| David Daker | |
| Birth Name: | Colin David Daker |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1963–present |
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]
He has made appearances in Minder, Kill Two Birds, Thriller, Hazell and Rising Damp. He played the bandit Irongron in the Doctor Who story The Time Warrior.
In film, he played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[6] [7]
Bilston-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.
| 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 |
| 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 | HeadmasterJock | 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" | |
| 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 MaddisonMax | 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 CulshawRegSgt. 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-Hell 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" | |
| 1973–1979 | Doctor Who | IrongronRigg | 7 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 | ChaterSid 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 AnjouVernon | 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 BenjaminBob Scratchitt | 8 episodes | |
| 1968–1985 | Coronation Street | Gordon LewisBasil Griffin | 31 episodes | |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Leo Lyon | Episode: "Urban Jungle" | |
| 1980–1985 | Minder | Alex BromptonSir Ronald Bates | 2 episodes | |
| 1981–1985 | Juliet Bravo | Charlie PendleChris OldhamColin 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 ColemanMick 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 BarbarJim Young | 2 episodes | |
| 2004–2009 | Holby City | Bill GibbsMr Frisby | 2 episodes |