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{{Short description|English actor (born 1935)}} |
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| birth_name = Colin David Daker |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|9|29|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Bilston]], [[Staffordshire]], England |
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| nationality = British |
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| occupation = Actor |
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| years_active = 1963–present |
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'''Colin David Daker'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/88675/COLIN-DAVID-DAKER|title=COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR|website=www.checkcompany.co.uk}}</ref> (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08da14e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808023342/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08da14e|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2016|title=David Daker|work=BFI}}</ref> He is best known for his role as Harry Crawford in the hit series ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2247666.stm |title=BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies |date=10 September 2002 }}</ref> He also played Tommy Mackay in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' and Jarvis in ''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8def2b17eb08438faedce76f9b24bc4b|title=Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love|date=9 November 1990|issue=3490|pages=92|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/986r/porridge--s3-e6-final-stretch/|title=Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch|website=Radio Times}}</ref> |
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'''Colin David Daker'''<ref>[http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/88675/COLIN-DAVID-DAKER Check Company]</ref> (born 29 September 1935 in [[Bilston]], [[Staffordshire]]) is an English actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08da14e|title=David Daker|work=BFI}}</ref> |
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He has made appearances in ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''Kill Two Birds'', ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'', ''[[Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]'' and ''[[Rising Damp]]''. He played the bandit Irongron in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story [[The Time Warrior]]. |
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He is best known for his role as Harry Crawford in the hit series ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2247666.stm |title=BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies |publisher= }}</ref> He also played Tommy Mackay in ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' and Jarvis in ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]''. |
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In film, he played young Kevin's father in ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981) and the desk sergeant in ''[[I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b697b6106 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133843/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b697b6106 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2016 |title=Time Bandits (1981) |work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a59b603 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921153350/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a59b603 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2018 |title=I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) |work=BFI}}</ref> |
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He has made two apearances in ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', the first in the second episode of the second series (''Who's Wife Is It Anyway'') in which he played Alex, an owner of an antique shop; his second appearance being in the second episode of the sixth series (''Life In The Fast Food Lane'') in which he played Sir Ronald Bates, the tyrannical owner of a [[fast food]] chain. |
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==Early life== |
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In film, he played young Kevin's father in ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1 ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]''. 981) and the desk sergeant in ''[[I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b697b6106 |title=Time Bandits (1981) |work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a59b603 |title=I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) |work=BFI}}</ref> |
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[[Bilston]]-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called [[Moseley Park School]], in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]]. |
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== Filmography == |
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==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) – Policeman at Accident / Man at Stag Party / Munda's Manservant / Policeman at Tenement |
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=== Film === |
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* ''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' (1973) – Bob Ellis |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (''[[The Time Warrior]]'', 1973–1974; ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'', 1979) – Irongron / Rigg |
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* ''[[The Black Windmill]]'' (1974) – MI5 Man |
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* ''[[Stardust (1974 film)|Stardust]]'' (1974) – Ralph Woods |
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* ''[[Regan]]'' (pilot for ''The Sweeney'') (1974) – Tussa |
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* ''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' (1976) – Bennett |
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* ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'' (1976) – First Officer |
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|1973 |
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* ''[[That Summer!]]'' (1979) – Pub Landlord |
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|''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' |
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* ''[[Charlie Muffin]]'' (1979) – Bolton |
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|Various |
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* ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981) – Kevin's Father |
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* ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' (1982) – Guest Workman |
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* ''[[Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy]]'' (1982) – Dogfood Dan Milton |
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|1973 |
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* ''[[The Woman in Black (1989 film)|The Woman in Black]]'' (1989) – Josiah Freston |
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|''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' |
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* ''[[I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle]]'' (1990) – Sergeant |
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|Bob Ellis |
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|1974 |
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|''[[The Black Windmill]]'' |
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|MI5 Man |
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|1974 |
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|''[[Stardust (1974 film)|Stardust]]'' |
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|Ralph Woods |
