David Jason
Actor
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).
As Director
Filmography
Hogfather
as Albert 2007
The BFG
as The BFG (voice) 1990
The Wind in the Willows
as Toad 1983
Royal Flash
as Mayor 1975
The Snow Queen
as Eric 1995
Under Milk Wood
as Nogood Boyo 1972
All the King's Men
as Capt. Frank Beck 1999
The Water Babies
as (voice) 1978
Prehistoric Park
as Narrator 2006
The Odd Job
as The Odd Job Man 1978
Ghostboat
as Jack Hardy 2006
White Cargo
as Albert Toddey 1973
Albert's Memorial
as Harry 2009
The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David Jason
as Narrator 2021
Come Rain Come Shine
as Don Mitchell 2010
The Second Quest
as Dave 2004
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016