David Jason

Actor

1940-02-02 · Edmonton, London, England, UK

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).

• Hogfather (2007) — Albert
• The BFG (1990) — The BFG (voice)
• The Wind in the Willows (1983) — Toad
• Royal Flash (1975) — Mayor
• The Snow Queen (1995) — Eric
• Under Milk Wood (1972) — Nogood Boyo
• All the King's Men (1999) — Capt. Frank Beck
• Prehistoric Park (2006) — Narrator
• The Water Babies (1978) — (voice)
• The Odd Job (1978) — The Odd Job Man
• Ghostboat (2006) — Jack Hardy, Executive Producer
• White Cargo (1973) — Albert Toddey
• Albert's Memorial (2009) — Harry
• Michael Palin: A Life on Screen (2018)
• Wombling Free (1977) — Womble Voices (voice)
• The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David Jason (2021) — Narrator
• Come Rain Come Shine (2010) — Don Mitchell, Executive Producer
• The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1 (2008) — Rincewind
• The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 (2008) — Rincewind
• Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer (1998) — (voice)
• The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads (1989) — Toad (voice)
• Flying for Britain with David Jason (2020)
• David Jason's Greatest Escapes (2011) — Presenter
• Using the Telephone (1970)