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David Jason

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Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as David Jason, is an English actor. He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the drama series A Touch of Frost, Granville in the sitcoms Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours, and Pop Larkin in the comedy drama series The Darling Buds of May, as well as voicing several cartoon characters, including Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, the BFG in the 1989 film of the same name, and the title characters of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula. In September 2006, Jason had topped the poll to find TV's 50 Greatest Stars, as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Jason is the 5,830th most popular actor (down from 5,144th in 2019), the 4,553rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,907th in 2019) and the 668th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, David Jason ranks 5,830 out of 13,578. Before him are Vladimir Ilyin, Samantha Bond, Ki Hong Lee, Ned Luke, Azra Akın, and Mary Kay Place. After him are Beth Grant, Néstor Pitana, John Kitzmiller, Domhnall Gleeson, Samantha Morton, and Della Reese.

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Among people born in 1940, David Jason ranks 476. Before him are Varsha Adalja, Joe Torre, Richard Corben, Roy Thomas, Pauline Collins, and Sharad Pawar. After him are Van McCoy, Juozas Budraitis, Jutta Heine, Marcel Aubour, Marshall Berman, and Manfred Manglitz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Jason ranks 4,554 out of 8,785. Before him are Barbara Burke (1917), John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), Robbie Fowler (1975), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Joseph Wedderburn (1882), and Sam Houser (1972). After him are Henry Lincoln (1930), A. V. Dicey (1835), Martin Litchfield West (1937), Samantha Morton (1977), Stephen Leacock (1869), and George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, David Jason ranks 668. Before him are Michael Crawford (1942), Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986), Timothy West (1934), Greg Wise (1966), Pauline Collins (1940), and Samantha Bond (1961). After him are Samantha Morton (1977), Phoebe Dynevor (1995), Richard Haydn (1905), Kenneth More (1914), James Robertson Justice (1907), and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983).

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