David Daker

David Daker
Born
Colin David Daker

(1935-09-29) 29 September 1935 (age 89)
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present

Colin David Daker[1] (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor.[2] 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 appearances in Minder, Kill Two Birds, Thriller, Hazell and Rising Damp. He played the bandit Irongron in the Doctor Who story The Time Warrior.

In film, he played young Kevin's father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[6][7]

  1. ^ "COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR". www.checkcompany.co.uk.
  2. ^ "David Daker". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies". 10 September 2002.
  4. ^ "Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love". 9 November 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ "Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch". Radio Times.
  6. ^ "Time Bandits (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.