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Sir David John White, known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, television presenter and producer. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC comedy series sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Detective Inspector Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost, Granville in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows and the title characters of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. His last original appearance as Del Boy was in 2014, while Jason retired his role as Frost in 2010.
Birth Name
David John White
Born
Friday, 02 February 1940
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Granville | 2023 |
| The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration | Self | 2022 |
| The Lancaster Bomber at 80 | Self - Narrator | 2021 |
| Victoria Wood: The Secret List | Self | 2020 |
| Flying for Britain with David Jason | Self | 2020 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Britain's Favourite Detective | DI Jack Frost | 2020 |
| David Jason's Great British Inventions | Himself - Presenter | 2020 |
| David Jason: Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Self - Presenter / Self | 2019 |
| What We Were Watching | Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter / Don Vincenzo Occhetti | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Granville | 2023 |
| The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration | Self | 2022 |
| The Lancaster Bomber at 80 | Self - Narrator | 2021 |
| Victoria Wood: The Secret List | Self | 2020 |
| Flying for Britain with David Jason | Self | 2020 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Britain's Favourite Detective | DI Jack Frost | 2020 |
| David Jason's Great British Inventions | Himself - Presenter | 2020 |
| David Jason: Planes, Trains & Automobiles | Self - Presenter / Self | 2019 |
| What We Were Watching | Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter / Don Vincenzo Occhetti | 2018 |
| The Greatest TV Moments of All Time | Del Boy | 2018 |
| David Jason's Secret Service | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| The Story of... Only Fools and Horses.... | Self | 2017 |
| David Jason: My Life on Screen | Del boy Trotter / Self - Granville / Self | 2017 |
| World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys | Self - Presenter / Self / Presenter | 2016 |
| Too Much TV | Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter - Only Fools and Horses | 2016 |
| Pip Ahoy! | Skipper / Pasty / Mr. Morris / Mouse Pirate / Albie Tross / Cyril | 2014 |
| Porridge: Inside Out | Self - Narrator | 2014 |
| My Morphing Life | Self | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Granville | 2013 |
| Britain's Secret Homes | Self | 2013 |
| Faith Hollywood TV | Self - Special Guest | 2012 |
| The Royal Bodyguard | Guy Hubble / Captain Guy Hubble | 2011 |
| The A to Z of Crime | Self | 2011 |
| Come Rain Come Shine | Don Mitchell | 2010 |
| David Jason: Battle of Britain | Self - Presenter | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Peter Barnes / Comedy Role | 2009 |
| Albert's Memorial | Harry | 2009 |
| Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut | Self | 2009 |
| Top of the Cops | Self / DI 'Jack' Frost | 2009 |
| Touched by Frost: Goodbye Jack | Self / Insp. Jack Frost | 2009 |
| The Color of Magic | Rincewind | 2008 |
| David Jason: Frost and Me | Self | 2008 |
| Hogfather | Albert | 2006 |
| The Whole Hog: Making Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' | Self | 2006 |
| TV's 50 Greatest Stars | Self | 2006 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Prehistoric Park | Narrator | 2006 |
| Ghostboat | Jack Hardy | 2006 |
| Little Einsteins | Additional Voices | 2005 |
| The Green Green Grass | Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter | 2005 |
| Rough Diamond | Des | 2005 |
| The Apprentice UK | Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter | 2005 |
