Posted: 07:19, July 8, 2022 | Updated: 07:50, 8 July 2022
The actor behind the iconic Man from Del Monte commercials has died aged 91 after a long battle with cancer. Brian Jackson is best known for starring in more than 25 commercials in 32 countries from the 1980s to the early 2000s as a white-suited fruit inspector with a Panama hat who buys only the best juice. The long-running TV campaign always used the tagline: “The man from Del Monte, says yes.” Jackson joins a select group, including the Milkybar Kid, the Cadbury’s Flake lady, the Gold Blend couple and the Volkswagen girl, who have left a lasting impression on viewers’ memories. The veteran actor died peacefully at his home in London’s West End on Saturday, July 2, 2022 with his wife and youngest daughter by his side after a long battle with prostate cancer. Brian Jackson is best known for starring in more than 25 commercials in 32 countries from the 1980s to the early 2000s as a white-suited fruit inspector with a Panama hat who buys only the best juice The long-running TV campaign used the tagline: “The man from Del Monte, says yes.” Jackson is portrayed as the man from Del Monte in one of the campaign’s TV ads Joe Jackson’s youngest daughter said: “Advertising paid for our place to live and my education, which I’m very grateful for. “He also bought a yellow Jaguar with the money from one of the adverts because it reminded him of bananas. He was very funny, had the most amazing jokes and was a thespian to the end.” Born in Bolton, Lancashire in April 1931, Jackson enjoyed a long acting career on stage and screen. Starting out as a Royal Navy press photographer, he later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon and then began producing plays across London. Born in Bolton, Lancashire in April 1931, Jackson enjoyed a long acting career on stage and screen. Starting out as a Royal Navy press photographer, he later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon and then began producing plays across London. Jackson is portrayed as the man from Del Monte in one of the campaign’s TV ads Jackson is depicted in The Great Beast. He died on Saturday July 2, 2022 after a battle with cancer Jackson starred alongside icons Roger Moore and Ginger Rogers and appeared in several films including Return of the Pink Panther with Peter Sellers and Burt Kwouk and The Heroes of Telemark with Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris. He also starred in Some like it Cool, Michael Winner’s first skin flick. Jackson voiced and appeared in hundreds of documentaries, films and TV commercials and was a regular on BBC radio drama. He also played cricket with his team, the Stage Cricket Club, for more than 50 years, playing his last winning match at the age of 88.
