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| Born | David John White 2 February 1940 Edmonton, London, England |
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Sir David John White OBE known by his stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940) is an English actor, known for his comedy and dramatic roles. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom with a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. He is perhaps most famous for his portrayal of Del Boy in the BBC television situation comedy Only Fools and Horses which made him a household name in the United Kingdom, and for playing Inspector Jack Frost on A Touch of Frost. } Derek Edward Trotter (born July 12, 1948 in Deptford) more commonly known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular Only Fools and Horses is a British Television sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This is about the police rank/position For the use in graphical user interfaces see Inspector window. Detective Inspector William Edward "Jack" Frost, GC is a fictional detective created by R A Touch of Frost is a detective Television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom. His elder brother, Arthur White, is also a character actor. Arthur White (born 1933 in Finchley, London) is a English Actor of stage and Screen.
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Early life and education
David Jason was born David John White in Edmonton, London, England. Edmonton is an area in the east of the London Borough of Enfield, England, United Kingdom with a long history as a settlement distinct from Enfield London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Brought up in Lodge Lane, North Finchley, he went to Northside primary school on the same road. North Finchley is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Barnet, situated 7 miles (11 After leaving school he trained as an electrician while negotiating his way into repertory theatre. An electrician is a Tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one On discovering there was already a David White on Equity's books, he took the stage name Jason from his younger twin brother who died in infancy. Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex.
Radio and TV career
Early years
He started his television career in 1964 playing the part of Bert Bradshaw in Crossroads. In 1967 he played a spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic (and also other roles), in the television sketch comedy series Do Not Adjust Your Set. Captain Fantastic as Tim Vasin was a regular feature of Do Not Adjust Your Set from 1967 to 1968 which Do Not Adjust Your Set ( DNAYS) was a children's television series produced originally by Rediffusion London, then by the fledgling His co-stars were Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943 is an English Comedian, Actor, Author, Singer and Composer of comedic songs For other uses see Terry Jones (disambiguation. Terence Graham Parry Jones (born 1 February 1942) is a Welsh Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Humphrey Barclay, who recruited David Jason to appear in Do Not Adjust Your Set (partly to offset the rather intellectual style of Idle, Jones and Palin), admired Jason's sense of timing. Humphrey Barclay (born 24 March 1941 in Dorking, Surrey, England) is a comedy executive and producer DNAYS had a very successful run on ITV and ended in 1969.
David was considered for the role of Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the Jimmy Perry and David Croft BBC comedy Dad's Army. Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon Lance-corporal, veteran of the British Empire and butcher portrayed by Clive Dunn Dad’s Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War. Although Jason had only played some minor parts in the series, Croft had been very impressed with the youngster and knew that he had the ability to play a man much older than his own age.
David Jason appeared in a comedy series for the BBC called Hugh and I, which starred Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott as two friends who lived together in south London. Hugh and I was a highly successful Black-and-white British sitcom that aired from 1962 to 1967
In the 1970s he also acted in radio comedies, including Week Ending (in which he regularly satirised such figures as then UK Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (as the "B Ark Captain" in the sixth episode). Week Ending was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings David Anthony Llewellyn Owen Baron Owen of Plymouth, CH PC FKC (born 2 July 1938) is a British Politician, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy radio series written by Douglas Adams (with some material in the first series Jason also appeared in The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately and made appearances on panel games such as The Impressionists as well as his own series, The Jason Explanation. The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately (TNPFAI was a cult BBC comedy of the 1970s now almost completely forgotten Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s
In 1974, Jason also played the part of the inept spy Edgar Briggs in the television comedy series The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs. The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs was a 30-minute British television comedy series created by Bernard McKenna & Richard Laing and produced by Humphrey Barclay
Jason also appeared in variety shows in support of stars such as Dick Emery, and his performances caught the attention of Ronnie Barker, who soon became a mentor to Jason. Richard Gilbert "Dick" Emery (19 February 1915 &ndash 2 January 1983 was an English Comedian and Actor whose career began on radio during the Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 &ndash 3 October 2005 was an English actor and Comedian, best known for his roles as Norman Stanley Fletcher In 1969 Jason was recruited to appear in Hark At Barker, starring Ronnie Barker as Lord Rustless, as Dithers, the hundred-year old gardener. Hark at Barker was a 1969 British Sitcom starring Ronnie Barker. There was also a sequel, His Lordship Entertains. That year he also made an appearance in the popular ITC show Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in the fifth episode of the series That's How Murder Snowballs as Abel, a framed performer in a major London theatre. Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased is a late 1960s British Private detective Television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope That's How Murder Snowballs is the fifth Episode of the popular 1969 ITC British Television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased In 1973 he played junior employee Granville in the first programme of the comedy anthology Seven of One, called Open All Hours and starring Barker as the miserly proprietor of a corner shop. Seven of One is a British comedy series that aired on BBC1 in 1973 Open All Hours was a BBC Sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all between 1976 and 1985 with a pilot A miser is a person who is reluctant to spend Money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts Four series of Open All Hours were subsequently made from 1976 to 1985. He featured in Barker's Porridge, a prison-based comedy, as Blanco. Porridge was a British situation comedy that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1973 to 1977 running for three series two Christmas specials as well as Blanco Webb was a character in the BBC Sitcom Porridge played by David Jason. He also took the lead role in ITV sitcom A Sharp Intake Of Breath. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent A Sharp Intake of Breath was a British Sitcom starring David Jason, Richard Wilson, Alun Armstrong, and Jacqueline In 1979 Jason appeared as Buttons in the pantomime Cinderella at Newcastle's Theatre Royal with Leah Bell and Bobby Thompson produced by Michael Grayson and directed by John Blackmore.
