Bless This House, episode "The Bells Are Ringing" (1974) — Charlie
• Terrahawks, 39 episodes (1983-86) — Sergeant Major Zero
• Family Fortunes, episode "Celebrity Christmas Special 2" (1990) — King Rat
• Oh, Doctor Beeching!, episode "Ton Up" (1997) — Lord Mayor
• Sooty & Co., episode "Pulling the Wool" (1998) — Welshman
• 2point4 Children, episode "Carry on Screaming" (1999) — Uncle Ion
• CASUAL+Y, episode "Merry Christmas Dr Spiller" (2000) — Robert Cox
• My Family, episode "Going Dental" (2004) — Night Porter

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