David Gooderson

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David Gooderson
Born
David Richard Gooderson

(1941-02-24) 24 February 1941 (age 83)
OccupationActor

David Richard Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is a British Indian-born English actor and writer who has appeared in several television roles.

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Career

As well as portraying Davros, creator of the Daleks in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks , [1] he appeared in episodes of Lovejoy , Mapp & Lucia and A Touch of Frost . Gooderson was also featured on many radio programmes for the BBC, including The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately with Bill Wallis, David Jason, Denise Coffey and Jonathan Cecil and Huddwinks with Roy Hudd and others. He wrote several plays for stage and radio broadcast, and published several books about Kenneth Grahame.

Gooderson was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, and featured in the cast of the 1964 Footlights revue, Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Tiré à partBouquiniste
2006The Dalek TapesDavros

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 The Plane Makers ArmatonEpisode: "Cat Is You, Bird Is Me"
1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder Sidney TelferEpisode: "The Stealer of Marble"
1970 The Adventures of Don Quick 1st Bank ClerkEpisode: "People Isn't Everything"
1976 Happy Ever After Mr. LawtonEpisode: "Restoration Piece"
1978 Hazell Shop AssistantEpisode: "Hazell Meets the First Eleven"
1978 Play of the Week First reporterEpisode: "Fairies"
1979 Doctor Who Davros 3 episodes
1981 Bognor Andy2 episodes
1981Something in DisguiseDoctorEpisode: "Jamaica"
1981 Tenko Major SimsEpisode: "Shattered Dreams"
1981 Codename Icarus Maths Teacher2 episodes
1983–1985 Seaview Mr. Shelton12 episodes
1984–1995 The Bill Various roles3 episodes
1985 Mapp & Lucia Mr. Woolgar5 episodes
1986 Bluebell WalkerEpisode #1.5
1987 Relative Strangers SpencerEpisode #2.7
1987 C.A.T.S. Eyes EvansEpisode: "Carrier Pigeon"
1987Sunday PremiereLecturerEpisode: "Claws"
1988 Hannay Ship's StewardEpisode: "The Fellowship of the Black Stone"
1988 Bergerac Sidney Le BlancEpisode: "Burnt"
1989 The Paradise Club Jack Pringle2 episodes
1990 Perfect Scoundrels PriestEpisode: "Bad Penny Blues"
1990 London's Burning Funeral DirectorEpisode #3.8
1991 Lovejoy Cyril CatchpoleEpisode: "Riding in Rollers (1 of 2)"
1991 Murder Most Horrid First Patient1 episode
1992True CrimesEpisode: "Knightsbridge Safe Deposit"
1992 Boon Bank ManagerEpisode: "Walkout"
1992 Rumpole of the Bailey DenverEpisode: "Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice"
1992 Second Thoughts Hotel ManagerEpisode: "Double Booked"
1992–2006 A Touch of Frost Derek Simpkins18 episodes
1994 Murder Most Horrid Bert1 episode
1995 Johnny and the Dead Councillor2 episodes
1995 Searching Mr. Gillespie
2003 Footballers' Wives MinisterEpisode: "Go for the Overkill"
2004 Casualty Alistair RobertsEpisode: "Where There's Life..."
2007 Talk to Me PunterEpisode: "The Wedding"
2007 Doctors Stan Holloway1 episode
2008 Doctor Who Confidential DavrosEpisode: "Friends and Foe"
2014 Mr. Sloane Mr. PitmanEpisode: "It's a Date, Mr. Sloane"
2015 Cuffs Lewis GardenerEpisode: "Shakedowns and Stakeouts"
2020 Doctors Albert Pie1 episode

Writer

Gooderson has also written several books, including a few plays such as The Killing of Mr. Toad and So Great a Crime, based on the true story of Major-General Hector MacDonald.

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References

  1. "David Gooderson". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2022.