ACTOR
Don Warrington
Known for Doctor Who · Death in Paradise · Casualty
Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series Death in Paradise (2011–present).
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- Born
- May 23, 1951
- Birthplace
- Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams) is a Trinidadian-born British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series Death in Paradise (2011–present).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Carbon CopyAlbert Sharpe II
1975
Club HavanaDave
1975
The Last GiraffePeter Mwenga
1979
Rising DampPhilip Smith
1980
Bloodbath at the House of DeathStephen Wilson
1984
The Lion of AfricaHenry Piggot
1987
BorderlandJosh
1988
Camping
1990
Red Dwarf: Smeg UpsCommander Blinks
1994NS
Number SixJohn Meybourne
1995
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard RossiterSelf
1996
HamletVoltimand
1996
The TrickThe Magic Man
1997
BabymotherLuther
1998
8 ½ WomenSimon
1999
Tube TalesPreacher (Steal Away)
1999Tube TalesPreacher (segment "Steal Away")
1999
LighthousePrison Officer Ian Goslet
2000
The Unforgettable Leonard RossiterSelf
2000
Fat SlagsGeneral Secretary
2004
Land of the BlindFirst Sergeant
2006
Manilla EnvelopesBattersea Gazette Paper Boss
2006
ExpressoMr Jones
2007
Futureshock: CometGeneral Harris
2008
God, Smell and Her
2009
It's a Wonderful AfterlifeChief Superintendent
2010
Going Postal 2in1Priest
2011
The Glass ManAnton
2011
The Toys That Made ChristmasSelf - Child of the '60s
2011NS
Night ShiftDon
2014
The ArkPaul
2015
King LearKing Lear
2016OC
On Christmas NightHimself
2016
You, Me and HimCharles
2018
Still We Thrive
2022
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a RoyalSelf - Narrator (voice)
2023Television
Six Days of JusticeHenry Vaughan · 1 eps
1972SC
Second City FirstsDave · 1 eps
1973
Rising DampPhilip · 28 eps
1974AT
Against the CrowdAlbert Sharpe II · 1 eps
1975
The XYY ManJomo Ibbon · 2 eps
1976
TriangleAlan Lansing · 26 eps
1981
C.A.T.S. EyesNigel Beaumont · 18 eps
1985
The MysteriesAngel Gabriel · 3 eps
1985
CasualtyTrevor · 7 eps
1986
LovejoyFelix · 1 eps
1986
Red DwarfCommander Binks · 1 eps
1988
To Play the KingGraham Gaunt · 4 eps
1993
Backup1 eps
1995
ChillerJohn Meybourne · 1 eps
1995
Trial & RetributionWillard Pembroke · 1 eps
1997
CI5: The New Professionals1 eps
1999
The Seventh ScrollColonel Nogo · 2 eps
1999
Arabian NightsHari Ben Karim · 2 eps
2000
Waking the DeadGideon Barclay · 2 eps
2001
Believe NothingChairman · 4 eps
2002
ManchildPatrick · 15 eps
2002
Grumpy Old MenSelf · 14 eps
2003
The CrouchesBailey · 12 eps
2003L
LondonIgnatius Sancho · 3 eps
2004
Doctor WhoMr.Präsident · 1 eps
2005
New Street LawJudge Ken Winyard · 13 eps
2006
LewisMarcus Harding · 1 eps
2007
M.I. HighBodleian / Crime · 1 eps
2007
Law & Order: UK1 eps
2009TA
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own WordsReadings (voice) · 1 eps
2009
Going PostalPriest of Offler · 2 eps
2010
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
Death in ParadiseSelwyn Patterson · 120 eps
2011BC
BBC Comedy FeedsDad · 1 eps
2012
Chasing ShadowsCS Harley Drayton · 4 eps
2014
The FiveRay Kenwood · 4 eps
2016
Henry IXGilbert · 3 eps
2017
Between the CoversSelf · 1 eps
2020
Remembers…Self · 1 eps
2022
Beyond ParadiseCommissioner Selwyn Patterson · 1 eps
2023
Policing ParadiseSelf - Narrator · 16 eps
2025Photos
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