Editing David Jason (section)

{{Short description|British actor (born 1940)}}{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{redirects|David John White|the cricketer|David White (New Zealand cricketer)}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = [[Sir]]
| name               = David Jason
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=GBR|OBE}}
| image              = David Jason millies (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Jason in 2012
| birth_name         = David John White
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1940|2|2}}
| birth_place        = [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[Middlesex]], England
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1963–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Gill Hinchcliffe|30 November 2005}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/david-jason-marries-in-secret-1094299|title=David Jason marries in secret|date=1 December 2005|website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
| partner            = [[Myfanwy Talog]] (1977–1995; her death)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/sir-david-jason-myfanwy-talog-6175249|title=Sir David Jason opens up on tragic romance with Welsh actress|first1=Sion|last1=Morgan|date=13 October 2013|website=WalesOnline}}</ref>
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Arthur White (actor)|Arthur White]] (brother)
}}

'''Sir David John White''' (born 2 February 1940<ref>{{Who's Who | title=Jason, Sir David | year = 2020 | id = U21864}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = David Jason | url = https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16c38d9 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160513194338/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16c38d9 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 May 2016 | publisher = British Film Institute | access-date = 14 January 2021}}</ref>), known professionally as '''David Jason''', is an English actor. He has played [[Del Boy|Derek "Del Boy" Trotter]] in the sitcom ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', Detective Inspector [[Jack Frost (detective)|Jack Frost]] in the drama series ''[[A Touch of Frost]],'' [[Granville (Open All Hours)|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 (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'', as well as voicing several cartoon characters, including [[Mr. Toad]] in ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1983 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'', the [[The BFG|BFG]] in the [[The BFG (1989 film)|1989 film of the same name]], and the title characters of ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'' and ''[[Count Duckula]]''.

In September 2006, Jason had topped the poll to find [[TV's 50 Greatest Stars]], as part of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s [[ITV 50|50th anniversary celebrations]].<ref name="TV's 50 greatest stars">{{cite web|url=http://www.bradleywalsh.co.uk/tv-tvs-50-greatest-stars.php|title=David Jason|publisher=bradleywalsh.co.uk|date=9 September 2006|access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref> He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 2005 for services to acting and comedy. Jason has won four [[British Academy Television Awards]] (BAFTAs), (1988, 1991, 1997, 2003), four [[National Comedy Awards|British Comedy Awards]] (1990, 1992, 1997, 2001) and seven [[National Television Awards]] (1996 twice, 1997, 2001 twice, 2002 and 2011).