David Jason

Sir David John White OBE (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his roles as Del Boy in the BBC and GOLD comedy series sitcom Only Fools and Horses and Detective Insepctor Jack Frost in A Touch Of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Williows and the title character of DangerMouse and Count Duckula; His last original was Del Boy was in 2014 and Frost in 2010.

Jason was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1993, and knighted in 2005, both for services to drama. He won the British Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2003.

Jason lived with his long term girlfriend, actress Myfanwy Talog, for eighteen years until her death from breast cancer in 1995. At age 61, Jason and 41-year-old girlfriend Gill Hinchcliffe had a baby girl in 2001.  They married in 2005.

Career
Radio
 Year Title Role Other notes -  Mostly Monkhouse  Various  1970–1998  Week Ending  Various  1977–1981  The Jason Explanation  Various  -  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy  Captain of the 'B' Ark/Caveman  2008  Book at Bedtime  Reader A 10 part abridged reading of A Christmas Carol for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime.

Television
 Year Title Role Other notes 1964  Crossroads  Bert Bradshaw  Unknown character duration. 1966  Softly, Softly  Smith  Episode ‘Overtake’ 1967–1969  Do Not Adjust Your Set  Various  A children's sketch show; popular with adults. 1968  Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)  Abel  Episode ‘That's How Murder Snowballs’ 1969  Counterstrike  Taffy Sadler  Episode ‘On Ice’ 1969  Canada Goose  Unknown  1969–1970  Hark at Barker  Various  1970  Doctor in the House  Mr Drobnic  Episode ‘What Seems to be the Trouble?’ 1970  Two D's and a Dog  Dingle Bell  1971  Six Dates With Barker  Odd Job Man  Episode 3 – ‘The Odd Job’; Starred with Ronnie Barker 1971  Doctor at Large  Victor Bligh  Episode ‘Let’s Start at the Beginning’ 1972  His Lordship Entertains  Dithers  Starred with Ronnie Barker 1973  Seven of One  Various  Episodes 1 (Open All Hours) and 2 (I'll Fly You For A Quid) 1974  Doctor at Sea  Manuel Sanchez  1974  The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs  Edgar Briggs  1975; 1977  Porridge  Blanco Webb  Guest starred in three episodes; Happy Release, No Peace for the Wicked and Pardon Me. Starred with Ronnie Barker. 1976  Lucky Feller  Shorty Mopstead  1976–1985  Open All Hours  Granville  Broadcast: 1976; 1981–1985. Starred with Ronnie Barker. 1977–1981  A Sharp Intake of Breath  Peter Barnes  1981–2003  Only Fools and Horses  Del Boy  Broadcast: 1981–1983,1985–1993,1996,2001–2003 1985–1987  The Berenstain Bears  Papa Bear  1987  Porterhouse Blue  Skullion  1989  A Bit of a Do  Ted  1990  Amongst Barbarians  George  1991–1993  The Darling Buds of May  Pop Larkin  1992–2010  A Touch of Frost  DI Jack Frost  1993  The Bullion Boys  Billy Mac  1997  The Ice House  Unknown  1998  March In Windy City  Steven March  1999  All the King's Men  Captain Frank Beck  A 1999 television film. 2001  Micawber  Micawber  2002–2004  The Quest  Dave  A three-part film series. 2005–2007  Diamond Geezer  Des  Pilot in 2005; Series in 2007. 2006  Ghostboast  Lt. Prof. Jack Hardy R.N. Rtd  Two part ITV drama. 2006  Terry Pratchett's Hogfather  Alberto Malich  Two part Sky1 drama. 2006  Cartoon Kings  Narrator  Documentary. 2006  Prehistoric Park  Narrator  Documentary-style drama. 2008  Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic  Rincewind  Two part Sky1 drama. 2009  The Green Green Grass  Del Boy  Archive footage: Episode 'I Done It My Way' 2010  David Jason:The Battle of Britain  Presenter  ITV documentary 2010  Albert’s Memorial  Harry  ITV1 feature-length drama. 2010  Come Rain Come Shine  Don  ITV1 feature-length drama, starring alongside Alison Steadman 2011  David Jason's Great Escapes  Himself  Documentary 2011-2012  The Royal Bodyguard  Captain Guy Hubble  BBC Comedy. First episode broadcast Boxing Day 2011 on BBC One.

Movies
 Year Title Role Other notes 1972  Under Milk Wood  Nogood Boyo  Originally offered to Jason's brother, Arthur, however Jason was cast in the role. 1973  White Cargo  Albert Toddey  1975  Royal Flash  The Mayor  1977  Wombling Free  Womble Voice  1978  The Odd Job  Odd Job Man  1983  The Wind in the Willows  Toad  Spawned a 52-part series. 2010  All the Way Up  Director 

Animation
 Year Title Role Other notes 1978  The Water Babies  Principal Characters  1981–1992  Danger Mouse  Danger Mouse/Narrator/Buggles Pigeon/Count Duckula/Numerous others  1983–1990  The Wind in the Willows  Toad/Chief Weasel/Billy Rabbit  1988–1993  Count Duckula  Count Duckula/Numerous Others  Spin-off from hit series Danger Mouse starring David Jason as the lead voice. 1989  The BFG  The BFG  Film based on Roald Dahl's novel 1991–1992  Victor and Hugo  Hugo/Interpol  1993  The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey  Rola Polar  1994  Felidae  Jesaja (English dub)  1995  The Snow Queen  Eric  1998  Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer  Father Christmas  1999  Angelmouse  Narrator  22 parts. 2010  Muddle Earth  Randalf  26 parts.

Awards and nominations
David Jason has a total of twenty-three awards between 1986 and 2003. His hit comedy show, Only Fools and Horses won many of these awards, and was also nominated many times. His crime drama, A Touch of Frost, has also won and been nominated many times. Porterhouse Blue, The Second Quest, All the King's Men and A Bit of a Do have won David Jason one award each.
 Year  Group  Award  Film/Show  Result   1985 BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance Only Fools and Horses  1986 BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance Only Fools and Horses  1987 BAFTA TV Award Best Actor Porterhouse Blue  1988 BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance Only Fools and Horses  1989 BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance Only Fools and Horses  1990 British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor A Bit of a Do  1990 BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance Only Fools and Horses  1992 British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor The Darling Buds of May  1996 National Television Award Most Popular Comedy Performer Only Fools and Horses  1996 National Television Award Special Recognition Award N/a  1996 BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy Performance Only Fools and Horses  1997 British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor Only Fools and Horses  1997 National Television Award Most Popular Actor Only Fools and Horses  1999 National Television Award Most Popular Actor A Touch of Frost  2000 National Television Award Most Popular Actor A Touch of Frost  2000 TV Quick Award Best Actor A Touch of FrostAll the King's Men  2001 British Comedy Award Lifetime Achievement Award N/a  2001 TV Quick Award Best Actor A Touch of Frost  2001 National Television Award Most Popular Actor A Touch of Frost  2001 National Television Award Most Popular Comedy Performer Only Fools and Horses  2002 National Television Award Most Popular Actor A Touch of Frost  2002 National Television Award Most Popular Comedy Performance Only Fools and Horses  2002 TV Quick Award Best Actor A Touch of Frost  2003 National Television Award Most Popular Actor A Touch of Frost  2003 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Academy Fellowship N/a  2003 National Television Award Most Popular Actor The Second QuestA Touch of Frost  2011 National Television Award Outstanding Drama Performance A Touch of Frost 

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