
David Jason
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).
64Credits34 TV · 30 films
1967–2021Years activefirst to latest
9.7 Highest ratedWombling Free
7.0 Average ratingacross 57 titles
Top TV shows 34best David Jason shows
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Diamond GeezerDes · 3 eps · 2005 - 2
Only Fools and HorsesDerek "Del Boy" Trotter · 1981–2003 · Comedy - 3
Victor & Hugo, Bunglers in Crime30 eps · 1991 - 4
PorridgeBlanco · 3 eps · 1974 - 5
Open All HoursGranville · 25 eps · 1976 - 6
Count DuckulaCount Duckula (voice) · 65 eps · 1988 - 7
The Story of Only Fools And Horses6 eps · 2017 - 8
The Wind in the WillowsToad (voice) · 65 eps · 1984 - 9
Do Not Adjust Your SetVarious Characters · 29 eps · 1967 - 10
The Darling Buds of MayPop Larkin · 1991–1993 · Drama - 11
Prehistoric ParkNarrator · 6 eps · 2006 - 12
HogfatherAlbert / Alberto Malich · 2 eps · 2006 - 13
Still Open All HoursGranville · 2013–2019 · Comedy - 14
A Touch of FrostJack Frost · 42 eps · 1992 - 15
The Top Secret Life of Edgar BriggsEdgar Briggs · 13 eps · 1974 - 16
Six Dates with BarkerClive · 1 ep · 1971 - 17
Seven of OneGranville · 1 ep · 1973 - 18
DramaramaMr. Stabs · 1 ep · 1983 - 19
Lucky FellerShorty Mepstead · 13 eps · 1976 - 20
Screen OneBilly Mac · 1 ep · 1989 - 21
Porterhouse BlueSkullion · 4 eps · 1987 - 22
Danger MouseDanger Mouse / Narrator (voice) · 89 eps · 1981 - 23
A Sharp Intake of BreathPeter Barnes · 12 eps · 1977 - 24Counterstrike1 ep · 1969
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The Colour of MagicRincewind · 2 eps · 2008 - 26His Lordship EntertainsDithers - the gardener · 1 ep · 1972
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Hark at BarkerDithers · 10 eps · 1969 - 28
A Bit of a DoTed Simcock · 13 eps · 1989 - 29
ScreenPlayGeorge · 1 ep · 1986 - 30
Albert The Fifth Musketeer26 eps · 1994 - 31
The Royal BodyguardGuy Hubble · 6 eps · 2011 - 32
Angelmouse26 eps · 1999 - 33Oh, Mr. ToadToad · 13 eps · 1990
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The Best of Ronnie Barker1 ep · 2005
Top movies 30best David Jason movies
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Wombling FreeWomble Voices (voice) · 1977 - 2The QuestDave · 2002
- 3March in Windy CitySteven March · 1998
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Albert's MemorialHarry · 2009 - 5
The Lancaster Bomber at 80 with David JasonNarrator · 2021 - 6
Prehistoric ParkNarrator · 2006 - 7
The Wind in the WillowsToad · 1983 - 8
The Story of Only Fools and Horses2002 - 9
Michael Palin: A Life on Screen2018 - 10
Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer(voice) · 1998 - 11
HogfatherAlbert · 2007 - 12
GhostboatJack Hardy · 2006 - 13The Final QuestDave · 2004
- 14
The Snow QueenEric · 1995 - 15
The BFGThe BFG (voice) · 1990 - 16
All the King's MenCapt. Frank Beck · 1999 - 17
The Water Babies(voice) · 1978 - 18
Under Milk WoodNogood Boyo · 1972 - 19Only Fools and Horses: The Robin Flies at DawnDerek ' Del Boy' Trotter · 1990
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Royal FlashMayor · 1975 - 21
The Odd JobThe Odd Job Man · 1978 - 22
White CargoAlbert Toddey · 1973 - 23
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesDerek 'Del Boy' Trotter (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016 - 24
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two ToadsToad (voice) · 1989 - 25
Come Rain Come ShineDon Mitchell · 2010 - 26The Second QuestDave · 2004
- 27David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star2020
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Using the Telephone1970 - 29
Flying for Britain with David Jason2020 - 30
David Jason's Greatest EscapesPresenter