David Daker

David Daker
Born
Colin David Daker

(1935-09-29) 29 September 1935 (age 89)
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present

Colin David Daker[1] (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor.[2] He is best known for his role as Harry Crawford in the hit series Boon.[3] He also played Tommy Mackay in Only Fools and Horses and Jarvis in Porridge.[4][5]

He has made appearances in Minder, Kill Two Birds, Thriller, Hazell and Rising Damp. He played the bandit Irongron in the Doctor Who story The Time Warrior.

In film, he played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[6][7]

Early life

Bilston-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1973 O Lucky Man! Various
1973 The Optimists of Nine Elms Bob Ellis
1974 The Black Windmill MI5 Man
1974 Stardust Ralph Woods
1976 Aces High Bennett
1976 Voyage of the Dammed First Officer
1979 That Summer! Pub Landlord
1981 Time Bandits Kevin's Father
1982 Britannia Hospital Guest Workman
1990 I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle Desk Sergeant

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Detective Thomas Yaxley Episode: "The Loring Mystery"
1966 King of the River Jack Flynn Episode: "Keeping the Old Spirit Alive"
1969 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Ken Episode: "Travelling Where?"
1970 Parkin's Patch Det. Sgt. Milburn Episode: "The Spider's Web"
1971 UFO SHADO Guard (uncredited) Episode: "Flight Path"
1971 Trial Prior Episode: "On the Evidence You Will Hear"
1972 Villains George 6 episodes
1969–1972 Dixon of Dock Green Headmaster

Jock

2 episodes
1973 Full House Fedya in On the High Road Episode: #1.22
1973 General Hospital Unknown Episode: #1.63
1973 Hadleigh Ted Prior Episode: "Gentleman and Players"
1973 Second City Firsts Peter Episode: "If a Man Answers"
1973 Doctor Who Irongron Serial: "The Time Warrior"

(4 episodes)

1974 The Carnforth Practice Tanker Driver Episode: "The Aristocrat"
1974 Hunter's Walk Barry Dawes Episode: "Villain"
1974 Armchair Cinema Tusser Episode: "Regan"
1974 Marked Personal Jack Williams 2 episodes
1974 Dial M for Murder Tony Episode: "Recording Angel"
1974 ITV Sunday Night Drama Sussex Episode: "The Ceremony of Innocence"
1975 Churchill's People John Bradwater Episode: "Shouts and Murmurs"
1975 The Hanged Man Piet Hollander Episode: "The Bridge Maker"
1975 The Main Chance Jacobson Episode: "Survival"
1975 The Rough with the Smooth Rudolph Culpepper Episode: "The Broom Cupboard"
1975 Daft As a Brush Jack Baker Television film
1975 BBC Play of the Month Cpl. Hill Episode: "Chips with Everything"
1975 Thriller Charlie Draper Episode: "Kill Two Birds"
1975 Softly Softly: Task Force Walters Episode: "Dorothy's Birthday"
1976 Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd Mr. Holroyd Television film
1974–1976 Centre Play Jacky Maddison

Max

2 episodes
1976 Three Days in Szczecin Workers' spokesman Television film
1977 Eleanor Marx Will Thorne 2 episodes
1977 Warship PO Asdale Episode: "Counter Charge"
1977 Porridge Jarvis Episode: "Final Stretch"
1977 Rising Damp Mr. Brent Episode: "That's My Boy"
1967–1977 Z Cars PC Culshaw

Reg Sgt. Milne

84 episodes
1977 The Dick Emery Show Unknown Episode: #16.2
1977 Target Mike Ansell Episode: "Vandraggers"
1977 BBC2 Play of the Week Max Episode: "The Kitchen"
1978 Hazell Dave Ryman Episode: "Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade"
1978 Holocaust Rudolf Hoess Episode: "Part 4: 1944–1945"
1978 Strangers Roy Stephens Episode: "Right and Wrong"
1979 All Creatures Great and Small Mr. Barratt Episode: "Puppy Love"
1979 Doctor Who Rigg Serial: "Nightmare of Eden"

