Uncle Albert Uncle Albert Albert Gladstone Trotter, better known as Uncle Albert, was a fictional character in the BBC sitcom "Only Fools and Horses". He was introduced during the fourth series as a replacement for the character of Grandad due to the sudden death of Lennard Pearce in 1984. He was portrayed by Buster Merryfield. Albert was born on 19 November 1920 on Tobacco Road in London, close to the Docks, where he lived with his brothers Edward, George, and Jack. Albert joined the Royal Navy in 1937, aged 17, and two years later was called to action following the outbreak of
David Jason Father Christmas in "Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer", Rola Polar in "The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey", "Angelmouse", and did voices in animated films including "Wombling Free" and "The Water Babies". In 1981, Jason found his most popular role, Del Boy Trotter in the BBC situation comedy "Only Fools and Horses", created by John Sullivan. Del-Boy is a wide-boy who makes a dubious living in Peckham, south London, trading in shoddy, stolen, and counterfeit goods. He is assisted by his brother Rodney (played by Nicholas Lyndhurst) and Grandad (played by Lennard Pearce) and, in later episodes, Uncle Albert (played