David Gooderson
Born
David Richard Gooderson

(1941-02-24) 24 February 1941
Lahore, British India
(now Pakistan)
OccupationActor

David Richard Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is a British Indian-born English actor and writer who has appeared in several television roles.

Career

As well as portraying Davros, creator of the Daleks in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks,[1] he appeared in episodes of Lovejoy, Mapp & Lucia and A Touch of Frost. Gooderson was also featured on many radio programmes for the BBC, including The Next Programme Follows Almost Immediately with Bill Wallis, David Jason, Denise Coffey and Jonathan Cecil and Huddwinks with Roy Hudd and others. He wrote several plays for stage and radio broadcast, and published several books about Kenneth Grahame.

Gooderson was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, and featured in the cast of the 1964 Footlights revue, Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Tiré à part Bouquiniste
2006 The Dalek Tapes Davros

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Plane Makers Armaton Episode: "Cat Is You, Bird Is Me"
1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder Sidney Telfer Episode: "The Stealer of Marble"
1970 The Adventures of Don Quick 1st Bank Clerk Episode: "People Isn't Everything"
1976 Happy Ever After Mr. Lawton Episode: "Restoration Piece"
1978 Hazell Shop Assistant Episode: "Hazell Meets the First Eleven"
1978 Play of the Week First reporter Episode: "Fairies"
1979 Doctor Who Davros 3 episodes
1981 Bognor Andy 2 episodes
1981 Something in Disguise Doctor Episode: "Jamaica"
1981 Tenko Major Sims Episode: "Shattered Dreams"
1981 Codename Icarus Maths Teacher 2 episodes
1983–1985 Seaview Mr. Shelton 12 episodes
1984–1995 The Bill Various roles 3 episodes
1985 Mapp & Lucia Mr. Woolgar 5 episodes
1986 Bluebell Walker Episode #1.5
1987 Relative Strangers Spencer Episode #2.7
1987 C.A.T.S. Eyes Evans Episode: "Carrier Pigeon"
1987 Sunday Premiere Lecturer Episode: "Claws"
1988 Hannay Ship's Steward Episode: "The Fellowship of the Black Stone"
1988 Bergerac Sidney Le Blanc Episode: "Burnt"
1989 The Paradise Club Jack Pringle 2 episodes
1990 Perfect Scoundrels Priest Episode: "Bad Penny Blues"
1990 London's Burning Funeral Director Episode #3.8
1991 Lovejoy Cyril Catchpole Episode: "Riding in Rollers (1 of 2)"
1991 Murder Most Horrid First Patient 1 episode
1992 True Crimes — Episode: "Knightsbridge Safe Deposit"
1992 Boon Bank Manager Episode: "Walkout"
1992 Rumpole of the Bailey Denver Episode: "Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice"
1992 Second Thoughts Hotel Manager Episode: "Double Booked"
1992–2006 A Touch of Frost Derek Simpkins 18 episodes
1994 Murder Most Horrid Bert 1 episode
1995 Johnny and the Dead Councillor 2 episodes
1995 Searching Mr. Gillespie
2003 Footballers' Wives Minister Episode: "Go for the Overkill"
2004 Casualty Alistair Roberts Episode: "Where There's Life..."
2007 Talk to Me Punter Episode: "The Wedding"
2007 Doctors Stan Holloway 1 episode
2008 Doctor Who Confidential Davros Episode: "Friends and Foe"
2014 Mr. Sloane Mr. Pitman Episode: "It's a Date, Mr. Sloane"
2015 Cuffs Lewis Gardener Episode: "Shakedowns and Stakeouts"
2020 Doctors Albert Pie 1 episode

Writer

Gooderson has also written several books, including a few plays such as The Killing of Mr. Toad and So Great a Crime, based on the true story of Major-General Hector MacDonald.

References

  1. ↑ "David Gooderson". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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