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Colin David Daker[1] (born 29 September 1935) is an English actor.[2] He had a regular role as Harry Crawford in the series Boon.[3]

Early life

Daker was born in Bilston and attended Etheridge Secondary Modern School, now called Moseley Park School, in the West Midlands.[citation needed]

Career

Daker played Harry in Boon, Tommy Mackay in Only Fools and Horses and Jarvis in Porridge.[4][5] He has made appearances in Minder, Thriller, Hazell and Rising Damp, and appeared twice on TV in Doctor Who, playing Irongron in The Time Warrior (1973-74) and Captain Rigg in Nightmare of Eden (1979). In 2003, Daker returned to Doctor Who playing the part of Gilbrook in the Big Finish audio story Creatures of Beauty, replacing Clive Swift in the role after Swift pulled out due to an illness in his family.

In film, Daker played young Kevin’s father in Time Bandits (1981) and the desk sergeant in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990).[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1973 O Lucky Man! Various
The Optimists of Nine Elms Bob Ellis
1974 The Black Windmill MI5 Man
Stardust Ralph Woods
1976 Aces High Bennett
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

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”
1967–1977 Z Cars PC Culshaw
Reg
Sgt. Milne 		84 episodes
1968–1985 Coronation Street Gordon Lewis
Basil Griffin 		31 episodes
1969 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Ken Episode: “Travelling Where?”
1969–1972 Dixon of Dock Green Headmaster
Jock 		2 episodes
1970 Parkin’s Patch Det. Sgt. Milburn Episode: “The Spider’s Web”
1971 UFO SHADO Guard (uncredited) Episode: “Flight Path”
Trial Prior Episode: “On the Evidence You Will Hear”
1972 Villains George 6 episodes
1973 Full House Fedya in On the High Road Episode: #1.22
General Hospital Unknown Episode: #1.63
Hadleigh Ted Prior Episode: “Gentleman and Players”
Second City Firsts Peter Episode: “If a Man Answers”
1973–1974 Doctor Who Irongron Serial: “The Time Warrior”

(4 episodes)

1974 The Carnforth Practice Tanker Driver Episode: “The Aristocrat”
Hunter’s Walk Barry Dawes Episode: “Villain”
Armchair Cinema Tusser Episode: “Regan”
Marked Personal Jack Williams 2 episodes
Dial M for Murder Tony Episode: “Recording Angel”
ITV Sunday Night Drama Sussex Episode: “The Ceremony of Innocence”
1974–1976 Centre Play Jacky Maddison
Max 		2 episodes
1975 Churchill’s People John Bradwater Episode: “Shouts and Murmurs”
The Hanged Man Piet Hollander Episode: “The Bridge Maker”
The Main Chance Jacobson Episode: “Survival”
The Rough with the Smooth Rudolph Culpepper Episode: “The Broom Cupboard”
Daft As a Brush Jack Baker Television film
BBC Play of the Month Cpl. Hill Episode: “Chips with Everything”
Thriller Charlie Draper Episode: “Kill Two Birds”
Softly Softly: Task Force Walters Episode: “Dorothy’s Birthday”
1975–1984 Play for Today Various 8 episodes
1976 Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd Mr. Holroyd Television film
Three Days in Szczecin Workers’ spokesman Television film
1976–1981 When the Boat Comes In Chater

Sid Meek

2 episodes
1977 Eleanor Marx Will Thorne 2 episodes
Warship PO Asdale Episode: “Counter Charge”
Porridge Jarvis Episode: “Final Stretch”
Rising Damp Mr. Brent Episode: “That’s My Boy”
The Dick Emery Show Unknown Episode: #16.2
Target Mike Ansell Episode: “Vandraggers”
BBC2 Play of the Week Max Episode: “The Kitchen”
1978 Hazell Dave Ryman Episode: “Hazell and the Rubber-Heel Brigade”
Holocaust Rudolf Hoess Episode: “Part 4: 1944–1945”
Strangers Roy Stephens Episode: “Right and Wrong”
1979 All Creatures Great and Small Mr. Barratt Episode: “Puppy Love”
Doctor Who Rigg Serial: “Nightmare of Eden”

(3 episodes)

Charlie Muffin Bolton Television film
Two People Len Fletcher 5 episodes
Saint Joan Poulengey Television film
1979–1982 Dick Turpin Captain Nathan Spiker 13 episodes
1980 The Enigma Files Major Mike Clark Episode: “The Full Flying Carpet Treatment”
1980–1985 Minder Alex Brompton
Sir Ronald Bates 		2 episodes
1981 The Gentle Touch Sam Taylor Episode: “Doubt”
BBC2 Playhouse Alf Episode: “The Grudge Fight”
1981–1985 Juliet Bravo Charlie Pendle
Chris Oldham
Colin Bright 		3 episodes
1982 Legacy of Murder Mechanic Episode: “Who Do You Voodoo?”
ITV Playhouse ‘Dogfood’ Dan Milton Episode: “Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy”
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
The Second Part of King Henry VI Duke of Buckingham Television film
The Third Part of King Henry VI Lord Hastings Television film
Richard III Lord Hastings Television film
To the Lighthouse Mr. Trevorrow Television film
Give us a Break Ron Palmer 7 episodes
1984 Crown Court Harry Barber 3 episodes
Moonfleet Elzevir Block 6 episodes
Hallelujah! Brother Benjamin

Bob Scratchitt

8 episodes
1985 Summer Season Leo Lyon Episode: “Urban Jungle”
1986 Sorry! Byron Hadlee Episode: “The Primal Scene, So to Speak”
Love and Marriage Maurice Bannister Episode: “A Walk Under Ladders”
1986–1995 Boon Harry Crawford 93 episodes
1987 Up Line Leon Targett 4 episodes
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
Resort to Murder Sam Penny 4 episodes
Pigeon Summer Uncle Charley TV mini-series
1995–2000 The Bill Laurie Coleman
Mick Davies 		2 episodes
1996 The Vet Gerry Leadbetter Episode: “Out of the Past”
Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson’s… Farmer Episode: “Twelve Angry Men”
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”
2000 Dalziel and Pascoe Jack Turton Episode: “A Sweeter Lazarus”
Heartbeat Matty Lovell Episode: “War Stories”
2001 Where the Heart Is Peter Lampard Episode: “Pound of Flesh”
Hearts and Bones Mr. Rose 2 episodes
Big Bad World Ernest 3 episodes
2002–2007 Doctors Eric Barbar

Jim Young

2 episodes
2004 The Last Detective Jervis Beauchamp Episode: “Benefit to Mankind”
Powers Mike Knowles Episode: “The Future Is Yours”
2004–2009 Holby City Bill Gibbs

Mr Frisby

2 episodes

References

  1. ^ “COLIN DAVID DAKER – HARLOW – ACTOR”. www.checkcompany.co.uk.
  2. ^ “David Daker”. BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ “BBC NEWS – UK – Actor Michael Elphick dies”. 10 September 2002.
  4. ^ “Only Fools and Horses….: No Greater Love”. 9 November 1990. p. 92 – via BBC Genome.
  5. ^ “Porridge – S3 – Episode 6: Final Stretch”. Radio Times. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ “Time Bandits (1981)”. BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ “I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990)”. BFI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.