| The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments | Self | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Del Boy | 2004 |
| The Second Quest | Dave | 2004 |
| Comedy Connections | Self / Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter / Comedy Role | 2003 |
| Micawber | Wilkins Micawber | 2001 |
| I Love 1980's | Danger Mouse | 2001 |
| Dora the Explorer | The Echo Bush (UK Dub) | 2000 |
| All the King's Men | Captain Frank Beck / Capt. Frank Beck | 1999 |
| Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer | (voice) | 1998 |
| March in Windy City | Steven March | 1998 |
| The Snow Queen | Eric | 1995 |
| The Legends of Treasure Island | Additional Voices | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | DI Frost / D.I. Frost / Insp. Jack Frost / DI Jack Frost / Insp Jack Frost | 1992 |
| Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime | Hugo / Interpoll / Count Duckula / (voice) / Danger Mouse | 1991 |
| The Darling Buds of May | Pop Larkin | 1991 |
| Single Voices | Vernon Duxley | 1990 |
| The BFG | The BFG (voice) / The BFG | 1989 |
| Screen One | Billy Mac | 1989 |
| A Bit of a Do | Ted Simcock | 1989 |
| Count Duckula | Count Duckula / Pierre / Belvadere / Landlord / Peasant / Boy / Morris the Strongman / Commodore / (voice) / Burt / Crow's Nest Penguin / Duckula / Servant / Count Duckula's Previous Incarnations / The Archduck McGanza / Den / Deputy / Bar Patron #3 / Deckhand #1 / Bystander #2 / Dr. Potson / Junior / Loch Ness Monster #2 / Oddbeak / Mr Nouveau-Riche / Mrs. Shooshboomer / Norm / Oid #2 / Cute Bunny #1 / Cute Bunny #2 / Police Chief / Pub Landlord / Shopkeeper / Swede / Potato / Cucumber / TownHall Chairman / Villager #1 / Towser / Wilberforce / Wimpy Lawyer / Monsieur Hercules Parrot | 1988 |
| Porterhouse Blue | Skullion | 1987 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Toad / Chief Weasel / Billy Rabbit | 1984 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Toad | 1983 |
| Dramarama | Mr. Stabs | 1983 |
| Danger Mouse | Danger Mouse / The Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Count Duckula / Timberwolf / Stag / Professor Von Squakenkluck / Buggles Pigeon / Princess Svetlana / Frog / Host of This Was Your Life / FBI Guy / Dudley Poyson / Don Coyote / Monster / Chief Ant person / Arab | 1981 |
| Only Fools and Horses | Del Boy / Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter / Don Vincenzo Occhetti | 1981 |
| Children In Need | Self | 1980 |
| Blankety Blank | Himself | 1978 |
| Give Us a Clue | Self - Panellist | 1979 |
| The Odd Job | The Odd Job Man | 1978 |
| The Water Babies | (voice) / Cyril the Walrus | 1978 |
| Wombling Free | Womble | 1977 |
| A Sharp Intake of Breath | Peter Barnes | 1977 |
| Lucky Feller | Shorty Mepstead | 1976 |
| Open All Hours | Granville | 1976 |
| Royal Flash | The Mayor / Mayor | 1975 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs | Edgar Briggs | 1974 |
| Porridge | Blanco | 1974 |
| Doctor at Sea | Manuel Sanchez | 1974 |
| 7 of 1 | Granville | 1973 |
| White Cargo | Albert Toddey | 1973 |
| His Lordship Entertains | Dithers - the gardener | 1972 |
| Under Milk Wood | Nogood Boyo | 1972 |
| Doctor at Large | The Toad / Mr. Bligh | 1971 |
| Six Dates with Barker | Clive | 1971 |
| My Partner the Ghost | Abel | 1969 |
| Counterstrike | Taffy Sadler | 1969 |
| Doctor in the House | Mr. Drobnic | 1969 |
| Galton and Simpson Comedy | Gordon | 1969 |
| Hark at Barker | Dithers / Dithers - the gardener / Piano player / Foghorn | 1969 |
| Oh! What a Lovely War | Sergeant | 1969 |
| Do Not Adjust Your Set | Various Characters / Various / Captain Fantastic | 1967 |
| Softly Softly | Smith | 1966 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Quentin | 1961 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Second Quest | 2004 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Still Open All Hours | 2013 |
| The Royal Bodyguard | 2011 |
| Come Rain Come Shine | 2010 |
| Albert's Memorial | 2009 |
| The Color of Magic | 2008 |
| Ghostboat | 2006 |
| Rough Diamond | 2005 |
| March in Windy City | 1998 |
| A Touch of Frost | 1992 |