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|1976 |
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|''[[Aces High (film)|Aces High]]'' |
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|Bennett |
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|1976 |
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|''[[Voyage of the Damned|Voyage of the Dammed]]'' |
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|First Officer |
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|1979 |
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|''[[That Summer!]]'' |
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|Pub Landlord |
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|1981 |
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|''[[Time Bandits]]'' |
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|Kevin's Father |
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|1982 |
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|''[[Britannia Hospital]]'' |
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|Guest Workman |
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|1990 |
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|''[[I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle]]'' |
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|Desk Sergeant |
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=== Television === |
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!Year |
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|1964 |
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|''Detective'' |
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|Thomas Yaxley |
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|Episode: "The Loring Mystery" |
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|- |
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|1966 |
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|''[[King of the River]]'' |
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|Jack Flynn |
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|Episode: "[[King of the River#Keeping The Old Spirit Alive|Keeping the Old Spirit Alive]]" |
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|- |
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|1969 |
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|''[[ITV Sunday Night Theatre]]'' |
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|Ken |
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|Episode: "Travelling Where?" |
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|- |
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|1970 |
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|''[[Parkin's Patch]]'' |
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|Det. Sgt. Milburn |
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|Episode: "The Spider's Web" |
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|- |
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|1971 |
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|''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' |
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|SHADO Guard (uncredited) |
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|Episode: "[[Flight Path (UFO)|Flight Path]]" |
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|- |
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|1971 |
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|''Trial'' |
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|Prior |
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|Episode: "On the Evidence You Will Hear" |
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|- |
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|1972 |
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|''[[Villains (TV series)|Villains]]'' |
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|George |
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|6 episodes |
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|- |
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|1969–1972 |
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|''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' |
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|Headmaster |
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Jock |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1973 |
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|''Full House'' |
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|Fedya in On the High Road |
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|Episode: #1.22 |
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|- |
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|1973 |
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|''[[General Hospital (British TV series)|General Hospital]]'' |
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|Unknown |
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|Episode: #1.63 |
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|- |
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|1973 |
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|''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]'' |
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|Ted Prior |
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|Episode: "[[Hadleigh (TV series)#Gentlemen and Players|Gentleman and Players]]" |
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|- |
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|1973 |
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|''[[Second City Firsts]]'' |
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|Peter |
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|Episode: "If a Man Answers" |
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|1973 |
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|''[[Doctor Who]]'' |
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|Irongron |
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|Serial: "[[The Time Warrior]]" |
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(4 episodes) |
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|1974 |
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|''The Carnforth Practice'' |
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|Tanker Driver |
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|Episode: "The Aristocrat" |
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|1974 |
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|''Hunter's Walk'' |
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|Barry Dawes |
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|Episode: "Villain" |
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|- |
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|1974 |
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|''Armchair Cinema'' |
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|Tusser |
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|Episode: "Regan" |
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|- |
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|1974 |
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|''[[Marked Personal]]'' |
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|Jack Williams |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1974 |
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|''Dial M for Murder'' |
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|Tony |
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|Episode: "Recording Angel" |
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|- |
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|1974 |
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|''[[ITV Sunday Night Drama]]'' |
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|Sussex |
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|Episode: "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[Churchill's People]]'' |
