
David Gooderson
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-24 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Lahore, Punjab, British India
Biography
David Richard Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is an Indian-born British actor and writer who has appeared in several television roles.
As well as portraying Davros in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks, 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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)

Doctor Who
1963
as Davros

Bergerac
1981
as Sidney Le Blanc

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Derek Simpkins / Pathologist

Lovejoy
1986
as Cyril Catchpole

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Bert / First Patient

Footballers' Wives
2002
as Minister

Tenko
1981
as Major Sims

The Paradise Club
1989
as Jack Pringle

Cuffs
2015
as Lewis Gardener

Hazell
1978
as Shop Assistant

Mapp & Lucia
1985
as Mr Woolgar

The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
as Bank Clerk

Johnny and the Dead
1995
as Councillor

Codename Icarus
1981
as Maths Teacher
Movies (7)
About David Gooderson
David Richard Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is an Indian-born British actor and writer who has appeared in several television roles. As well as portraying Davros in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks, 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 r… With 21 credits spanning from 1963 to 2021, David Gooderson has appeared in 7 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Gooderson Movies
- Return to Skaro (2021)
- Davros Connections (2007)
- The Doctors: Villains! (2018)
- Claws (1987) — as Lecturer
- Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979) — as Davros
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