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David Daker
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David Daker

Born 1935 · Bilston, Staffordshire, England, UK · Active 1955–2004

David Daker, an English actor, brings a unique presence to cult cinema with his performances in The Black Windmill (1974) and I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990). In The Black Windmill, he plays a pivotal role that intertwines with the film's espionage narrative, while his work in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle exemplifies the blend of horror and comedy that defines the genre. Daker's contributions to these films highlight the eccentricities of British genre cinema, making him a notable figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle

1990 ★ 5.6
as Desk Sergeant

A motorbike gang kills an occultist with a crossbow during a satanic ritual. An evil spirit inhabits a damaged bike. Noddy is then seen purchasing that very motorcycle for the price of £1100 from a dealer, but he tells Kim he only paid £600. He proceeds to take it home and fix, with his friend, Buzzer, and girlfriend, Kim, the damage caused by the crossbow by replacing the fuel tank. Buzzer steals the petrol cap for "funsies" but then the bike kills him by decapitation. It is revealed to the audience that the vehicle has become a bloodthirsty monster. Noddy goes to the scene of the crime where he meets an inspector who smells like garlic. Later, Noddy has a bad dream that the inspector gives him Buzzer's head in a bag and it talks at him but then he wakes up. Then he goes back to sleep and dreams Buzzer is a poo that jumps in his mouth and starts asking how he is. Noddy wakes up again and is chewing his duvet. Noddy and Kim go to the pub and order a large vodka tonic and a pint of cider. Then ten of the bikers from the beginning come in and shoot the bar with the crossbow. One then offers to show Kim his "chopper" while she is playing pool. She declines, claiming not to have brought her magnifying glass. He then proceeds to unsheathe an axe and attack the pool table and moving onto plates, starting a bar wide brawl of 10 bikers against our protagonists. Kim manages to slip out the front and drive the bike round the back of the pub where Noddy jumps on it from the first floor and then gets shot with a crossbow bolt. They then have Chinese. When Kim orders garlic prawns, the bike goes mad and drives off with her. It takes her under a bridge, throws her off and makes advances on her, until it notices the crucifix around her neck. It drives off back to the pub where Chopper attempts to steal it but the bike stabs him through the leg with a large metal spike, then launches him at some graffiti artists. It then proceeds to exact its revenge on the rest of the gang, decapitating the majority and leaving only Roach with a bolt inserted into his posterior. Noddy then finds out Kim has been taken to hospital where she describes the bike's advances with a hollow look in her eyes. It is then seen that the inspector is looking at some heads. Noddy then goes to a priest, who also has a motorcycle. There is then several crucifix wipes as they travel to the garage where the bike is kept. The priest is sarcastic and does not believe Noddy. Not wanting to be taken into the sunlight, the bike uses its brake lever to sever the priest's fingers. Determining the bike is a vampire, the priest decides to do an exorcism. Believing the bike will come back for Kim, the priest gives her a crucifix and garlic. The priest throws a shuriken at a fly whilst planning the exorcism and exclaims "Right. Let's go kick some bottom!". The vampire bike stops Noddy and the priest on the way home by disabling the bike they are riding, so they decide to call a taxi but instead wait for a bus. It is a race against the sun to get to the vampire bike before nightfall when it will be free to roam once more. During the exorcism, the priest is hit in the head with a wrench and Noddy is blown around the room by a mysterious wind, knocking him into cupboards. The priest is then crucified with a crown of barbed wire. Believing to have successfully vanquished the demon, the priest sprinkles holy water, but that only makes the bike angry, growing spikes and glowing red. Noddy runs off and steals a police motorcycle, dragging the policeman behind him, who is almost run over by the vampire bike. The bike is chased by a police car, while the priest attempts to explain it to the authorities and Kim is washed, having her garlic removed. The bike evades the police by driving vertically down a wall and goes to the hospital to finish off Kim but not before cleaving the tea lady in two. Kim uses her crucifix to scare it away, so it goes after Roach, passing the priest and inspector in the corridor of the hospital. Roach crashes while fleeing and lands in a coffin. He is presumed dead. The bike then goes for Noddy but gets its front wheel stuck in a bridge, giving Noddy the chance to throw it in a river and spit. Thinking he is safe, Noddy has a victory smoke, but the audience sees a red-light under the water. Noddy then sees it and screams and runs around like a lunatic. He hides in a gym, but the bike doesn't take long to find him and start attacking the patrons with its spikes. Noddy then bashes the bike, which feigns death, making everyone feel safe, until it starts throwing people's limbs in the air. The inspector scares it with his smell. The bike manages to trap Noddy against a wall, but is stopped when Noddy turns on a sun bed. Everyone uses their crucifix and/or garlic breath to force it into the light and it melts. Kim asks how much Noddy really spent on the bike and the priest says they are usually reliable. Back in Noddy's workshop, he accidentally cuts his hand and the blood drips onto the bike's old fuel tank which springs open, leaving the audience begging for a sequel. 

