David Daker | |
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Born | Colin David Daker 29 September 1935 Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–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]
Bilston-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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