Maturity and success
In 1981 he found his most enduring and popular role. Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses (created by John Sullivan) is a wide-boy who makes a dubious living in Peckham, south London, trading in shoddy, stolen, and counterfeit goods. } Derek Edward Trotter (born July 12, 1948 in Deptford) more commonly known as "Del Boy", is the fictional lead character in the popular Only Fools and Horses is a British Television sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC John Sullivan OBE (born 23 December 1946 in Balham London, England) is the writer of several British sitcoms including the immensely popular This article is about the South London town For the villages in Kent see East Peckham and West Peckham. He is assisted by his brother Rodney (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Grandad (played by Lennard Pearce) or, in later episodes, Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield). Nicholas Lyndhurst (born 20 April 1961 is an English Actor best known for his roles as Rodney Trotter in Only Fools and Horses and } Edward Kitchener Trotter (b July 9 1909 in Peckham Rye, London - d Lennard Pearce (born 9 February 1915 in London - died 15 December 1984 in London) was an English actor who mostly worked in theatre Harry 'Buster' Merryfield (27 November 1920 - 23 June 1999 was an English Actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC Comedy In this role Jason popularised some slang words and phrases; examples being the mild insults "dipstick" and "plonker", and the celebratory "lovely jubbly".
He has also earned acclaim for a string of straight roles. These include Skullion in Porterhouse Blue, Pa Larkin in the rural idyll The Darling Buds of May (based on the H. E. Bates novel) which also featured Catherine Zeta-Jones before she achieved success in Hollywood, and Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the TV series A Touch of Frost. Skullion is a central character in Porterhouse Blue (1974 and Grantchester Grind (1995 two novels about life in Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. The Darling Buds of May is a British Television series which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE, ( May 16 1905 - January 29 1974) better known as H Catherine Zeta-Jones ( "zeeta" born September 25, 1969) is a Welsh actress, presently based in the United States A Touch of Frost is a detective Television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom.
In addition to these roles, he has also worked as a voice artist for Cosgrove Hall on a number of children's television productions, providing voices for DangerMouse, The BFG, Count Duckula and Toad from The Wind in the Willows, as well as several other cartoon voice-overs and advertising work including the DIY chain Do It All in 1988 and supermarket chain Morrisons in the 1980s and 1990s. Cosgrove Hall Films is a British Animation studio based in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England that is a major producer of children's DangerMouse is a British Animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. The BFG (which stands for "Big Friendly Giant" is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published Count Duckula is a British Animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse The Wind in the Willows is a classic of Children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, Do It All was a former DIY chain originally created by WH Smith in 1979 when the company acquired a DIY chain Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC ( is the fourth largest chain of Supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
In 1999 he starred as Captain Frank Beck in BBC's feature-length drama "All the King's Men". For film adaptations of the American novel see All the King's Men.
David Jason more recently starred in the two part ITV drama Ghostboat and presented a special programme celebrating the work of Cosgrove Hall Films `Cartoon Kings' for ITV1. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent He peppered his narration with the voices of DangerMouse, Count Duckula, Toad from Wind in the Willows and the BFG. DangerMouse is a British Animated television series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Thames Television. Count Duckula is a British Animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse The Wind in the Willows is a classic of Children's literature by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908.
In September 2006, he was voted by the general public as number 1 in ITV's poll of TV's Greatest Stars.
In December 2006, he starred in "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather" on Sky One as Albert. Terry Pratchett's Hogfather is a two-part Television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by The Mob Albert (known as Alberto Malich when he founded the Unseen University) is a character from Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series
In early 2007, he starred in Diamond Geezer. Diamond Geezer is a British television drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David Jason as a jewel thief and professional con man This series ran for 3 episodes of 90 minutes each. There was a pilot in 2005.
