
Actor
David Gooderson
Born 1941 · Lahore, Punjab, British India
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.
Acting

Doctor Who
Davros · 1963

A Touch of Frost
Derek Simpkins · 1992

Lovejoy
Cyril Catchpole · 1986

Cuffs
Lewis Gardener · 2015

Tenko
Major Sims · 1981

Fairies
First Reporter · 1978

Bergerac
Sidney Le Blanc · 1981

Murder Most Horrid
Bert · 1991

Mapp & Lucia
Mr Woolgar · 1985

Footballers' Wives
Minister · 2002

The Paradise Club
Jack Pringle · 1989

Doctor Who: Risen
Davros (voice) · 2021

Johnny and the Dead
Councillor · 1995

Codename Icarus
Maths Teacher · 1981

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks
Davros · 1979

Hazell
Shop Assistant · 1978

The Adventures of Don Quick
Bank Clerk · 1970

Claws
Lecturer · 1987