David Jason
Acting • Born 1940-02-02
Biography
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).
Filmography
93 credits
The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David Jason
Movie • 2021
Narrator
Flying for Britain with David Jason
Movie • 2020
Hogfather
Movie • 2007
Albert
David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Movie • 2020
Prehistoric Park
Movie • 2006
Narrator
The Water Babies
Movie • 1978
(voice)
David Jason's Greatest Escapes
Movie
Presenter
The BFG
Movie • 1990
The BFG (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
Movie • 1983
Toad
Ghostboat
Movie • 2006
Jack Hardy
Come Rain Come Shine
Movie • 2010
Don Mitchell
The Snow Queen
Movie • 1995
Eric
The Odd Job
Movie • 1978
The Odd Job Man
Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack
Movie • 2010
Self/Insp. Jack Frost
Using the Telephone
Movie • 1970
White Cargo
Movie • 1973
Albert Toddey
All the King's Men
Movie • 1999
Capt. Frank Beck
Comedy Classics: Porridge
Movie • 2022
Narrator
The Bullion Boys
Movie • 1993
Billy Mac
Amongst Barbarians
Movie • 1990
George
March in Windy City
Movie • 1998
Steven March
The Quest
Movie • 2002
Dave
The Second Quest
Movie • 2004
Dave
The Final Quest
Movie • 2004
Dave
Albert's Memorial
Movie • 2009
Harry
Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer
Movie • 1998
(voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie • 2016
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Royal Flash
Movie • 1975
Mayor
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
Movie • 2018
Under Milk Wood
Movie • 1972
Nogood Boyo
World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys
Movie • 2016
Self / Presenter
The Story of Only Fools and Horses
Movie • 2002
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Movie • 1989
Toad (voice)
We Love Only Fools and Horses
Movie • 2020
Wombling Free
Movie • 1977
Womble Voices (voice)
The Funny Side of Christmas
Movie • 1982
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter, Granville
The Wind in the Willows: Winter Tales
Movie • 1986
Toad/Billy the Rabbit (voice)
The Odd Job
Movie • 1971
Clive
Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Movie • 1988
Toad/Danger Mouse/The Narrator (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 1
Movie • 1989
Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (voice)
Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2
Movie • 1989
Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (voice)
More Children's Summer Stories
Movie • 1989
Count Duckula/Norm/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad/Chief Weasel (voice)
More Children's Holiday Favourites
Movie • 1990
Count Duckula/Danger Mouse/The Narrator/Toad (voice)
The Christmas Collection
Movie • 1992
Toad/Chief Weasel (voice)
The Wind in the Willows
Movie • 1984
Toad/Chief Weasel/Billy (voice)
The Chemist
Movie • 1990
Vernon Duxley
The Sky Above... The Earth Below
Movie • 1977
Narrator
Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments
Movie • 2023
Self
Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie
Movie • 1991
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Prehistoric Park: Building the Impossible
Movie • 2006
Narrator
Barry Hearn: The People's Promoter
Movie • 2012
Only Fools and Horses
TV • 1981
Only Fools and Horses
TV • 1981
Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter
Prehistoric Park
TV • 2006
Narrator
The Darling Buds of May
TV • 1991
Pop Larkin
Porridge
TV • 1974
Blanco
Open All Hours
TV • 1976
Granville
Do Not Adjust Your Set
TV • 1967
Various Characters
Count Duckula
TV • 1988
Count Duckula (voice)
A Touch of Frost
TV • 1992
Jack Frost
Danger Mouse
TV • 1981
Danger Mouse / Narrator (voice)
His Lordship Entertains
TV • 1972
Dithers - the gardener
Hogfather
TV • 2006
Albert / Alberto Malich
Victor & Hugo, Bunglers in Crime
TV • 1991
The Colour of Magic
TV • 2008
Rincewind
A Sharp Intake of Breath
TV • 1977
Peter Barnes
Diamond Geezer
TV • 2005
Des
A Bit of a Do
TV • 1989
Ted Simcock
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs
TV • 1974
Edgar Briggs
Angelmouse
TV • 1999
The Wind in the Willows
TV • 1984
Toad (voice)
Albert The Fifth Musketeer
TV • 1994
Counterstrike
TV • 1969
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
Lucky Feller
TV • 1976
Shorty Mepstead
The Royal Bodyguard
TV • 2011
Guy Hubble
Porterhouse Blue
TV • 1987
Skullion
Still Open All Hours
TV • 2014
Granville
The Best of Ronnie Barker
TV • 2005
Oh, Mr. Toad
TV • 1990
Toad
David Jason's Secret Service
TV • 2017
Self - Presenter
The Story of Only Fools And Horses
TV • 2017
David & Jay's Touring Toolshed
TV • 2024
Self - Presenter
A Life on Screen
TV • 2014
Self
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Car S.O.S.
TV • 2013
David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
TV • 2019
Himself - Presenter
David Jason's Great British Inventions
TV • 2020
Himself - Presenter
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
Seven of One
TV • 1973
Granville
Six Dates with Barker
TV • 1971
Clive
Hark at Barker
TV • 1969
Dithers
Hark at Barker
TV • 1969
Piano Player