# David Gooderson

David Richard Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is a British Indian-born English actor and writer who has appeared in several television roles.

## Career

As well as portraying Davros, creator of the Daleks in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks, he appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Mapp & Lucia and A Touch of Frost. Gooderson was also featured on many radio programmes for the BBC, including The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately with Bill Wallis, David Jason, Denise Coffey and Jonathan Cecil and Huddwinks with Roy Hudd and others. He wrote several plays for stage and radio broadcast, and published several books about Kenneth Grahame.
Gooderson was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, and featured in the cast of the 1964 Footlights revue, Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Tiré à part | Bouquiniste | |
| 2006 | The Dalek Tapes | Davros | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | The Plane Makers | Armaton | Episode: "Cat Is You, Bird Is Me" |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder | Sidney Telfer | Episode: "The Stealer of Marble" |
| 1970 | The Adventures of Don Quick | 1st Bank Clerk | Episode: "People Isn't Everything" |
| 1976 | Happy Ever After | Mr. Lawton | Episode: "Restoration Piece" |
| 1978 | Hazell | Shop Assistant | Episode: "Hazell Meets the First Eleven" |
| 1978 | Play of the Week | First reporter | Episode: "Fairies" |
| 1979 | Doctor Who | Davros | 3 episodes |
| 1981 | Bognor | Andy | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Something in Disguise | Doctor | Episode: "Jamaica" |
| 1981 | Tenko | Major Sims | Episode: "Shattered Dreams" |
| 1981 | Codename Icarus | Maths Teacher | 2 episodes |
| 1983–1985 | Seaview | Mr. Shelton | 12 episodes |
| 1984–1995 | The Bill | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | Mapp & Lucia | Mr. Woolgar | 5 episodes |
| 1986 | Bluebell | Walker | Episode #1.5 |
| 1987 | Relative Strangers | Spencer | Episode #2.7 |
| 1987 | C.A.T.S. Eyes | Evans | Episode: "Carrier Pigeon" |
| 1987 | Sunday Premiere | Lecturer | Episode: "Claws" |
| 1988 | Hannay | Ship's Steward | Episode: "The Fellowship of the Black Stone" |
| 1988 | Bergerac | Sidney Le Blanc | Episode: "Burnt" |
| 1989 | The Paradise Club | Jack Pringle | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Perfect Scoundrels | Priest | Episode: "Bad Penny Blues" |
| 1990 | London's Burning | Funeral Director | Episode #3.8 |
| 1991 | Lovejoy | Cyril Catchpole | Episode: "Riding in Rollers (1 of 2)" |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | First Patient | 1 episode |
| 1992 | True Crimes | — | Episode: "Knightsbridge Safe Deposit" |
| 1992 | Boon | Bank Manager | Episode: "Walkout" |
| 1992 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Denver | Episode: "Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice" |
| 1992 | Second Thoughts | Hotel Manager | Episode: "Double Booked" |
| 1992–2006 | A Touch of Frost | Derek Simpkins | 18 episodes |
| 1994 | Murder Most Horrid | Bert | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Johnny and the Dead | Councillor | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Searching | Mr. Gillespie | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Footballers' Wives | Minister | Episode: "Go for the Overkill" |
| 2004 | Casualty | Alistair Roberts | Episode: "Where There's Life..." |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Punter | Episode: "The Wedding" |
| 2007 | Doctors | Stan Holloway | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Doctor Who Confidential | Davros | Episode: "Friends and Foe" |
| 2014 | Mr. Sloane | Mr. Pitman | Episode: "It's a Date, Mr. Sloane" |
| 2015 | Cuffs | Lewis Gardener | Episode: "Shakedowns and Stakeouts" |
| 2020 | Doctors | Albert Pie | 1 episode |

## Writer

Gooderson has also written several books, including a few plays such as The Killing of Mr. Toad and So Great a Crime, based on the true story of Major-General Hector MacDonald.