In March 2008, he starred as Rincewind in The Colour of Magic. Rincewind the Wizzard is a Fictional character The Colour of Magic is a 1983 Comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, and is the first book of the Discworld series
Knighthood
In 1993, David Jason was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and twelve years later, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2005, he was knighted for services to acting. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. On the day his knighthood was announced, many British newspapers used the headline "Arise Sir Del Boy" or similar, in reference to his most famous role. The Daily Mirror ran the headline "It's Sir Del and Sir Tel" (popular BBC Radio 2 DJ Terry Wogan was knighted on the same day). The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television Upon receiving the knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 1 December 2005, the actor said he was "humbled" by the "fantastic tribute". For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Personal life
He nursed long-time girlfriend Myfanwy Talog prior to her death from breast cancer in 1995. Myfanwy Talog (məˈvanuɨ ˈtalɔg March 31 1945 &ndash March 11 1995; born as Myfanwy Talog Williams) was a Welsh Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men He married Yorkshire girl Gill Hinchcliffe, with whom he has a daughter - Sophie Mae, in a secret ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel in London on 30 November 2005. The Dorchester is a leading luxury Hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Radio
Television
- Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967-1969)
- The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (1974)
- Porridge (1975-1977). Week Ending was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy radio series written by Douglas Adams (with some material in the first series Do Not Adjust Your Set ( DNAYS) was a children's television series produced originally by Rediffusion London, then by the fledgling The Top Secret Life Of Edgar Briggs was a 30-minute British television comedy series created by Bernard McKenna & Richard Laing and produced by Humphrey Barclay Porridge was a British situation comedy that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1973 to 1977 running for three series two Christmas specials as well as . . as Blanco
- Lucky Feller (1976)
- Open All Hours (1976, 1981-1985). Open All Hours was a BBC Sitcom written by Roy Clarke which ran for four series (26 episodes in all between 1976 and 1985 with a pilot . . as Granville
- A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977)
- Only Fools and Horses (1981- 2003). A Sharp Intake of Breath was a British Sitcom starring David Jason, Richard Wilson, Alun Armstrong, and Jacqueline Only Fools and Horses is a British Television sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC . . as Del Boy
- Porterhouse Blue (1987). Porterhouse Blue is a novel written by Tom Sharpe, first published in 1974. . . as Skullion
- A Bit of a Do (1989)
- Amongst Barbarians (1990)
- The Darling Buds of May (1991-1993). A Bit of a Do was a British comedy drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. Amongst Barbarians is a play ( 1989) by British playwright Michael Wall first performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester The Darling Buds of May is a British Television series which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television . . as Pop Larkin
- A Touch of Frost (1992-Present). A Touch of Frost is a detective Television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom. . . as Detective Inspector Jack Frost
- The Bullion Boys (1993)
- The Ice House (1997)
- March in the Windy City (1998)
- All the King's Men (1999). The Bullion Boys is a film based on the true story of how Britain's gold reserve was secretly transferred to Liverpool at the start of the Second World War For film adaptations of the American novel see All the King's Men. . . as Captain Frank Beck
- Micawber (2001)
- The Quest (2002-2004)
- Diamond Geezer (2005) Des
- Ghostboat (2006). Micawber was a 2001 ITV comedy drama series starring David Jason. Diamond Geezer is a British television drama written by Caleb Ranson which stars David Jason as a jewel thief and professional con man Ghostboat (2006 is a British film based on a novel by George E . . as Lt. Prof. Jack Hardy R. N. Rtd.
- Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006). Terry Pratchett's Hogfather is a two-part Television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by The Mob . . as Albert
- Cartoon Kings (2006)
- Prehistoric Park (2006-) (Narrator)
- Diamond Geezer 2 (2007) Des
- Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008) Rincewind
Films
- Under Milk Wood (1972)
- White Cargo (1973)
- Doctor At Sea (1974)
- Royal Flash (1975)
- The Odd Job (1978)
Animation
- DangerMouse (1981-1992)
- The Wind in the Willows (1983)
- Count Duckula (1988-1993)
- The BFG (1989)
External links
- davidjason.co.uk
- David Jason at the Internet Movie Database
- DavidJason.info (Fansite)
- TV Greats biography of David Jason – From website Television Heaven
- Interview by BBC "David Jason collects knighthood", with video
- Highlights of an interview by Michael Parkinson
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| NAME | David Jason |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, David John |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 February 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edmonton, London, England |
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