Freddie 'Parrot-Face' Davis.

Foxbark · March 14th, 2011, 04:50 PM

Does anyone here remember the British comedian of the 1970s, Freddie 'Parrot-Face' Davis?
Yes, bizarre as it seems to our modern sensibilities, that was his 'official' stage name, his shtick seemed to revolve entirely around the size of his nose that was massive (altogether too big for his face), hooked and club-like (really), and apart from that, all he ever did was make 'humorous' 'shhh-shhh' noises from his mouth at the ends of words, no I'm not making this up.Also, I recall he wore an over-size bowler hat, down past his ears and a distinctly dodgy 'flashers' mac'.
Popular with children, I seem to remember a kids' TV show back in the dark, Ted Heath days of the mid '70s called 'Samuel Tweet' in which he played an inept pet shop-assistant.
Is he still performing?

**seany65** · March 14th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Yes, I remember him. I'm not sure about the sound he did: either you put your tongue behind the ridge in the roof of your mouth and then say words ending in 'S' or 'sh' you'd get the sound he made, or you just did a 'raspberry' at the end of a word.

Did he do the 'litterbug' advert around that time? The one where the man runs around litter bins chucking screwed up balls of paper anywhere but the bins? I seem to remember he had a flasher's mac and a bowler hat.

**wuadey** · March 14th, 2011, 05:03 PM

This person?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07lPjhAMk50

**Mal Hombre** · March 14th, 2011, 05:35 PM

He was in Funny Bones in 1995 and I seem to remember Him in an episode of Casualty, probably about the same time.
Funny Bones trailer :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE1wCo3N6As

**moreteavicar** · March 14th, 2011, 05:44 PM

I'm shthick, shthick, shthick, right up to here!!!

He was always sick right up to there as far as I remember. As a kid I used to love him but can't honestly say why!

gunner · March 14th, 2011, 06:14 PM

He also had a cameo role in one of the early Harry Potter films, as one of the speaking portraits on the stairs at Hogwarts.

**1952224** · March 14th, 2011, 06:16 PM

was working in boroughbridge a few years ago and used to see freddie walking his dog thru the village seemed a nice chap

**Maglover** · March 18th, 2021, 04:50 PM

Is Freddie still alive?

I'm affraid that I've reached an age where I see a celebrity death and find myself amazed that they hadn't gone many years since.

**Scott T** · March 18th, 2021, 08:43 PM

Still alive according to Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Davies

**old alal** · March 19th, 2021, 05:25 PM

seany65 just put your tongue loosely between your lips and say the word sick, but say it blowing out a little.

I found him funny, but then again I wanted to be Harry Worth, so what do I know.

March 14th, 2011, 04:50 PM	#1
Foxbark Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 275 Thanks: 372 Thanked 2,021 Times in 259 Posts	Freddie 'Parrot-Face' Davis. Does anyone here remember the British comedian of the 1970s, Freddie 'Parrot-Face' Davis? Yes, bizarre as it seems to our modern sensibilities, that was his 'official' stage name, his shtick seemed to revolve entirely around the size of his nose that was massive (altogether too big for his face), hooked and club-like (really), and apart from that, all he ever did was make 'humorous' 'shhh-shhh' noises from his mouth at the ends of words, no I'm not making this up.Also, I recall he wore an over-size bowler hat, down past his ears and a distinctly dodgy 'flashers' mac'. Popular with children, I seem to remember a kids' TV show back in the dark, Ted Heath days of the mid '70s called 'Samuel Tweet' in which he played an inept pet shop-assistant. Is he still performing?

March 14th, 2011, 04:59 PM	#2
seany65 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,651 Thanks: 80,415 Thanked 32,732 Times in 3,527 Posts	Yes, I remember him. I'm not sure about the sound he did: either you put your tongue behind the ridge in the roof of your mouth and then say words ending in 'S' or 'sh' you'd get the sound he made, or you just did a 'raspberry' at the end of a word. Did he do the 'litterbug' advert around that time? The one where the man runs around litter bins chucking screwed up balls of paper anywhere but the bins? I seem to remember he had a flasher's mac and a bowler hat. __________________ <-- That's Emer Kenny and I want to be stuck in her front bottom. Quote from electrofreak : I'd rather have questions that can't be answered, than answers that can't be questioned.

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Mal Hombre El Super Moderador Join Date: May 2009 Location: Adoptive Monkey Hanger Posts: 58,144 Thanks: 772,732 Thanked 855,811 Times in 57,574 Posts	He was in Funny Bones in 1995 and I seem to remember Him in an episode of Casualty, probably about the same time. Funny Bones trailer : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE1wCo3N6As __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If in doubt, Just ask Yourself What Would Max Do ? It is a porn site,But its a Classy porn site. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Scott T Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: UK Posts: 4,365 Thanks: 38,462 Thanked 72,046 Times in 4,352 Posts	Still alive according to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Davies __________________ Everything that I upload to VEF is archived so please message me if my posts have any dead content, including thumbnails. All scans are from my own magazines purchased new, plus a few second hand ones purchased early on.

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old alal Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,197 Thanks: 22,904 Thanked 35,082 Times in 3,165 Posts	seany65 just put your tongue loosely between your lips and say the word sick, but say it blowing out a little. I found him funny, but then again I wanted to be Harry Worth, so what do I know. __________________ Old alal's First Rule Of Breasts To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. When you've seen one pair of breasts.........you want to see every pair of breasts!

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wuadey Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 786 Thanks: 3,728 Thanked 8,690 Times in 788 Posts	This person? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07lPjhAMk50

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moreteavicar Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 32,539 Thanked 19,137 Times in 1,256 Posts	I'm shthick, shthick, shthick, right up to here!!! He was always sick right up to there as far as I remember. As a kid I used to love him but can't honestly say why!

March 14th, 2011, 06:14 PM	#6
gunner Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 240 Thanks: 501 Thanked 1,592 Times in 209 Posts	He also had a cameo role in one of the early Harry Potter films, as one of the speaking portraits on the stairs at Hogwarts.

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1952224 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: hartlepool u.k. Posts: 804 Thanks: 5,356 Thanked 11,334 Times in 794 Posts	was working in boroughbridge a few years ago and used to see freddie walking his dog thru the village seemed a nice chap

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Maglover Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 750 Thanks: 11,511 Thanked 6,249 Times in 747 Posts	Is Freddie still alive? I'm affraid that I've reached an age where I see a celebrity death and find myself amazed that they hadn't gone many years since.