David Daker
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]
David Daker | |
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| Born | Colin David Daker 29 September 1935 Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
He has made two appearances in Minder, the first in the second episode of the second series (Who's Wife Is It Anyway) in which he played Alex, an owner of an antique shop; his second appearance being in the second episode of the sixth series (Life In The Fast Food Lane) in which he played Sir Ronald Bates, the tyrannical owner of a fast food chain.[6][7] He also appeared in Kill Two Birds, a 1976 episode of Thriller as Charlie Draper, a released prisoner who finds himself embroiled in an attempt to recover stolen loot, as Dave Ryman, an ex-colleague of James Hazell, in a 1978 episode (Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade) of the series Hazell, and as Jim Brent, father of baby David, in That's My Boy, a 1977 episode of Rising Damp.
In film, he played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[8][9]
Early life
Bilston-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.
Selected filmography
- Villains (1972) – George
- O Lucky Man! (1973) – Policeman at Accident / Man at Stag Party / Munda's Manservant / Policeman at Tenement
- The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) – Bob Ellis
- Doctor Who (The Time Warrior, 1973–1974; Nightmare of Eden, 1979) – Irongron / Rigg
- The Black Windmill (1974) – MI5 Man
- Stardust (1974) – Ralph Woods
- Regan (pilot for The Sweeney) (1974) – Tusser
- The Hanged Man (TV series), British crime drama (1975) – Piet Hollander
- Aces High (1976) – Bennett
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) – First Officer
- Privates on Parade, stage play, original cast (1977) – Reg Drummond
- That Summer! (1979) – Pub Landlord
- Dick Turpin (TV series) (1979-1982) – Captain Nathan Spiker
- Charlie Muffin (1979) – Bolton
- Time Bandits (1981) – Kevin's Father
- Britannia Hospital (1982) – Guest Workman
- Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy (1982) – Dogfood Dan Milton
- Give Us a Break (1983, TV series) – Ron Palmer
- Moonfleet (TV series) (1984) – Elzevir Block
- Hallelujah! (TV series) (1984) – Brother Benjamin
- Boon (TV series) (1986-1995) – Harry Crawford
- The Woman in Black (1989) – Josiah Freston
- I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) – Sergeant
References
- ^ "COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR". www.checkcompany.co.uk.
- ^ "David Daker". BFI.
- ^ "BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies". 10 September 2002.
- ^ "Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love". 9 November 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch". Radio Times.
- ^ "Whose Wife Is It Anyway? (1980)". BFI.
- ^ "Minder - S6 - Episode 2: Life in the Fast Food Lane". Radio Times.
- ^ "Time Bandits (1981)". BFI.
- ^ "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)". BFI.
External links
- David Daker at IMDb