# David Daker

Colin David Daker (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor. He had a regular role as Harry Crawford in the series Boon.

## Early life

Daker was born in Bilston and attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.

## Career

Daker played Tommy Mackay in Only Fools and Horses and Jarvis in Porridge. He has made appearances in Minder, Thriller, Hazell and Rising Damp, and appeared twice in Doctor Who, playing Irongron in The Time Warrior (1973-74) and Captain Rigg in Nightmare of Eden (1979).
In film, Daker played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1973 | O Lucky Man! | Various |
| 1973 | The Optimists of Nine Elms | Bob Ellis |
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | MI5 Man |
| 1974 | Stardust | Ralph Woods |
| 1976 | Aces High | Bennett |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Dammed | First Officer |
| 1979 | That Summer! | Pub Landlord |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Kevin's Father |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Guest Workman |
| 1990 | I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | Desk Sergeant |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | Detective | Thomas Yaxley | Episode: "The Loring Mystery" |
| 1966 | King of the River | Jack Flynn | Episode: "Keeping the Old Spirit Alive" |
| 1969 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Ken | Episode: "Travelling Where?" |
| 1970 | Parkin's Patch | Det. Sgt. Milburn | Episode: "The Spider's Web" |
| 1971 | UFO | SHADO Guard (uncredited) | Episode: "Flight Path" |
| 1971 | Trial | Prior | Episode: "On the Evidence You Will Hear" |
| 1972 | Villains | George | 6 episodes |
| 1969–1972 | Dixon of Dock Green | Headmaster Jock | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Full House | Fedya in On the High Road | Episode: #1.22 |
| 1973 | General Hospital | Unknown | Episode: #1.63 |
| 1973 | Hadleigh | Ted Prior | Episode: "Gentleman and Players" |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts | Peter | Episode: "If a Man Answers" |
| 1973 | Doctor Who | Irongron | Serial: "The Time Warrior" (4 episodes) |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | Tanker Driver | Episode: "The Aristocrat" |
| 1974 | Hunter's Walk | Barry Dawes | Episode: "Villain" |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema | Tusser | Episode: "Regan" |
| 1974 | Marked Personal | Jack Williams | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murder | Tony | Episode: "Recording Angel" |
| 1974 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | Sussex | Episode: "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | John Bradwater | Episode: "Shouts and Murmurs" |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man | Piet Hollander | Episode: "The Bridge Maker" |
| 1975 | The Main Chance | Jacobson | Episode: "Survival" |
| 1975 | The Rough with the Smooth | Rudolph Culpepper | Episode: "The Broom Cupboard" |
| 1975 | Daft As a Brush | Jack Baker | Television film |
| 1975 | BBC Play of the Month | Cpl. Hill | Episode: "Chips with Everything" |
| 1975 | Thriller | Charlie Draper | Episode: "Kill Two Birds" |
| 1975 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Walters | Episode: "Dorothy's Birthday" |
| 1976 | Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd | Mr. Holroyd | Television film |
| 1974–1976 | Centre Play | Jacky Maddison Max | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Three Days in Szczecin | Workers' spokesman | Television film |
| 1977 | Eleanor Marx | Will Thorne | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Warship | PO Asdale | Episode: "Counter Charge" |
| 1977 | Porridge | Jarvis | Episode: "Final Stretch" |
| 1977 | Rising Damp | Mr. Brent | Episode: "That's My Boy" |
| 1967–1977 | Z Cars | PC Culshaw Reg Sgt. Milne | 84 episodes |
| 1977 | The Dick Emery Show | Unknown | Episode: #16.2 |
| 1977 | Target | Mike Ansell | Episode: "Vandraggers" |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Max | Episode: "The Kitchen" |
