David Barry (born Meurig Wyn Jones,[1] 30 April 1943) is a Welsh actor and novelist.
He is best known for his role as Frankie Abbott, (the gum-chewing mother's boy who was convinced he was extremely tough), in the LWT sitcom Please Sir!
His first broadcast script was written for The Fenn Street Gang and he wrote many episodes of Thames TV's Keep it in the Family.
[4] In 2018, he appeared in another horror comedy short film called Bad Friday.
His police thriller Each Man kills, set in Swansea, was published in 2002, to be followed by Willie the Actor in 2008.