David Jason

David Jason is one of those rare performers who makes warmth look effortless. Born in 1940 and shaped by postwar England, he brought genuine human texture to Del Boy, Jack Frost, and Granville, blending comic timing with real tenderness. The knighthood feels less like an honor and more like an inevitability. What strikes me is his range, swinging from broad sitcom to serious drama to cartoon voice work without ever losing his everyman charm. I value actors who spend a lifetime quietly perfecting their craft rather than chasing flash, and Jason is the gold standard of that patient, beloved British tradition.

Name (English)

David Jason

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ジェイソン

Reading

でゔぃっど・じぇいそん

Born

February 2, 1940 (age 86)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

Edmonton, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / autobiographer / comedian / television actor / voice actor

Awards & achievements

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• Knight Bachelor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Jason
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q964329

Tags

• actor
• autobiographer
• comedian

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.