David Janson
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| David Janson | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Janson 30 March 1950 Gravesend, Kent, England |
David Janson (born 30 March 1950 in Gravesend, Kent) is an English actor whose stage debut was in Oliver in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 with a Midsummer Night's Dream and appeared as the young boy (during Ringo's walk) in The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.
He also replaced Richard Gibson as the Gestapo officer Herr Otto Flick in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! 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, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Brush Strokes, T-Bag Strikes Again, Ever Decreasing Circles, Keeping Up Appearances, Get Some In! and The Upper Hand.
David was married to actress Debbie Arnold (who played April Branning in soap opera Eastenders) for 13 years and divorced her in 2002.
The couple have two daughters, Hollyoaks actress Ciara Janson 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 and his wife that of his wife Sharon
[edit] Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 to 1978 | Get Some In! | Ken Richardson |
| 1992 to 1995 | Keeping Up Appearances | Michael the Postman |