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|John Bradwater |
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|Episode: "Shouts and Murmurs" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[The Hanged Man (TV series)|The Hanged Man]]'' |
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|Piet Hollander |
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|Episode: "The Bridge Maker" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[The Main Chance]]'' |
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|Jacobson |
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|Episode: "[[List of The Main Chance episodes#Fourth Series|Survival]]" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[The Rough with the Smooth]]'' |
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|Rudolph Culpepper |
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|Episode: "The Broom Cupboard" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''Daft As a Brush'' |
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|Jack Baker |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[Play of the Month|BBC Play of the Month]]'' |
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|Cpl. Hill |
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|Episode: "[[Play of the Month#Chips with Everything|Chips with Everything]]" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' |
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|Charlie Draper |
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|Episode: "Kill Two Birds" |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|''[[Softly, Softly: Task Force|Softly Softly: Task Force]]'' |
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|Walters |
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|Episode: "Dorothy's Birthday" |
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|- |
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|1976 |
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|''Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd'' |
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|Mr. Holroyd |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1974–1976 |
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|''Centre Play'' |
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|Jacky Maddison |
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Max |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1976 |
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|''Three Days in Szczecin'' |
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|Workers' spokesman |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''Eleanor Marx'' |
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|Will Thorne |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''[[Warship (1973 TV series)|Warship]]'' |
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|PO Asdale |
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|Episode: "[[Warship (1973 TV series)#Counter Charge|Counter Charge]]" |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''[[Porridge (1974 TV series)|Porridge]]'' |
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|Jarvis |
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|Episode: "[[Final Stretch (Porridge)|Final Stretch]]" |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''[[Rising Damp]]'' |
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|Mr. Brent |
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|Episode: "[[List of Rising Damp episodes#Series 3 (1977)|That's My Boy]]" |
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|- |
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|1967–1977 |
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|''[[Z-Cars|Z Cars]]'' |
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|PC Culshaw |
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Reg |
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Sgt. Milne |
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|84 episodes |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''[[The Dick Emery Show]]'' |
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|Unknown |
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|Episode: #16.2 |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''[[Target (British TV series)|Target]]'' |
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|Mike Ansell |
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|Episode: "[[Target (British TV series)#Vandraggers|Vandraggers]]" |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|''BBC2 Play of the Week'' |
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|Max |
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|Episode: "The Kitchen" |
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|- |
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|1978 |
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|''[[Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]'' |
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|Dave Ryman |
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|Episode: "Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade" |
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|- |
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|1978 |
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|''[[Holocaust (miniseries)|Holocaust]]'' |
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|Rudolf Hoess |
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|Episode: "Part 4: 1944–1945" |
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|- |
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|1978 |
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|''[[Strangers (1978 TV series)|Strangers]]'' |
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|Roy Stephens |
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|Episode: "Right and Wrong" |
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|- |
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|1979 |
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|''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' |
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|Mr. Barratt |
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|Episode: "[[List of All Creatures Great and Small episodes (1978–1990 series)#Puppy Love|Puppy Love]]" |
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|- |
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|1979 |
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|''[[Doctor Who]]'' |
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|Rigg |
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|Serial: "[[Nightmare of Eden]]" |
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(3 episodes) |
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|- |
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|1979 |
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|''[[Charlie Muffin]]'' |
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|Bolton |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1979 |
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|''Two People'' |
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|Len Fletcher |
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|5 episodes |
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|- |
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|1979 |
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|''Saint Joan'' |
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|Poulengey |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1980 |
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|''[[The Enigma Files]]'' |
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|Major Mike Clark |
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|Episode: "The Full Flying Carpet Treatment" |
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|- |
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|1976–1981 |
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|''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'' |
