David Daker

Colin David Daker[1] (born 29 September 1935 in Bilston, Staffordshire) is an English actor.[2]

David Daker
Born
Colin David Daker

(1935-09-29) 29 September 1935
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present

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 two appearances in Minder, the first in the second episode of the second series (Who's Wife Is It Anyway) in which he played Alex, an owner of an antique shop; his second appearance being in the second episode of the sixth series (Life In The Fast Food Lane) in which he played Sir Ronald Bates, the tyrannical owner of a fast food chain.[6][7] He also appeared as Dave Ryman, an ex-colleague of James Hazell, in a 1978 episode (Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade) of the series Hazell.

In film, he played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[8][9]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR". www.checkcompany.co.uk.
  2. "David Daker". BFI.
  3. "BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies". 2002-09-10.
  4. "Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love". November 9, 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
  5. "Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch". Radio Times.
  6. "Whose Wife Is It Anyway? (1980)". BFI.
  7. "Minder - S6 - Episode 2: Life in the Fast Food Lane". Radio Times.
  8. "Time Bandits (1981)". BFI.
  9. "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)". BFI.
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