Actor

David Daker

September 29, 1935 · 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.

Notable work

6.6
Time Bandits (1981)
as Kevin's Father
7.9
Doctor Who (1963)
as Irongron
7.5
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Harry Vellacott
8.1
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
as Tommy Mackay

Often works with

Malcolm McDowell
4 titles together
O Lucky Man!, Aces High, Voyage of the Damned
Peter Vaughan
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Porridge
David Warner
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Holocaust
Ralph Richardson
2 titles together
Time Bandits, O Lucky Man!
Jim Broadbent
2 titles together
Time Bandits, Only Fools and Horses
Peter Davison
2 titles together
Doctor Who, All Creatures Great and Small

Full filmography · 83

Powers
as Mike Knowles
2004
Midsomer Murders
as Harry Vellacott
19977.5
Resort to Murder
as Sam Penny
1995
Crown Prosecutor
as Ben Campbell
1995
Heartbeat
as Matty Lovell
19927.2
Casualty
as Jim Porteous
19866.2
Boon
as Harry Crawford
1986
The Bill
cast
19846.8
Moonfleet
as Elzevir Block
1984
Love and Marriage
as Maurice Bannister
1984
Give us a Break
as Ron
1983
Only Fools and Horses
as Tommy Mackay
19818.1