David Jason
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-02-02
- Place of birth:
- 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
Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments
Comedy Classics: Porridge
The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David Jason
Only Fools and Football (Euro 2020 Message from Del Boy)
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
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
David Jason's Secret Service
The Story of Only Fools and Horses
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Still Open All Hours
A Life on Screen
Pip Ahoy!
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Car S.O.S.
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
The Royal Bodyguard
David Jason's Greatest Escapes
Come Rain Come Shine
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Muddle Earth
Albert's Memorial
The Colour of Magic
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Hogfather
Hogfather
Prehistoric Park: Building the Impossible
Prehistoric Park
Prehistoric Park
Ghostboat
Diamond Geezer
The Best of Ronnie Barker
The Final Quest
Parkinson
The Second Quest
More Great Comedy Moments
The Story of Only Fools and Horses
The Quest
Micawber
Great Comedy Moments
All the King's Men
Angelmouse
Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer
March in Windy City
Parkinson
Only Fools and Horses: Only Fools Cutaway
The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey
The Snow Queen
Albert the Fifth Musketeer
The Bullion Boys
The Christmas Collection