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|Chater |
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Sid Meek |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1981 |
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|''[[The Gentle Touch]]'' |
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|Sam Taylor |
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|Episode: "[[List of The Gentle Touch episodes#Doubt|Doubt]]" |
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|- |
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|1981 |
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|''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]'' |
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|Alf |
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|Episode: "The Grudge Fight" |
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|- |
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|1979–1982 |
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|''[[Dick Turpin (TV series)|Dick Turpin]]'' |
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|Captain Nathan Spiker |
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|13 episodes |
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|- |
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|1982 |
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|''[[Legacy of Murder]]'' |
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|Mechanic |
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|Episode: "Who Do You Voodoo?" |
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|- |
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|1982 |
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|''[[Playhouse (British TV series)|ITV Playhouse]]'' |
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|'Dogfood' Dan Milton |
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|Episode: "Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy" |
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|- |
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|1982 |
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|''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' |
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|Tommy Mackay |
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|Episode: "[[No Greater Love (Only Fools and Horses)|No Greater Love]]" |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[Henry VI, Part 1#Television|The First Part of King Henry VI]]'' |
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|Reignier, Duke of Anjou |
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Vernon |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[Henry VI, Part 2#Television|The Second Part of King Henry VI]]'' |
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|Duke of Buckingham |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[Henry VI, Part 3#Television|The Third Part of King Henry VI]]'' |
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|Lord Hastings |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[Richard III (play)#Television|Richard III]]'' |
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|Lord Hastings |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[To the Lighthouse (film)|To the Lighthouse]]'' |
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|Mr. Trevorrow |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1983 |
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|''[[Give Us a Break (TV series)|Give us a Break]]'' |
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|Ron Palmer |
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|7 episodes |
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|- |
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|1984 |
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|''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' |
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|Harry Barber |
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|3 episodes |
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|- |
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|1975–1984 |
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|''[[Play for Today]]'' |
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|Various |
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|8 episodes |
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|- |
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|1984 |
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|''[[Moonfleet (1984 TV series)|Moonfleet]]'' |
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|Elzevir Block |
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|6 episodes |
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|- |
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|1984 |
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|''[[Hallelujah! (TV series)|Hallelujah!]]'' |
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|Brother Benjamin |
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Bob Scratchitt |
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|8 episodes |
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|- |
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|1968–1985 |
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|''[[Coronation Street]]'' |
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|Gordon Lewis |
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Basil Griffin |
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|31 episodes |
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|- |
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|1985 |
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|''Summer Season'' |
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|Leo Lyon |
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|Episode: "Urban Jungle" |
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|- |
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|1980–1985 |
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|''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' |
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|Alex Brompton |
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Sir Ronald Bates |
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|2 episodes |
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|- |
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|1981–1985 |
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|''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' |
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|Charlie Pendle |
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Chris Oldham |
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Colin Bright |
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|3 episodes |
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|- |
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|1986 |
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|''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' |
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|Byron Hadlee |
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|Episode: "The Primal Scene, So to Speak" |
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|- |
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|1986 |
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|''Love and Marriage'' |
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|Maurice Bannister |
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|Episode: "A Walk Under Ladders" |
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|- |
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|1987 |
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|''Up Line'' |
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|Leon Targett |
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|4 episodes |
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|- |