| 1978 | Hazell | Dave Ryman | Episode: "Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade" |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Rudolf Hoess | Episode: "Part 4: 1944–1945" |
| 1978 | Strangers | Roy Stephens | Episode: "Right and Wrong" |
| 1979 | All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Barratt | Episode: "Puppy Love" |
| 1979 | Doctor Who | Rigg | Serial: "Nightmare of Eden" (3 episodes) |
| 1979 | Charlie Muffin | Bolton | Television film |
| 1979 | Two People | Len Fletcher | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | Saint Joan | Poulengey | Television film |
| 1980 | The Enigma Files | Major Mike Clark | Episode: "The Full Flying Carpet Treatment" |
| 1976–1981 | When the Boat Comes In | Chater Sid Meek | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The Gentle Touch | Sam Taylor | Episode: "Doubt" |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse | Alf | Episode: "The Grudge Fight" |
| 1979–1982 | Dick Turpin | Captain Nathan Spiker | 13 episodes |
| 1982 | Legacy of Murder | Mechanic | Episode: "Who Do You Voodoo?" |
| 1982 | ITV Playhouse | 'Dogfood' Dan Milton | Episode: "Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy" |
| 1982 | Only Fools and Horses | Tommy Mackay | Episode: "No Greater Love" |
| 1983 | The First Part of King Henry VI | Reignier, Duke of Anjou Vernon | Television film |
| 1983 | The Second Part of King Henry VI | Duke of Buckingham | Television film |
| 1983 | The Third Part of King Henry VI | Lord Hastings | Television film |
| 1983 | Richard III | Lord Hastings | Television film |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouse | Mr. Trevorrow | Television film |
| 1983 | Give us a Break | Ron Palmer | 7 episodes |
| 1984 | Crown Court | Harry Barber | 3 episodes |
| 1975–1984 | Play for Today | Various | 8 episodes |
| 1984 | Moonfleet | Elzevir Block | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Hallelujah! | Brother Benjamin Bob Scratchitt | 8 episodes |
| 1968–1985 | Coronation Street | Gordon Lewis Basil Griffin | 31 episodes |
| 1985 | Summer Season | Leo Lyon | Episode: "Urban Jungle" |
| 1980–1985 | Minder | Alex Brompton Sir Ronald Bates | 2 episodes |
| 1981–1985 | Juliet Bravo | Charlie Pendle Chris Oldham Colin Bright | 3 episodes |
| 1986 | Sorry! | Byron Hadlee | Episode: "The Primal Scene, So to Speak" |
| 1986 | Love and Marriage | Maurice Bannister | Episode: "A Walk Under Ladders" |
| 1987 | Up Line | Leon Targett | 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Screen Two | Mr. Plant | Episode: "The Children of Dynmouth" (Novel: "The Children of Dynmouth") |
| 1988 | Blind Justice | Det. Insp. Gee | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
| 1989 | The Woman in Black | Josiah Freston | Television film |
| 1995 | Crown Prosecutor | Ben Campbell | 10 episodes |
| 1986–1995 | Boon | Harry Crawford | 93 episodes |
| 1995 | Resort to Murder | Sam Penny | 4 episodes |
| 1995 | Pigeon Summer | Uncle Charley | |
| 1996 | The Vet | Gerry Leadbetter | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
| 1996 | Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Farmer | Episode: "Twelve Angry Men" |
| 1996 | Casualty | Jim Porteous | Episode: "Waterwings" |
| 1997 | Dangerfield | Ken Markham | Episode: "Perfect Witness" |
| 1998 | Midsomer Murders | Harry Vellacott | Episode: "Faithful unto Death" (Novel: "Faithful unto Death)") |
| 1999 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Stanley Clayton | Episode: "The Fallen Curtain" |
| 1995–2000 | The Bill | Laurie Coleman Mick Davies | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Jack Turton | Episode: "A Sweeter Lazarus" |
| 2000 | Heartbeat | Matty Lovell | Episode: "War Stories" |
| 2001 | Where the Heart Is | Peter Lampard | Episode: "Pound of Flesh" |
| 2001 | Hearts and Bones | Mr. Rose | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Big Bad World | Ernest | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | The Last Detective | Jervis Beauchamp | Episode: "Benefit to Mankind" |
| 2004 | Powers | Mike Knowles | Episode: "The Future Is Yours" |
| 2002–2007 | Doctors | Eric Barbar Jim Young | 2 episodes |
| 2004–2009 | Holby City | Bill Gibbs Mr Frisby | 2 episodes |