Birth of David Jason
Birth of David Jason, born David John White
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Jason Biography and Timeline
Follow David Jason through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
David Jason, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1940–2006Years on this page
1940
1981
Only Fools and Horses
Derek Del-Boy Trotter in the BBC situation comedy Only Fools and Horses (created by John Sullivan)
1992
Touch of Frost
1st appears in "A Touch of Frost"
1993
OBE
David Jason is made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2005
Knighthood
Knighted for services to acting
2006
TVs Greatest Stars
Voted by the general public as number 1 in ITVs poll of TVs Greatest Stars
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.