David Daker appeared in two Doctor Who stories: as Irongron in The Time Warrior and Captain Rigg in Nightmare of Eden. He also voiced Gilbrook in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Creatures of Beauty.
He is best known for playing PC Culshaw in police drama Z-Cars and Harry Crawford in Boon. His other television appearances included roles on UFO, Dixon of Dock Green, Churchill's People, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Porridge, All Creatures Great and Small, Coronation Street and The Bill.