David Jason
Known for ActingBorn 1940-02-02Edmonton, 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.
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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
Hogfather
2007 · as Albert
Under Milk Wood
1972 · as Nogood Boyo
Royal Flash
1975 · as Mayor
The Water Babies
1978 · as (voice)
All the King's Men
1999 · as Capt. Frank Beck
The BFG
1990 · as The BFG (voice)
The Snow Queen
1995 · as Eric
The Final Quest
2004 · as Dave
Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie
1991 · as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
The Wind in the Willows
1983 · as Toad
The Second Quest
2004 · as Dave
Wombling Free
1977 · as Womble Voices (voice)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008 · as Rincewind
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Chemist
1990 · as Vernon Duxley
The Odd Job
1978 · as The Odd Job Man
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008 · as Rincewind
Open All Hours: Inside Out
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