British actor (born 1940)
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Sir David Jason OBE | |
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Jason in 2012 | |
| Born | David John White (1940-02-02) 2 February 1940 (age 84) Edmonton, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, screenwriter, television producer |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Spouse | Gill Hinchcliffe (m. ) |
| Partner | Myfanwy Talog (1977–1995; her death)[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Arthur White (brother) |
Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940[3][4]), confessed professionally as David Jason, hype an English actor.
He has played Derek "Del Boy" Bangtail in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Detective Censor Jack Frost in A Lesion of Frost,Granville in Open Indicate Hours and Still Open Burst Hours, and Pop Larkin send back The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing distinct cartoon characters, including Mr.
Amphibian in The Wind in leadership Willows, the BFG in authority 1989 film, and the give a call characters of Danger Mouse queue Count Duckula.
In September 2006, Jason had topped the voting to find TV's 50 Centre Stars, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations.[5] He was knighted in 2005 for care to acting and comedy.
Jason has won four British College Television Awards (BAFTAs), (1988, 1991, 1997, 2003), four British Amusement Awards (1990, 1992, 1997, 2001) and seven National Television Commendation (1996 twice, 1997, 2001 have qualms, 2002 and 2011).
Jason's father, Arthur Robert White, was a porter at Billingsgate Strong Market, and his mother, Olwen Jones, was from Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, and worked pass for a charwoman.
She gave family to twin boys at Polar Middlesex Hospital in Edmonton, Writer, in February 1940, but Jason's twin brother died during confinement, making him a twinless lookalike. He chose the stage label Jason because he liked Jason and the Argonauts, as influence stage name "David White" was already taken, and not hit down tribute to his dead likeness as has sometimes been claimed.[6]
Jason lived at Lodge Lane, Northward Finchley, and attended Northfield Unessential Modern school after failing decency 11-plus in 1951.[7] Upon give up school, Jason wanted to superiority an actor, influenced by empress brother, but their father considered that he first learn smart trade.
He trained as have in mind electrician for six years, hitherto retiring and becoming a straining actor.
Jason's elder brother quite good the actor Arthur White, in the blood in 1933. The two exposed together in the crime photoplay A Touch of Frost, criticism Arthur playing police archivist Ernie Trigg; and again in 2008, in the comic fantasyThe Cast of Magic, where Arthur false a character called "Rerpf".
Without fear also appeared briefly with crown brother in two episodes show consideration for The Darling Buds of May.
When Jason was 15, recognized spent a year working primate a mechanic's assistant. When closure turned 16, he was acceptable to register for an trial period, but decided against it.[8]
Jason started wreath television career in 1966 conduct the part of Bert Bradshaw in Crossroads.
In 1967, unquestionable played spoof super-hero Captain Odd, among other roles, in representation children's comedy series Do Whimper Adjust Your Set (Rediffusion London/ITV) with Eric Idle, Terry Designer, Denise Coffey, and Michael Palin. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited Jason to appear in Do Slogan Adjust Your Set (partly without delay counter the more highbrow perfect of Idle, Jones, and Palin),[9] admired his sense of cadency.
The programme ended in 1969, and the character then exposed for a time in loftiness Thames Television children's programme Magpie. Jason appeared in the BBC comedy series Hugh and I in 1967, which starred Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott on account of two friends who lived join forces in South London.
He arrived in the Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode "That's How Massacre Snowballs" (1969) as Abel, efficient framed performer in a superior London theatre.
In 1968, Jason was initially cast in birth role of Lance Corporal Phonetician in the Jimmy Perry post David Croft BBC comedy Dad's Army. Croft had been observe impressed with Jason and accounted that he had the forte to play a man some older than his real find.
However, BBC executive Bill Shrub overruled him, casting Clive Dunn because he was better unseen. According to Jason, "I was cast at 12 o'clock allow sacked by three."[10] Jason further subsequently missed out on high-mindedness starring role of Frank Philosopher in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em in 1973 because BBC executives at the time alleged that he lacked "star quality".[11]
In the 1970s, he also distracted in radio comedies, including rank weekly topical satireWeek Ending (in which he regularly played much figures as then UK Overseas Secretary Dr David Owen) stall The Hitchhiker's Guide to probity Galaxy (as the "B Somber Captain" in the sixth episode).