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|1987 |
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|''[[Screen Two]]'' |
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|Mr. Plant |
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|Episode: "[[Screen Two#The Children of Dynmouth|The Children of Dynmouth]]" (Novel: "[[The Children of Dynmouth#Television adaptation|The Children of Dynmouth]]") |
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|- |
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|1988 |
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|''Blind Justice'' |
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|Det. Insp. Gee |
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|Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
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|- |
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|1989 |
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|''[[The Woman in Black (1989 film)|The Woman in Black]]'' |
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|Josiah Freston |
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|Television film |
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|- |
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|1995 |
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|''[[Crown Prosecutor (TV series)|Crown Prosecutor]]'' |
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|Ben Campbell |
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|10 episodes |
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|- |
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|1986–1995 |
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|''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'' |
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|Harry Crawford |
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|93 episodes |
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|- |
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|1995 |
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|''[[Resort to Murder]]'' |
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|Sam Penny |
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|4 episodes |
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|- |
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|1995 |
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|''Pigeon Summer'' |
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|Uncle Charley |
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| |
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|- |
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|1996 |
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|''The Vet'' |
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|Gerry Leadbetter |
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|Episode: "Out of the Past" |
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|- |
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|1996 |
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|''[[Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's...]]'' |
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|Farmer |
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|Episode: "Twelve Angry Men" |
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|1996 |
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|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' |
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|Jim Porteous |
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|Episode: "[[Casualty (series 11)#Episodes|Waterwings]]" |
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|1997 |
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|''[[Dangerfield (TV series)|Dangerfield]]'' |
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|Ken Markham |
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|Episode: "[[Dangerfield (TV series)#Perfect Witness|Perfect Witness]]" |
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|1998 |
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|''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' |
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|Harry Vellacott |
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|Episode: "[[List of Midsomer Murders episodes#Faithful unto Death|Faithful unto Death]]" (Novel: "[[Faithful unto Death#Television adaptation|Faithful unto Death)]]") |
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|1999 |
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|''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'' |
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|Stanley Clayton |
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|Episode: "[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries#The Fallen Curtain|The Fallen Curtain]]" |
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|1995–2000 |
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|''[[The Bill]]'' |
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|Laurie Coleman |
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Mick Davies |
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|2 episodes |
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|2000 |
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|''[[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'' |
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|Jack Turton |
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|Episode: "[[List of Dalziel and Pascoe episodes#A Sweeter Lazarus|A Sweeter Lazarus]]" |
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|2000 |
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|''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' |
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|Matty Lovell |
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|Episode: "[[List of Heartbeat episodes#Series 10 (2000–2001)|War Stories]]" |
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|2001 |
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|''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' |
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|Peter Lampard |
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|Episode: "[[List of Where the Heart Is episodes#Series 5 (2001)|Pound of Flesh]]" |
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|2001 |
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|''[[Hearts and Bones (TV series)|Hearts and Bones]]'' |
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|Mr. Rose |
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|2 episodes |
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|2001 |
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|''[[Big Bad World (TV series)|Big Bad World]]'' |
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|Ernest |
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|3 episodes |
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|2004 |
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|''[[The Last Detective]]'' |
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|Jervis Beauchamp |
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|Episode: "[[The Last Detective#Benefit to Mankind|Benefit to Mankind]]" |
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|2004 |
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|''[[Powers (British TV series)|Powers]]'' |
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|Mike Knowles |
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|Episode: "The Future Is Yours" |
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|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' |
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|Eric Barbar |
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Jim Young |
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|2 episodes |
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|''[[Holby City]]'' |
