David Jason
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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1940-02-02 · Edmonton, London, England, UK
Known for
- Only Fools and Horses (1981) — Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
- Count Duckula (1988) — Count Duckula (voice)
- The Colour of Magic (2008) — Rincewind
- Hogfather (2007) — Albert
- The BFG (1990) — The BFG (voice)
- A Touch of Frost (1992) — Jack Frost
- Danger Mouse (1981) — Danger Mouse / Narrator (voice)
- Open All Hours (1976) — Granville
- Porridge (1974) — Blanco
- Prehistoric Park (2006) — Narrator
- The Wind in the Willows (1983) — Toad
- Still Open All Hours (2014) — Granville
- Royal Flash (1975) — Mayor
- The Snow Queen (1995) — Eric
- The Darling Buds of May (1991) — Pop Larkin
- Under Milk Wood (1972) — Nogood Boyo