ACTOR · FROM TRINIDAD, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Don Warrington
Born 1951 · 75 years old65 credits since 1972
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ABOUT DON
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born23 May 1951
BirthplaceTrinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Known forActing
On Cineora31 of 65 titles
Known for
The titles people know Don from.
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SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 31
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- Doctor WhoIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1972
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 7.4 on average
Seriesas Commissioner Selwyn Patterson · 1 episode
The 2010s
13 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Charles
as Gilbert · 3 episodes
as King Lear
Seriesas Ray Kenwood · 4 episodes
Movieas Paul
Seriesas CS Harley Drayton · 4 episodes
Night Shift
Not on Cineoraas Don
BBC Comedy Feeds
Not on Cineoraas Dad · 1 episode
The 2000s
19 titles · IMDb 6.5 on averageThe Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
Not on Cineoraas Readings (voice) · 1 episode
Series1 episode
Movieas General Harris
as Mr Jones
Seriesas Marcus Harding · 1 episode
Seriesas Bodleian / Crime · 1 episode
as Judge Ken Winyard · 13 episodes
The 1990s
14 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Preacher (Steal Away)
1 episode
Seriesas Colonel Nogo · 2 episodes
Movieas Simon
as Luther
Seriesas Willard Pembroke · 1 episode
as The Magic Man
Movieas Voltimand
The 1980s
10 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Josh
Seriesas Commander Binks · 1 episode
as Henry Piggot
Seriesas Trevor · 7 episodes
Seriesas Felix · 1 episode
as Angel Gabriel · 3 episodes
as Nigel Beaumont · 18 episodes
Movieas Stephen Wilson
The 1970s
8 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average
as Peter Mwenga
as Jomo Ibbon · 2 episodes
as Dave
as Albert Sharpe II
Against the Crowd
Not on Cineoraas Albert Sharpe II · 1 episode
Seriesas Philip · 28 episodes
Second City Firsts
Not on Cineoraas Dave · 1 episode
as Henry Vaughan · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Don’s titles.
Rufus SewellHamlet and Arabian Nights
David TennantDoctor Who and You, Me and Him
Jamie BamberBeyond Paradise and Law & Order: UK
Frances de la TourRising Damp and Rising Damp
Gemma JonesYou, Me and Him and Trial & Retribution
Jim CarterArabian Nights and Tube Tales
Nicholas FarrellHamlet and To Play the King
Danny John-JulesRed Dwarf and M.I. High