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Filmography

86 credits
2000s 2 credits
2004
Benefit to Mankind as Jervis Beauchamp
Movie
2004
Powers as Mike Knowles
TV ★ 10.0
1990s 5 credits
1997
Midsomer Murders as Harry Vellacott
TV ★ 7.5
1995
Crown Prosecutor as Ben Campbell
TV ★ 6.0
1995
Resort to Murder as Sam Penny
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Heartbeat as Matty Lovell
TV ★ 7.2
1990
Movie ★ 5.4
1980s 29 credits
1989
The Woman in Black as Josiah Freston
Movie ★ 6.9
1987
Up Line as Leon Targett
Movie
1987
Movie ★ 5.5
1986
Boon as Harry Crawford
TV ★ 5.8
1986
Casualty as Jim Porteous
TV ★ 6.2
1985
Urban Jungle as Leo Lyon
Movie
1984
Movie ★ 4.6
1984
TV ★ 6.8
1984
Love and Marriage as Maurice Bannister
TV ★ 9.0
1983
Henry VI Part 1 as Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon
Movie ★ 7.7
1983
Henry VI Part 2 as Duke of Buckingham
Movie ★ 7.5
1983
Henry VI Part 3 as Lord Hastings
Movie ★ 8.0
1983
Movie ★ 8.0
1983
Movie
1983
To the Lighthouse as Mr. Trevorrow
Movie ★ 5.2
1983
TV ★ 7.3
1982
Britannia Hospital as Guest Patient
Movie ★ 6.3
1982
Movie ★ 7.0
1981
Time Bandits as Kevin's Father
Movie ★ 6.6
1981
Movie ★ 3.3
1981
Movie
1981
TV ★ 6.3
1981
TV ★ 6.2
1981
Hallelujah! as Brother Benjamin
TV ★ 6.2
1981
Only Fools and Horses as Tommy Mackay
TV ★ 8.1
1980
Chance of a Lifetime as Andy Saville
Movie ★ 10.0
1980
The Executioner as Prison Governor
Movie ★ 8.0
1980
TV ★ 7.2
1980
The Enigma Files as Major Mike Clarke
TV ★ 6.0
1970s 42 credits
1979
Movie ★ 6.3
1979
That Summer! as Pub Landlord
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
Movie ★ 6.4
1979
Light as Batchelor
Movie ★ 3.5
1979
Minder as Alex Brompton
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Minder as Sir Ronald Bates
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Dick Turpin as Captain Nathan Spiker
TV ★ 7.4
1978
TV ★ 7.8
1978
Holocaust as Rudolf Hoess
TV ★ 7.3
1978
Hazell as Dave Ryman
TV ★ 5.2
1978
Strangers as Roy Stephens
TV ★ 7.3
1977
Movie
1977
TV ★ 7.0
1977
Target as Mike Ansell
TV ★ 7.0
1976
Aces High as Bennett
Movie ★ 5.9
1976
Voyage of the Damned as First Officer
Movie ★ 6.0
1976
Movie
1976
Three Days in Szczecin as Workers' spokesman
Movie
1975
Movie ★ 9.0
1975
Movie
1975
Kill Two Birds as Charlie Draper
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Chips with Everything as Corporal Hill
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
The Hanged Man as Piet Hollander
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Movie ★ 6.2
1974
Stardust as Ralph Woods
Movie ★ 5.5
1974
Regan as Tusser
Movie ★ 8.7
1974
Movie ★ 7.4
1974
Porridge as Jarvis
TV ★ 8.1
1974
Rising Damp as Mr. Brent
TV ★ 7.5
1974
TV ★ 7.0
1974
Churchill's People as John Bradwater
TV ★ 5.0
1974
TV ★ 10.0
1973
Movie
1973
Movie ★ 6.7
1973
O Lucky Man! as Policeman at Accident/Man at Stag Party/Munda's Manservant/Policeman at Tenement
Movie ★ 6.8
1973
Thriller as Charlie Draper
TV ★ 6.9
1973
TV ★ 6.7
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1972
George as George
Movie
1972
Villains as George
TV ★ 7.5
1970
UFO as SHADO Guard
TV ★ 7.7
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1960s 7 credits
1969
The Main Chance as Jacobson
TV ★ 8.3
1967
ITV Playhouse as 'Dogfood' Dan Milton
TV ★ 7.0
1966
King of the River as Jack Flynn
TV ★ 7.0
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1963
Doctor Who as Irongron
TV ★ 7.9
1962
TV ★ 7.3
1962
Z-Cars as PC Owen Culshaw
TV ★ 7.3
1950s 1 credit
1955
Dixon of Dock Green as Headmaster
TV ★ 6.0