{{Short description|Welsh actor (born 1937)}} {{Infobox person | name = Davyd Harries | image = | birth_name = David Harries<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Hayward|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoontelevis0000hayw/page/116/mode/2up?|title=Who's Who on Television|publisher=Boxtree in association with TV Times|others=TV Times|year=1996|isbn=0-7522-1067-X|location=London|page=116|oclc=36992362}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|1|31|df=y}} | birth_place = {{nowrap|Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales}} | death_date = | death_cause = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | known_for = | title = | education = | alma_mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | parents = | years_active = 1962–2014 | spouse = {{marriage|Anne McPartland|1960|end=divorced}} <br />{{marriage|Pamela Rose Valentine (née Oates)|1984|2025|end=died}} | children = }}
'''Davyd Harries''' (born 31 January 1937) is a Welsh actor. His memorable roles are as Sgt. Ken Ridgeway in ITV crime drama series ''Hunter's Walk'', Stiva in the 1977 BBC adaptation of ''Anna Karenina'', Frank in Channel 4 teen drama series ''SWALK'', Thomas the Apostle in 1985 miniseries ''A.D.'' and D.I. Spalding in soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (1998–1999).
==Career==
After graduating from RADA in 1958,<ref>{{cite web|title= Student & graduate profiles - David Harries |url= https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/david-harries/ |work=rada.ac.uk |access-date= 30 November 2025}}</ref> Harries began his career in the theatre. In 1965, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company followed by performing at the Northcott Theatre in 1967.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sMpBAQAAIAAJ&q=davyd+harries+spotlight Spotlight - Issue 130, Part 1 - Page 372]</ref>
Entering the TV and film industry in 1962, his work has included ''Softly, Softly'', ''Out of the Unknown'', ''Department S'', ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'', ''Special Branch'', ''The Liver Birds'', ''Budgie'', ''Owen, M.D.'', ''Man at the Top'', ''The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'', ''Arthur of the Britons'', ''Churchill's People'', ''Target'', ''Doctor Who''’s ''The Armageddon Factor'', ''Play for Today'', ''Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Secret Army'', ''Blake's 7'', ''The Gentle Touch'', ''Minder'', ''Strangers'', ''Angels'', ''In Loving Memory'', ''Bergerac'', ''Hannay'', ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', ''Cadfael'', ''The Chief'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Bugs'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Night and Day'', ''Prime Suspect 6'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Murphy's Law'', ''Hex'' and ''The Queen''.
In film, he appeared in ''Under Milk Wood'', ''Overlord'' and ''Beautiful Thing''.
On stage, Harries has appeared in many productions for Hornchurch Repertory Company and Bristol Old Vic, as well as joining Derek Nimmo's British Airways Theatre, touring the world to places such as the Middle and Far East, appearing in ''Bedroom Farce'' and the two-handed ''Plaza Suite'', alongside Marcia Warren.<ref>{{cite news |title=PRODUCTION NEWS |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19900222/051/0010 |date=22 February 1990 |accessdate=24 December 2025 |work=The Stage |page=10}}</ref>
==Personal life==
While appearing with the Northampton Repertory Company in 1960, Harries married actress Anne McPartland.<ref>{{cite news |title=MARRIED |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19600407/183/0020 |date=7 April 1960 |accessdate=24 December 2025 |work=The Stage |page=20}}</ref> In 1984, he married writer Pam Valentine, whose credits include the sitcom ''You're Only Young Twice'' (of which he guest featured in one episode). They were together for 41 years until her death on 19 October 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britmovie.co.uk/forum/cinema/obituaries/120210-pam-valentine-rip|title=Pam Valentine RIP|work=britmovie.co.uk|access-date=30 November 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0364172}} * [https://theatricalia.com/person/3gs/davyd-david-harries Davyd (David) Harries] at Theatricalia
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