(3 episodes)

1979 Charlie Muffin Bolton Television film
1979 Two People Len Fletcher 5 episodes
1979 Saint Joan Poulengey Television film
1980 The Enigma Files Major Mike Clark Episode: "The Full Flying Carpet Treatment"
1976–1981 When the Boat Comes In Chater

Sid Meek

2 episodes
1981 The Gentle Touch Sam Taylor Episode: "Doubt"
1981 BBC2 Playhouse Alf Episode: "The Grudge Fight"
1979–1982 Dick Turpin Captain Nathan Spiker 13 episodes
1982 Legacy of Murder Mechanic Episode: "Who Do You Voodoo?"
1982 ITV Playhouse 'Dogfood' Dan Milton Episode: "Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy"
1982 Only Fools and Horses Tommy Mackay Episode: "No Greater Love"
1983 The First Part of King Henry VI Reignier, Duke of Anjou

Vernon

Television film
1983 The Second Part of King Henry VI Duke of Buckingham Television film
1983 The Third Part of King Henry VI Lord Hastings Television film
1983 Richard III Lord Hastings Television film
1983 To the Lighthouse Mr. Trevorrow Television film
1983 Give us a Break Ron Palmer 7 episodes
1984 Crown Court Harry Barber 3 episodes
1975–1984 Play for Today Various 8 episodes
1984 Moonfleet Elzevir Block 6 episodes
1984 Hallelujah! Brother Benjamin

Bob Scratchitt

8 episodes
1968–1985 Coronation Street Gordon Lewis

Basil Griffin

31 episodes
1985 Summer Season Leo Lyon Episode: "Urban Jungle"
1980–1985 Minder Alex Brompton

Sir Ronald Bates

2 episodes
1981–1985 Juliet Bravo Charlie Pendle

Chris Oldham Colin Bright

3 episodes
1986 Sorry! Byron Hadlee Episode: "The Primal Scene, So to Speak"
1986 Love and Marriage Maurice Bannister Episode: "A Walk Under Ladders"
1987 Up Line Leon Targett 4 episodes
1987 Screen Two Mr. Plant Episode: "The Children of Dynmouth" (Novel: "The Children of Dynmouth")
1988 Blind Justice Det. Insp. Gee Episode: "A Death in the Family"
1989 The Woman in Black Josiah Freston Television film
1995 Crown Prosecutor Ben Campbell 10 episodes
1986–1995 Boon Harry Crawford 93 episodes
1995 Resort to Murder Sam Penny 4 episodes
1995 Pigeon Summer Uncle Charley
1996 The Vet Gerry Leadbetter Episode: "Out of the Past"
1996 Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... Farmer Episode: "Twelve Angry Men"
1996 Casualty Jim Porteous Episode: "Waterwings"
1997 Dangerfield Ken Markham Episode: "Perfect Witness"
1998 Midsomer Murders Harry Vellacott Episode: "Faithful unto Death" (Novel: "Faithful unto Death)")
1999 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Stanley Clayton Episode: "The Fallen Curtain"
1995–2000 The Bill Laurie Coleman

Mick Davies

2 episodes
2000 Dalziel and Pascoe Jack Turton Episode: "A Sweeter Lazarus"
2000 Heartbeat Matty Lovell Episode: "War Stories"
2001 Where the Heart Is Peter Lampard Episode: "Pound of Flesh"
2001 Hearts and Bones Mr. Rose 2 episodes
2001 Big Bad World Ernest 3 episodes
2004 The Last Detective Jervis Beauchamp Episode: "Benefit to Mankind"
2004 Powers Mike Knowles Episode: "The Future Is Yours"
2002–2007 Doctors Eric Barbar

Jim Young

2 episodes
2004–2009 Holby City Bill Gibbs

Mr Frisby

2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR". www.checkcompany.co.uk.
  2. ^ "David Daker". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies". 10 September 2002.
  4. ^ "Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love". 9 November 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch". Radio Times.
  6. ^ "Time Bandits (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.