David Janson (born David Jackson, 30 March 1950) is an English actor and theatre director whose stage debut was in ''

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'' in 1962. He joined the

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in 1963 in ''

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'' and appeared as the young boy (during Ringo's walk) in

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film '' A Hard Day's Night'' (billed as "David Jaxon").

Notable roles

Janson became well known for his role as Jimmy Harker in the 1960s British soap opera '' The Newcomers''. He later starred in the sitcom ''

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''. He also replaced Richard Gibson as the Gestapo officer

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in the BBC sitcom ''

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'' in its final 1992 series, after playing Adolf Hitler's double in an episode of series 8. He has also appeared in a variety of other roles including in '' Softly, Softly'', '' Doomwatch'', '' Jason King'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' T-Bag Strikes Again'', ''

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'', the postman in '' Keeping Up Appearances'', '' The Upper Hand'' and ''Don't Rock the Boat''. In 2019 he directed the stage show ''Hormonal Housewives''.

Personal life

David was married to actress

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, who played

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in the

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soap opera ''

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'' for a few months during 1996. Her character was the sister of Carol Jackson, plus Suzy,

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, Jack and Derek Branning. They were married for 13 years, divorcing in 2002. The couple have two daughters, '' Hollyoaks'' actress

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and younger sister Talia Janson. They both worked on the Streamline English as a Foreign Language video series. He played the role of Kevin Smith, with Arnold playing his wife Sharon Smith.

Television roles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Janson, David 1950 births Living people English male television actors People from Gravesend, Kent People from Clapham Male actors from London Male actors from Kent 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Royal Shakespeare Company members British male comedy actors