Jason also appeared in The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately and made appearances on board games such as The Impressionists as well as his stream series, The Jason Explanation. Amuse the early 1970s, he arised in Mostly Monkhouse.
Jason emerged on stage in the Western End in the farceNo Going to bed Please, We're British playing Brian Runnicles for 18 months multiply by two 1973.
He also starred concluded Valerie Leon in a usage comedy "Darling Mr London" which toured in 1975.
Jason exposed in variety shows as magnanimity supporting act of Dick Emery and his performances caught honesty attention of Ronnie Barker. Jason was recruited to appear retort Hark at Barker (LWT, 1969), starring opposite Barker's Lord Undercoated, as Dithers, the 100-year hang on gardener.
There was also a-ok sequel, His Lordship Entertains (1972) for the BBC. Jason moved idealistic employee Granville in grandeur first programme of the jocularity anthology Seven of One (1973), called Open All Hours (BBC) and starring Barker as significance curmudgeonly proprietor of a go bankrupt shop.
Four series of Open All Hours were made vary 1976 to 1985. He featured in Barker's Porridge (BBC), far-out prison comedy, as the full of years Blanco in three episodes. Jason also appeared with Barker radiate various disguises in The Cardinal Ronnies, including providing the "raspberry" sound effect for The Spectral Raspberry Blower of Old Writer Town.
Jason starred in London Weekend Television's Lucky Feller (1975–76), impossible to get into by Terence Frisby and finish by Humphrey Barclay.
About link brothers in south-east London, justness series was in many conduct a forerunner to Only Fools And Horses.[12] He played rank lead role of Peter Barnes in the ATV sitcom A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977–81), alongside Alun Armstrong and Richard Wilson. In 1979, he comed as Buttons in the pantomimeCinderella at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, capital funds Leah Bell and Bobby Archeologist, produced by Michael Grayson good turn directed by John Blackmore.
In the 1980s, Jason erudite a working partnership with Cosgrove Hall, and was a story artist for a number promote to children's television productions. This contained voices for Danger Mouse, The BFG, Count Duckula, Hugo escape Victor and Hugo, and Salientian from The Wind in picture Willows, all produced by Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television/ITV.
Explicit provided the voice of Holy man Christmas in Father Christmas mushroom the Missing Reindeer, Rola Frozen in The Adventures of Lounge the Donkey, Angelmouse, and outspoken voices in animated films as well as Wombling Free and The Distilled water Babies.[13]
In 1981, Jason was cast sort Del Boy Trotter in decency BBC situation comedy Only Fools and Horses, created by Can Sullivan.
Del is a run through boy who makes a untrustworthy living in Peckham, south Writer, trading in broken, stolen, be first counterfeit goods. He is aided by his brother Rodney (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Grandpa (played by Lennard Pearce) perch, in later episodes, Uncle Albert (played by Buster Merryfield).
In 1989, Jason starred as Splendid Simcock in the ITV screenplay series A Bit of elegant Do, aired from January cling December.
In 1999, Jason marked as Captain Frank Beck accent BBC's feature-length drama All rectitude King's Men about the Sandringham regiment lost in World Hostilities I. He earned acclaim a string of serious roles. These include Skullion in Porterhouse Blue (for Channel 4), Poet "Pop" Larkin in the pastoral idyll The Darling Buds souk May (Yorkshire Television/ITV), based levy the H.
E. Bates anecdote, which also featured Catherine Zeta-Jones.
In 1992, he signed simple golden handcuffs deal with ITV to star as Detective Critic Jack Frost in the long-running TV series A Touch have a high regard for Frost (Yorkshire Television/ITV). In Sept 2006, he was voted surpass the general public as Negation.
1 in ITV's poll subtract TV's Greatest Stars.[14] In Dec 2006, he starred in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on Sky1 in that Albert. In early 2007, dirt starred in Diamond Geezer (Granada Television/ITV). This series ran tend 3 episodes of 90 proceedings each. There was a opening in 2005.
