David Jackson

Acting

David Jackson

Born July 15, 1934 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Died July 25, 2005 · aged 71

David Jackson was a Liverpool born actor best known for his role as Gan in the cult BBC sci-fi drama Blake's 7.

Known For

The Big SleepThe Big Sleep · 1978
The Big Sleep
5.81978
MovieCrimeMystery
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Blood from the Mummy's TombBlood from the Mummy's Tomb · 1971
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
5.51971
MovieHorror
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.
MadhouseMadhouse · 1974
Madhouse
6.21974
MovieHorrorMystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
10 Rillington Place10 Rillington Place · 1971
10 Rillington Place
7.31971
MovieCrimeThriller
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
BreakoutBreakout · 1984
Breakout
9.01984
MovieFamilyAdventure
Two boys are kidnapped by three escaping convicts and the relationship which develops between captor and captured brings out the good side of the most dangerous criminal's character.
Unman, Wittering and ZigoUnman, Wittering and Zigo · 1971
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
6.81971
MovieMysteryThriller
A new schoolteacher learns that the previous teacher was killed by his students, and he fears the same fate will befall him.
Blake's 7: The BeginningBlake's 7: The Beginning · 1985
Blake's 7: The Beginning
9.01985
MovieScience FictionDrama
In the far future, freedom fighter Roj Blake, framed by the all-powerful but corrupt Galactic Federation, escapes his captors from his sentence to a harsh penal colony and, helped by a handful of fellow convicts and armed with a superbly-equipped alien spaceship, sets about restoring freedom to the galaxy.
Killer's MoonKiller's Moon · 1978
Killer's Moon
5.01978
MovieHorrorCrime
Four mental patients - who, due to unauthorized experiments, believe they're living in a dream and have shed all moral imperatives - escape and find their way to the nearest bus-load of stranded schoolgirls.

Filmography

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Only Fools and HorsesOnly Fools and Horses · 1981
Only Fools and Horses
8.11981
SeriesComedy
Only Fools and Horses.... Is a British sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally transmitted on BBC One from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until 2003. In working-class Peckham in south-east London, ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter and his younger half-brother Rodney, explore their highs and lows in life, in particular their attempts to get rich. Initially not an immediate hit and receiving little promotion early on, it later achieved consistently high ratings, and the 1996 episode "Time on Our Hands" (originally billed as the series finale) holds the record for the biggest UK audience for a sitcom episode, attracting 24.3 million viewers. The series bears a significant influence on British culture, contributing several words and phrases to the English language.

Brendan O'Shaughnessy

Rockliffe's BabiesRockliffe's Babies · 1987
Rockliffe's Babies
5.81987
SeriesCrimeDrama
Rockliffe's Babies is a British television police procedural devised by Richard O'Keefe, and starring Ian Hogg as maverick Detective Sergeant Alan Rockliffe, who is assigned to train seven young recruits to the CID, all fresh out of uniform. Under his irascible guidance, it is hoped that they will blossom into full-blown detectives. But Rockliffe is human – so human that he makes more mistakes than the 'Babies' he's supposed to be training. A follow-up series, Rockliffe's Folly, follows Rockliffe through his relocation to Wessex, dealing with rural crimes as part of a new team of investigators. The seven episode third series proved to be the last, with many citing a change in the programme's formula for the heavy ratings decline. Many viewers stated that the success of the two Babies series came not from Rockliffe himself, but from the popular ensemble cast.

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