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Biography
Don Warrington MBE 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). His son, Jake Fairbrother, is also an actor.
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Awards & recognition
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography28 titles
Red Dwarf
1988as Commander Binks
1988as Commander Binks
King Lear
2016as King Lear
2016as King Lear
To Play the King
1993as Graham Gaunt
1993as Graham Gaunt
Inspector Lewis
2006as Marcus Harding
2006as Marcus Harding
Doctor Who
2005as Mr.Präsident
2005as Mr.Präsident
Rising Damp
1974as Philip
1974as Philip
Death in Paradise
2011as Selwyn Patterson
2011as Selwyn Patterson
Lovejoy
1986as Felix
1986as Felix
Hamlet
1996as Voltimand
1996as Voltimand
Chasing Shadows
2014as CS Harley Drayton
2014as CS Harley Drayton
Going Postal
2010as Priest of Offler
2010as Priest of Offler
Waking the Dead
2001as Gideon Barclay
2001as Gideon Barclay
Law & Order: UK
2009
2009
Beyond Paradise
2023as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
2023as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
Arabian Nights
2000as Hari Ben Karim
2000as Hari Ben Karim
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
1999
Trial & Retribution
1997as Willard Pembroke
1997as Willard Pembroke
Casualty
1986as Trevor
1986as Trevor
M.I. High
2007as Bodleian / Crime
2007as Bodleian / Crime
Chiller
1995as John Meybourne
1995as John Meybourne
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011as Self - Participant
2011as Self - Participant
Land of the Blind
2006as First Sergeant
2006as First Sergeant
The Ark
2015as Paul
2015as Paul
You, Me and Him
2017as Charles
2017as Charles
The Glass Man
2011as Anton
2011as Anton
8 ½ Women
1999as Simon
1999as Simon
Tube Tales
1999as Preacher (Steal Away)
1999as Preacher (Steal Away)
Lighthouse
1999as Prison Officer Ian Goslet
1999as Prison Officer Ian Goslet