David Daker

David Daker
Born	Colin David Daker (1935-09-29) 29 September 1935 (age 89) Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–present

Colin David Daker ^[1] (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor. ^[2] He had a regular role as Harry Crawford in the series Boon . ^[3]

Early life

Daker was born in Bilston and attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Daker played Tommy Mackay in Only Fools and Horses and Jarvis in Porridge . ^{[4] [5]} He has made appearances in Minder , Thriller , Hazell and Rising Damp , and appeared twice in Doctor Who , playing Irongron in The Time Warrior (1973-74) and Captain Rigg in Nightmare of Eden (1979).

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

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. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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.

External links

• David Daker at IMDb