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|Bill Gibbs |
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Mr Frisby |
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|2 episodes |
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David Daker | |
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Born | Colin David Daker 29 September 1935 Bilston, Staffordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–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]
Early life
[edit]Bilston-born Daker attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | O Lucky Man! | Various | |
1973 | The Optimists of Nine Elms | Bob Ellis | |
1974 | The Black Windmill | MI5 Man | |
1974 | Stardust | Ralph Woods | |
1976 | Aces High | Bennett | |
1976 | Voyage of the Dammed | First Officer | |
1979 | That Summer! | Pub Landlord | |
1981 | Time Bandits | Kevin's Father | |
1982 | Britannia Hospital | Guest Workman | |
1990 | I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle | Desk Sergeant |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1964 | Detective | Thomas Yaxley | Episode: "The Loring Mystery" |
1966 | King of the River | Jack Flynn | Episode: "Keeping the Old Spirit Alive" |
1969 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Ken | Episode: "Travelling Where?" |
1970 | Parkin's Patch | Det. Sgt. Milburn | Episode: "The Spider's Web" |
1971 | UFO | SHADO Guard (uncredited) | Episode: "Flight Path" |
1971 | Trial | Prior | Episode: "On the Evidence You Will Hear" |
1972 | Villains | George | 6 episodes |
1969–1972 | Dixon of Dock Green | Headmaster
Jock |
2 episodes |
1973 | Full House | Fedya in On the High Road | Episode: #1.22 |
1973 | General Hospital | Unknown | Episode: #1.63 |
1973 | Hadleigh | Ted Prior | Episode: "Gentleman and Players" |
1973 | Second City Firsts | Peter | Episode: "If a Man Answers" |
1973 | Doctor Who | Irongron | Serial: "The Time Warrior"
(4 episodes) |
1974 | The Carnforth Practice | Tanker Driver | Episode: "The Aristocrat" |
1974 | Hunter's Walk | Barry Dawes | Episode: "Villain" |
1974 | Armchair Cinema | Tusser | Episode: "Regan" |
1974 | Marked Personal | Jack Williams | 2 episodes |
1974 | Dial M for Murder | Tony | Episode: "Recording Angel" |
1974 | ITV Sunday Night Drama | Sussex | Episode: "The Ceremony of Innocence" |
1975 | Churchill's People | John Bradwater | Episode: "Shouts and Murmurs" |
1975 | The Hanged Man | Piet Hollander | Episode: "The Bridge Maker" |
1975 | The Main Chance | Jacobson | Episode: "Survival" |
1975 | The Rough with the Smooth | Rudolph Culpepper | Episode: "The Broom Cupboard" |
1975 | Daft As a Brush | Jack Baker | Television film |
1975 | BBC Play of the Month | Cpl. Hill | Episode: "Chips with Everything" |
1975 | Thriller | Charlie Draper | Episode: "Kill Two Birds" |
1975 | Softly Softly: Task Force | Walters | Episode: "Dorothy's Birthday" |
1976 | Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd | Mr. Holroyd | Television film |
1974–1976 | Centre Play | Jacky Maddison
Max |
2 episodes |
1976 | Three Days in Szczecin | Workers' spokesman | Television film |
1977 | Eleanor Marx | Will Thorne | 2 episodes |
1977 | Warship | PO Asdale | Episode: "Counter Charge" |
1977 | Porridge | Jarvis | Episode: "Final Stretch" |
1977 | Rising Damp | Mr. Brent | Episode: "That's My Boy" |
1967–1977 | Z Cars | PC Culshaw
Reg Sgt. Milne |
84 episodes |
1977 | The Dick Emery Show | Unknown | Episode: #16.2 |
1977 | Target | Mike Ansell | Episode: "Vandraggers" |
1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Max | Episode: "The Kitchen" |
1978 | Hazell | Dave Ryman | Episode: "Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade" |
1978 | Holocaust | Rudolf Hoess | Episode: "Part 4: 1944–1945" |
1978 | Strangers | Roy Stephens | Episode: "Right and Wrong" |
1979 | All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Barratt | Episode: "Puppy Love" |
1979 | Doctor Who | Rigg | Serial: "Nightmare of Eden"
(3 episodes) |
1979 | Charlie Muffin | Bolton | Television film |
1979 | Two People | Len Fletcher | 5 episodes |
1979 | Saint Joan | Poulengey | Television film |
1980 | The Enigma Files | Major Mike Clark | Episode: "The Full Flying Carpet Treatment" |
1976–1981 | When the Boat Comes In | Chater
Sid Meek |
2 episodes |
1981 | The Gentle Touch | Sam Taylor | Episode: "Doubt" |
1981 | BBC2 Playhouse | Alf | Episode: "The Grudge Fight" |
1979–1982 | Dick Turpin | Captain Nathan Spiker | 13 episodes |
1982 | Legacy of Murder | Mechanic | Episode: "Who Do You Voodoo?" |
1982 | ITV Playhouse | 'Dogfood' Dan Milton | Episode: "Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy" |
1982 | Only Fools and Horses | Tommy Mackay | Episode: "No Greater Love" |
1983 | The First Part of King Henry VI | Reignier, Duke of Anjou
Vernon |
Television film |
1983 | The Second Part of King Henry VI | Duke of Buckingham | Television film |
1983 | The Third Part of King Henry VI | Lord Hastings | Television film |
1983 | Richard III | Lord Hastings | Television film |
1983 | To the Lighthouse | Mr. Trevorrow | Television film |
1983 | Give us a Break | Ron Palmer | 7 episodes |
1984 | Crown Court | Harry Barber | 3 episodes |
1975–1984 | Play for Today | Various | 8 episodes |
1984 | Moonfleet | Elzevir Block | 6 episodes |
1984 | Hallelujah! | Brother Benjamin
Bob Scratchitt |
8 episodes |
1968–1985 | Coronation Street | Gordon Lewis
Basil Griffin |
31 episodes |
1985 | Summer Season | Leo Lyon | Episode: "Urban Jungle" |
1980–1985 | Minder | Alex Brompton
Sir Ronald Bates |
2 episodes |
1981–1985 | Juliet Bravo | Charlie Pendle
Chris Oldham Colin Bright |
3 episodes |
1986 | Sorry! | Byron Hadlee | Episode: "The Primal Scene, So to Speak" |
1986 | Love and Marriage | Maurice Bannister | Episode: "A Walk Under Ladders" |
1987 | Up Line | Leon Targett | 4 episodes |
1987 | Screen Two | Mr. Plant | Episode: "The Children of Dynmouth" (Novel: "The Children of Dynmouth") |
1988 | Blind Justice | Det. Insp. Gee | Episode: "A Death in the Family" |
1989 | The Woman in Black | Josiah Freston | Television film |
1995 | Crown Prosecutor | Ben Campbell | 10 episodes |
1986–1995 | Boon | Harry Crawford | 93 episodes |
1995 | Resort to Murder | Sam Penny | 4 episodes |
1995 | Pigeon Summer | Uncle Charley | |
1996 | The Vet | Gerry Leadbetter | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
1996 | Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... | Farmer | Episode: "Twelve Angry Men" |
1996 | Casualty | Jim Porteous | Episode: "Waterwings" |
1997 | Dangerfield | Ken Markham | Episode: "Perfect Witness" |
1998 | Midsomer Murders | Harry Vellacott | Episode: "Faithful unto Death" (Novel: "Faithful unto Death)") |
1999 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Stanley Clayton | Episode: "The Fallen Curtain" |
1995–2000 | The Bill | Laurie Coleman
Mick Davies |
2 episodes |
2000 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Jack Turton | Episode: "A Sweeter Lazarus" |
2000 | Heartbeat | Matty Lovell | Episode: "War Stories" |
2001 | Where the Heart Is | Peter Lampard | Episode: "Pound of Flesh" |
2001 | Hearts and Bones | Mr. Rose | 2 episodes |
2001 | Big Bad World | Ernest | 3 episodes |
2004 | The Last Detective | Jervis Beauchamp | Episode: "Benefit to Mankind" |
2004 | Powers | Mike Knowles | Episode: "The Future Is Yours" |
2002–2007 | Doctors | Eric Barbar
Jim Young |
2 episodes |
2004–2009 | Holby City | Bill Gibbs
Mr Frisby |
2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ "COLIN DAVID DAKER - HARLOW - ACTOR". www.checkcompany.co.uk.
- ^ "David Daker". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
- ^ "BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies". 10 September 2002.
- ^ "Only Fools and Horses....: No Greater Love". 9 November 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Porridge - S3 - Episode 6: Final Stretch". Radio Times.
- ^ "Time Bandits (1981)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
- ^ "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- David Daker at IMDb