Rudolph Walker
Acting • Born 1939-09-28
Biography
Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his sitcom roles as Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76), Constable Frank Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line (1995–96) and since 2001 as Patrick Trueman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2009, the Rudolph Walker Foundation was established to provide inspirational role models and positive activities that empower young people to overcome the obstacles and build positive futures.
Filmography
69 credits
King Ralph
Movie • 1991
King Mulambon
Wind Versus Polygamy
Movie • 1968
Madu
Carnival!
Movie • 2009
Self
Love Thy Neighbour
Movie • 1973
Bill Reynolds
The Last Giraffe
Movie • 1979
Kamua
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
Movie • 2019
T.Ras Makonnen
Smack and Thistle
Movie • 1991
Churchill
Universal Soldier
Movie • 1972
Mbote
Fable
Movie • 1965
Policeman
Spaghetti House
Movie • 1982
Captain Martin
Pirate Prince
Movie • 1991
Thomas Newton
The Tycoon
Movie • 1968
Major
A Warm December
Movie • 1973
Man (uncredited)
All the Right Noises
Movie • 1970
Gordon
Bhaji on the Beach
Movie • 1993
Leonard Baptiste
10 Rillington Place
Movie • 1971
West Indian
Man About the House
Movie • 1974
Himself
Dockers
Movie • 1999
Bill Morris
The Trouble with 2B
Movie • 1972
Let Him Have It
Movie • 1991
West Indian Driver
The Witches
Movie • 1966
Mark
Girl Stroke Boy
Movie • 1971
Mr. Delaney
The Hope and the Glory
Movie • 1984
Sam
Roadrunner
Movie • 1977
Albert Charles
Big George Is Dead
Movie • 1987
Tony
Playboy of the West Indies
Movie • 1985
Mikey
Elphida
Movie • 1987
Henry
Bitter Harvest
Movie • 1992
John Johnson
Hit for Six
Movie • 2007
Colin Thompson
Doctor Who: The War Games
Movie • 1969
Harper
Ali G Indahouse
Movie • 2002
President Mwepu
Mutiny
Movie • 1999
Voice
Escape From Kampala
Movie • 1991
Kimumwe
Another Day
Movie • 1978
George
Invasion 1897
Movie • 2014
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Movie • 2024
Harper (archive footage)
Black and White in Colour
Movie • 1992
Self
Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
Movie • 2025
On the Buses
TV • 1969
George
EastEnders
TV • 1985
Patrick
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Harper
The Thin Blue Line
TV • 1995
Constable Frank Gladstone
Boohbah
TV • 2003
Bodger and Badger
TV • 1989
Between the Lines
TV • 1992
The Chinese Detective
TV • 1981
Terence Villiers
Mr. Bean
TV • 1990
Invigilator
Lovejoy
TV • 1986
Earl Taylor
The Champions
TV • 1968
A Perfect State
TV • 1997
Love Thy Neighbour
TV • 1972
Bill Reynolds
The Crouches
TV • 2003
Grandpa Langley Crouch
Empire Road
TV • 1978
United!
TV • 1965
Sanctuary
TV • 1967
Paul Temple
TV • 1969
EastEnders
TV • 1985
Patrick Trueman
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
TV • 1973
Kaduna
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
TV • 2024
Self - Interviewed Guest
The Frighteners
TV • 1972
Colonel Soute
The Wednesday Play
TV • 1964
Policeman
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
George
Under And Over
TV • 1971
Club Owner
Theatre 625
TV • 1964
Mr Madu
Scarlett
TV • 1994
Ransom
The Fosters
TV • 1976
Andrew Henderson
For the Greater Good
TV • 1991
Dr Lawrence James