Freddie Davies
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Freddie Davies (born 21 July 1937) is a British comedian and actor who rose to fame in 1964 with the television talent show Opportunity Knocks, and he has since appeared in many television series and films.
Early life
Freddie Davies, the grandson of music hall comedian Jack Herbert, was born in Brixton, London, in 1937. Davies was evacuated to Seend, Wiltshire, later to Torquay in Devon, and then to Salford, Lancashire, in 1941.
Private life
Davies is a long-serving Freemason and Past Master of Chelsea Lodge No 3098, a London Masonic lodge for those involved with the entertainment industry. He turned 50 years old in 2016 as a Freemason.
Anthony Teague's autobiography Funny Bones: My Life in Comedy was published by Scratching Shed on July 31, 2014, fifty years after he appeared on Opportunity Knocks.
Career
Davies developed a comedic accent after completing his national service in the Royal Army Pay Corps. He began his career in 1958 as a Butlin's holiday camp entertainer. He began performing on the cabaret circuit in 1964, 1970s, and 1980s, including Opportunity Knocks, The Des O'Connor Show, The Bachelors Show, and Blackpool Night Output.
Opportunity Knocks, his first appearance on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks, took him to public attention on August 1, 1964. "Look, Parrot-face," he told a joking about a particularly adamant shop owner with the phrase: "Look here, Parrot-face!" His apprehension prompted him to identify himself as "Freddie "Parrot-face" Davies. In a joking about budgies and playing a character named Samuel Tweet, he made further allusions to birds. His physical appearance included wearing a black Homburg hat pulled low on his head and poking out his ears.
The long-running British children's comic Buster ran from 1968 to 1971, with Freddie "Parrot-Face" Davies, based on Freddie's "boodgies" (budgies). He appeared in The Small World of Samuel Tweet, a BBC children's television series from 1974 to present day. Mr. Tweet spent time in a Chumpton Green pet store, working with many animals during the film. "Trill makes budgies bounce with energy" says the actor in a television commercial for Mars' "Trill" bird seed, with the tagline, "Trill makes budgies bounce with joy."
After a stint in the United States, he returned to the United Kingdom and began his television acting career, including the following: Born and Bred, Sensitive Skin, My Family, and The Canoe. He appeared in the RSC's 2000-01 production of The Secret Garden.
Davies appeared in films including Funny Bones and Harry Potter's 1995 comedy Comedians and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004.
Davies made the DVD for the local Aberfeldy and District Gaelic Choir while living in Aberfeldy, Scotland. When living near Aberfeldy, he operated Stage One, but found it to be a difficult challenge financially. He now lives in North Yorkshire.
Davies appeared in the BBC Two documentary Blackpool: Big Night Out in December 2012 and January 2013, reminiscences of being in the town. On July 31, 1966, Davies' comedy routine at the ABC Theatre in Blackpool, where he was appearing in a summer season for the first time that year.
Funny Bones is a one-man performance.