Biography
David Gooderson (born 24 February 1941) is a British actor and writer. Born in Lahore, British India (now Pakistan), he studied at the University of Cambridge, where he was Vice-President of the Footlights and appeared in the 1964 revue Stuff What Dreams Are Made Of.
He is known for playing Davros in the Doctor Who serial Destiny of the Daleks (1979) and the recurring role of pathologist Derek Simpkins in A Touch of Frost (1992–2006). Other television appearances include Lovejoy, Mapp & Lucia, Bergerac, Rumpole of the Bailey and Cuffs. Gooderson has also worked extensively in BBC radio drama and written plays for stage and radio.
