David Jason
- Acting
- February 2, 1940 · Edmonton, London, England, UK
Biography
English actor and comedian. He played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the long-running BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, and Detective Inspector Jack Frost on the ITV crime drama A Touch of Frost. Other high-profile television roles were as Granville in the sitcom Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama The Darling Buds of May as well as the voices of Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. His last original appearance as Del Boy was in 2014, while Jason retired his role as Frost in 2010. One of the best loved actors in British popular culture, in September 2006 Jason topped the poll to find TV's 50 Greatest Stars, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. He was knighted in 2005 for services to drama. Jason has won four British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs), (1988, 1991, 1997, 2003), four British Comedy Awards (1990, 1992, 1997, 2001) and six National Television Awards (1997, 2001, 2002 twice).
Known for
Filmography
- Only Fools And Horses: The Lost Archive
- Open All Hours: Inside Out
- David & Jay's Touring Toolshed · Self
- Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments · Self
- Comedy Classics: Porridge · Narrator
- The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David Jason · Narrator
- Only Fools and Football (Euro 2020 Message from Del Boy) · Derek ' Del Boy' Trotter
- We Love Only Fools and Horses
- David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
- Flying for Britain with David Jason
- David Jason's Great British Inventions · Self
- David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles · Self
- Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
- David Jason's Secret Service · Self
- The Story of Only Fools And Horses · Self
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves · Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
- World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys · Self / Presenter
- Still Open All Hours · Granville, Executive producer
- A Life on Screen · Self
- Pip Ahoy! · (voices)
- The Michael McIntyre Chat Show · Self
- Car S.O.S.
- Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
- The Royal Bodyguard · Captain Guy Hubble, Executive producer
- David Jason's Greatest Escapes · Presenter
- Come Rain Come Shine · Don Mitchell, Executive producer
- Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack · Self/Insp. Jack Frost
- Muddle Earth · Randalf
- Albert's Memorial · Harry
- The Colour of Magic · Rincewind, Executive producer
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 · Rincewind
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 · Rincewind
- Hogfather · Albert
- Hogfather · Albert / Alberto Malich
- Prehistoric Park: Building the Impossible · Narrator
- Prehistoric Park · Narrator
- Prehistoric Park · Narrator
- Ghostboat · Jack Hardy, Executive producer
- Diamond Geezer · Des, Executive producer
- The Best of Ronnie Barker
- The Final Quest · Dave, Director
- Parkinson · Self
- The Second Quest · Dave, Director
- The Story of Only Fools and Horses · Self
- The Quest · Dave, Creator
- Micawber · Wilkins Micawber, Executive producer
- All the King's Men · Capt. Frank Beck
- Angelmouse · Narrator
- Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer · Voice
- March in Windy City · Steven March, Executive producer
- Parkinson · Self
- Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools Cutaway · Derek ' Del Boy' Trotter
- The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey · Rola Polar Bear (Voice)
- The Snow Queen · Eric
- Albert the Fifth Musketeer
- The Bullion Boys · Billy Mac
- A Touch of Frost · DI Jack Frost, Executive producer
- The Christmas Collection · Toad/Chief Weasel (Voice)
- Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie · Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
- Victor & Hugo, Bunglers in Crime
- The Darling Buds of May · Pop Larkin
- The BFG · The BFG (Voice)
- Only Fools and Horses: The Robin Flies at Dawn · Derek ' Del Boy' Trotter
- Amongst Barbarians · George
- More Children's Holiday Favourites · Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (Voice)
- The Chemist · Vernon Duxley
- Single Voices · Vernon Duxley
- Oh, Mr. Toad · Toad
- The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads · Toad (Voice)
- Screen One · Billy Mac
- More Children's Summer Stories · Count Duckula/Norm/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad/Chief Weasel (Voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (Voice)
- Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2 · Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (Voice)
- A Bit of a Do · Ted Simcock
- Count Duckula · Count Duckula (Voice)
- Children's Favourites - Volume 1 · Toad/Danger Mouse/The Narrator (Voice)
- Porterhouse Blue · Skullion
- Only Fools and Horses: Royal Variety Show · Derek ' Del Boy' Trotter
- The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales · Toad/Billy the Rabbit (Voice)
- ScreenPlay · George