Ryan Davies
Film and Television > Comedian

Ryan Davies is famous for being a comedian, singer and actor.

Ryan Davies
  • Ryan went to Llanfyllin High School, where he showed his talents playing the piano, performing and singing.
  • 1954: At the age of 18, he joined the RAF for two years.
  • 1957: He went to Bangor Normal College to do a teacher training course.
  • He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
  • 1965: He signed a contract with the BBC for £1,000.
  • 1966: Ryan's first professional appearance at the Aberafan National Eisteddfod.
  • 1967: Ryan and Ronnie perform together for the first time.
  • 1971: Three series of 'Ryan and Ronnie' were broadcast over 3 years.
  • 1972: He stars in 'Under Milk Wood' as the Second Voice opposite Richard Burton.
  • 1974: Ryan performs his first solo pantomime, 'Mother Goose'.
  • 1977: He died after a bad attack of asthma and a heart attack in America.

Place of Birth: Glanamman, Carmarthenshire

Date of Birth: 22 January 1937

Date of Death: 22 April 1977

‘He is a particularly versatile comedian, that is, he can sing well, dance, tell a story well, imitate and he has shown his special talent as an actor.’ – After Graham Jones, The Guardian (January 1975) in Rhydderch Jones, ‘Cofiant Ryan’ (Y Lolfa 1979), p. 91

External Links

Wikipedia - Ryan Davies

Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Ryan Davies