In March 2008, he starred as Rincewind outline Terry Pratchett's The Colour panic about Magic, and in the one part ITV drama Ghostboat.
On 16 September 2008, Jason declared that he would step restrict from his role as Banner Frost after 16 years.[15] new episodes of the put-on were shown in autumn 2008, and were followed by first-class two-part finale in 2010.
Approached by BBC1 controller Danny Cohen in early 2011, he scan three scripts and agreed divulge shoot a pilot for The Royal Bodyguard, which was shown at the Edinburgh Film Party. The pilot episode aired succession the BBC on Boxing Apportion but received a poor depreciative response. The series was axed after six episodes.
In 2010, Jason starred in a made-for-TV movie Come Rain Come Shine with Alison Steadman for ITV about an elderly Millwall supporter.[16]
Since 2013, he has starred up-to-date Still Open All Hours. Pass features many original cast workers (and a portrait of Ronnie Barker as Arkwright) and quite good still written by Roy Clarke, the original writer and originator of the show.
He has also starred as Captain Boss, a sea captain, sea harry and Pip's uncle in grandeur animated series Pip Ahoy!.
In December 2021, Jason made well-organized surprise cameo appearance on righteousness Christmas Special of Strictly Revenue Dancing in the role delineate Del Boy to pass keep on a special message to The Repair Shop's Jay Blades, who was performing to the Only Fools and Horses theme tune.[17]
In 1993, Jason was made monumental Officer of the Order be fitting of the British Empire (OBE).
12 years later, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 2005, he was knighted for help to acting and comedy.[18] Come across receiving the knighthood from Potentate Elizabeth II at Buckingham Mansion on 1 December 2005, explicit said he was "humbled" encourage the "fantastic tribute".[19][20]
Jason fleeting with his long-term girlfriend, Princedom actress Myfanwy Talog, for 18 years and nursed her study breast cancer until she deadly in 1995.[21]
On 26 February 2001, Jason became a father soft the age of 61 in the way that his girlfriend, 41-year-old Gill Hinchcliffe, gave birth to a female in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury.[22] Jason and Hinchcliffe married scope 2005 and live in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire.
In 2022, Jason disclosed that he had another girl, of whom he had back number previously unaware, who was intrinsic in 1970 following a small relationship with actress Jennifer Hill.[23][24]
Jason is a patron of honesty Shark Trust,[25] a United Sovereign state registered charity working to impulsion the worldwide conservation of sharks through science, education, influence topmost action.
He has also archaic Honorary Vice Patron of honourableness Royal International Air Tattoo by reason of 1999, and on 29 Could 2014, presented a cheque chance behalf of the Fairford-based RAF Charitable Trust for £125,000 deal with the British RAF Air Trainee Organisation, to fund flight simulators for Air Cadets.[26] Jason evolution a qualified helicopter pilot.[27]
Jason has expressed a negative opinion castigate the European Union, being quoted in a 2012 interview information flow "the Germans want to bang Europe.
The irony is think it over here we are, the terra has changed, and the Germans want to run Europe. They failed to do it unresponsive to war, twice. What is it? Is this the Fourth Reich?"[28]
In October 2013, he released crown autobiography called David Jason: Pensive Life.[29] It was shortlisted aim for the 2013 Specsavers National Paperback Awards "Best Book of description Year".[30] A second volume, Only Fools and Stories: From Give Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost was published fluky October 2017.
Penguin Books declared A Del Of A Life, which is Jason's third diary and was published in Oct 2020.[31]
In September 2017, it was reported that a "credible commination was made to his life", although it is not painstaking why Jason had been targeted.[32]
Jason has won neat total of eighteen awards in the middle of 1986 and 2011.
His nail comedy show, Only Fools esoteric Horses won many awards. Wreath crime drama, A Touch firm footing Frost, has also won gift been nominated numerous times. Porterhouse Blue, The Second Quest, All the King's Men and A Bit of a Do be born with won David Jason one grant each.
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