Don Warrington

Profile

Don Warrington

Acting

Born 1951-05-23

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Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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).

Filmography

71 credits across movies and TV

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

1994 · Commander Blinks

Futureshock: Comet

Futureshock: Comet

2008 · General Harris

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2000 · Prison Officer Ian Goslet

The Lion of Africa

The Lion of Africa

1987 · Henry Piggot

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

1996 · Self

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)

The Last Giraffe

The Last Giraffe

1979 · Peter Mwenga

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996 · Voltimand

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1980 · Philip Smith

Babymother

Babymother

1998 · Luther

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

1999 · Preacher (Steal Away)

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

2006 · First Sergeant

Fat Slags

Fat Slags

2004 · General Secretary

The Trick

The Trick

1997 · The Magic Man

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

1999 · Preacher (segment "Steal Away")

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Bloodbath at the House of Death

1984 · Stephen Wilson

Borderland

Borderland

1988 · Josh

The Ark

The Ark

2015 · Paul

The Glass Man

The Glass Man

2011 · Anton

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

2010 · Chief Superintendent

Still We Thrive

Still We Thrive

2022

King Lear

King Lear

2016 · King Lear

You, Me and Him

You, Me and Him

2018 · Charles

8 ½ Women

8 ½ Women

1999 · Simon

Manilla Envelopes

Manilla Envelopes

2006 · Battersea Gazette Paper Boss

The Toys That Made Christmas

The Toys That Made Christmas

2011 · Self - Child of the '60s

Club Havana

Club Havana

1975 · Dave

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1975 · Albert Sharpe II

Night Shift

Night Shift

Don

On Christmas Night

On Christmas Night

2016 · Himself

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

2000 · Self

Camping

Camping

1990

God, Smell and Her

God, Smell and Her

2009

Expresso

Expresso

2007 · Mr Jones

Believe Nothing

Believe Nothing

2002 · Chairman

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1974 · Philip

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986 · Felix

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

2009

The Crouches

The Crouches

2003 · Bailey

Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf

1988 · Commander Binks

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

1997

CI5: The New Professionals

CI5: The New Professionals

1999

New Street Law

New Street Law

2006

Manchild

Manchild

2002 · Patrick

Between the Covers

Between the Covers

2020 · Self

Backup

Backup

1995

Triangle

Triangle

1981 · Alan Lansing

New Street Law

New Street Law

2006 · Judge Ken Winyard

London

London

2004 · Ignatius Sancho

Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows

2014 · CS Harley Drayton

The Mysteries

The Mysteries

1985 · Angel Gabriel

The Five

The Five

2016 · Ray Kenwood

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001 · Gideon Barclay

To Play the King

To Play the King

1993 · Graham Gaunt

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

2011 · Selwyn Patterson

Henry IX

Henry IX

2017 · Gilbert

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 · Mr.Präsident

Casualty

Casualty

1986 · Trevor

Going Postal

Going Postal

2010 · Priest of Offler

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

2000 · Hari Ben Karim

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

2009 · Readings (voice)

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011 · Self - Participant

The Seventh Scroll

The Seventh Scroll

1999 · Colonel Nogo

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

2003 · Self

Beyond Paradise

Beyond Paradise

2023 · Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

1985 · Nigel Beaumont

BBC Comedy Feeds

BBC Comedy Feeds

2012 · Dad

Chiller

Chiller

1995 · John Meybourne

Remembers…

Remembers…

2022 · Self

M.I. High

M.I. High

2007 · Bodleian / Crime

The XYY Man

The XYY Man

1976 · Jomo Ibbon