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David Daker

David Daker

Known for: Acting

Born 29/09/1935
Died 2026-04-30
Place of birth Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK

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

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Harry Vellacott

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Irongron

1963

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Jim Porteous

1986

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Terry

1970

Heartbeat Series ★ 7,1

Heartbeat

Matty Lovell

1992

Z-Cars Series ★ 7,3

Z-Cars

1962

Z-Cars Series ★ 7,3

Z-Cars

PC Owen Culshaw

1962

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,2

BBC Play of the Month

Cpl. Hill

1965

Minder Series ★ 7,2

Minder

Alex Brompton

1979

Minder Series ★ 7,2

Minder

Sir Ronald Bates

1979

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

'Dogfood' Dan Milton

1967

All Creatures Great and Small Series ★ 7,8

All Creatures Great and Small

Mr. Barratt

1978

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Alf

1974

Only Fools and Horses Series ★ 8,1

Only Fools and Horses

Tommy Mackay

1981

UFO Series ★ 7,7

UFO

SHADO Guard

1970

Dixon of Dock Green Series ★ 6,0

Dixon of Dock Green

Headmaster

1955

Thriller Series ★ 7,0

Thriller

Charlie Draper

1973

Churchill's People Series ★ 5,0

Churchill's People

John Bradwater

1974

Boon Series ★ 5,8

Boon

Harry Crawford

1986

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Max

1977

Centre Play Series ★ 7,0

Centre Play

Max

1973

The Gentle Touch Series ★ 7,2

The Gentle Touch

1980

The Main Chance Series ★ 8,2

The Main Chance

Jacobson

1969

Strangers Series ★ 7,2

Strangers

Roy Stephens

1978

Dick Turpin Series ★ 7,4

Dick Turpin

Captain Nathan Spiker

1979

Target Series ★ 7,0

Target

Mike Ansell

1977

Porridge Series ★ 8,2

Porridge

Jarvis

1974

Rising Damp Series ★ 7,4

Rising Damp

Mr. Brent

1974

Warship Series ★ 6,7

Warship

1973

Holocaust Series ★ 7,3

Holocaust

Rudolf Hoess

1978

Hazell Series ★ 5,2

Hazell

Dave Ryman

1978

Villains Series ★ 7,5

Villains

George

1972

Series ★ 7,0

King of the River

Jack Flynn

1966

The Enigma Files Series ★ 6,0

The Enigma Files

Major Mike Clarke

1980

Sorry! Series ★ 6,2

Sorry!

1981

Powers Series ★ 10,0

Powers

Mike Knowles

2004

Series ★ 9,0

Love and Marriage

Maurice Bannister

1984

Series

Summer Season

Leo Lyon

1985

Time Bandits Film ★ 6,6

Time Bandits

Kevin's Father

1981

Hallelujah! Series ★ 6,2

Hallelujah!

1981

Hallelujah! Series ★ 6,2

Hallelujah!

Brother Benjamin

1981

Series ★ 7,0

The Hanged Man

Piet Hollander

1975

Series ★ 6,0

Crown Prosecutor

Ben Campbell

1995

The Carnforth Practice Series ★ 10,0

The Carnforth Practice

John Webb

1974

Voyage of the Damned Film ★ 6,0

Voyage of the Damned

First Officer

1976

Series ★ 7,0

Resort to Murder

Sam Penny

1995

Give us a Break Series ★ 7,3

Give us a Break

Ron

1983

Britannia Hospital Film ★ 6,2

Britannia Hospital

Guest Patient

1982

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle Film ★ 5,3

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

Desk Sergeant

1990

Aces High Film ★ 5,9

Aces High

Bennett

1976

O Lucky Man! Film ★ 6,8

O Lucky Man!

Policeman at Accident/Man at Stag Party/Munda's Manservant/Policeman at Tenement

1973

The Woman in Black Film ★ 6,9

The Woman in Black

Josiah Freston

1989

Up Line Film

Up Line

Leon Targett

1987

Moonfleet Series ★ 10,0

Moonfleet

Elzevir Block

1984

Brassneck Film ★ 9,0

Brassneck

1975

The Black Windmill Film ★ 6,3

The Black Windmill

MI5 Man

1974

The Tragedy of Richard III Film ★ 8,0

The Tragedy of Richard III

Lord Hastings

1983

Series ★ 9,0

Up Line

Leon Targett

1987

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden Film ★ 6,3

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

Rigg

1979

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior Film ★ 7,4

Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

Irongron

1974

Stardust Film ★ 5,5

Stardust

Ralph Woods

1974

Henry VI Part 1 Film ★ 7,7

Henry VI Part 1

Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon

1983

That Summer! Film ★ 4,9

That Summer!

Pub Landlord

1979

The Optimists of Nine Elms Film ★ 6,7

The Optimists of Nine Elms

Bob Ellis

1973

Regan Film ★ 8,7

Regan

Tusser

1974

Henry VI Part 2 Film ★ 7,5

Henry VI Part 2

Duke of Buckingham

1983

Henry VI Part 3 Film ★ 8,0

Henry VI Part 3

Lord Hastings

1983

Keep an Eye on Albert Film

Keep an Eye on Albert

Terry

1975

Film ★ 3,3

A Room for the Winter

Halliday

1981

Film

Three Days in Szczecin

Workers' spokesman

1976

The Children of Dynmouth Film ★ 5,5

The Children of Dynmouth

Mr. Plant

1987

Only Looking Film

Only Looking

Max

1976

Chance of a Lifetime Film ★ 10,0

Chance of a Lifetime

Andy Saville

1980

To the Lighthouse Film ★ 5,2

To the Lighthouse

Mr. Trevorrow

1983

Charlie Muffin Film ★ 6,4

Charlie Muffin

Bolton

1979

If a Man Answers Film

If a Man Answers

Peter

1973

Film ★ 7,0

Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy

Dan

1982

The Executioner Film ★ 8,0

The Executioner

Prison Governor

1980

Kill Two Birds Film ★ 8,0

Kill Two Birds

Charlie Draper

1975

The Grudge Fight Film

The Grudge Fight

Alf

1981

Chips with Everything Film ★ 8,0

Chips with Everything

Corporal Hill

1975

Z for Zachariah Film ★ 4,6

Z for Zachariah

Father

1984

The Kitchen Film

The Kitchen

Max

1977

Urban Jungle Film

Urban Jungle

Leo Lyon

1985

Benefit to Mankind Film

Benefit to Mankind

Jervis Beauchamp

2004

Light Film ★ 3,5

Light

Batchelor

1979

George Film

George

George

1972

The Last Term Film

The Last Term

1983