David Daker
Born: 1935-09-29 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died: 2026-04-30
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Daker was a character actor best known for his role in the popular ITV comedy-drama Boon as Harry Crawford, the entrepreneurial friend of Ken Boon, a fellow former firefighter played by Michael Elphick. He also appeared in Dick Turpin and Doctor Who.
Filmography
2004
- Powers as Mike Knowles
- Benefit to Mankind as Jervis Beauchamp
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Harry Vellacott
1995
- Crown Prosecutor as Ben Campbell
- Resort to Murder as Sam Penny
1992
- Heartbeat as Matty Lovell
1990
- I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle as Desk Sergeant
1989
- The Woman in Black as Josiah Freston
1987
- Up Line as Leon Targett
- The Children of Dynmouth as Mr. Plant
1985
- Urban Jungle as Leo Lyon
1984
- The Bill
- Love and Marriage as Maurice Bannister
- Moonfleet as Elzevir Block
- Z for Zachariah as Father
1983
- Give us a Break as Ron
- To the Lighthouse as Mr. Trevorrow
- Henry VI Part 2 as Duke of Buckingham
- Henry VI Part 1 as Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon
- The Tragedy of Richard III as Lord Hastings
- Henry VI Part 3 as Lord Hastings
- The Last Term
1982
- Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient
- Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy as Dan
1981
- Only Fools and Horses as Tommy Mackay
- Time Bandits as Kevin's Father
- Sorry!
- Hallelujah!
- The Grudge Fight as Alf
- A Room for the Winter as Halliday
1980
- The Gentle Touch
- The Enigma Files as Major Mike Clarke
- The Executioner as Prison Governor
- Chance of a Lifetime as Andy Saville
1979
- Minder as Alex Brompton
- Dick Turpin as Captain Nathan Spiker
- That Summer! as Pub Landlord
- Charlie Muffin as Bolton
- Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden as Rigg
- Light as Batchelor
1978
- All Creatures Great and Small as Mr. Barratt
- Holocaust as Rudolf Hoess
- Strangers as Roy Stephens
- Hazell as Dave Ryman
1977
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Max
- Target as Mike Ansell
- The Kitchen as Max
1976
- Voyage of the Damned as First Officer
- Aces High as Bennett
- Only Looking as Max
- Three Days in Szczecin as Workers' spokesman
1975
- The Hanged Man as Piet Hollander
- Brassneck
- Kill Two Birds as Charlie Draper
- Keep an Eye on Albert as Terry
- Chips with Everything as Corporal Hill
1974
- Playhouse as Alf
- Churchill's People as John Bradwater
- Rising Damp as Mr. Brent
- Porridge as Jarvis
- The Carnforth Practice as John Webb
- The Black Windmill as MI5 Man
- Stardust as Ralph Woods
- Regan as Tusser
- Doctor Who: The Time Warrior as Irongron
1973
- Thriller as Charlie Draper
- Centre Play as Max
- Warship
- O Lucky Man! as Policeman at Accident/Man at Stag Party/Munda's Manservant/Policeman at Tenement
- The Optimists of Nine Elms as Bob Ellis
- If a Man Answers as Peter
1970
- Play for Today as Terry
- UFO as SHADO Guard
1969
- The Main Chance as Jacobson
1967
- ITV Playhouse as 'Dogfood' Dan Milton
1966
- King of the River as Jack Flynn
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Cpl. Hill
1963
- Doctor Who as Irongron
1962
1955
- Dixon of Dock Green as Headmaster