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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).
Awards & recognition
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Filmography26 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
Doctor Who
2005as Mr.Präsident
2005as Mr.Präsident
Death in Paradise
2011as Selwyn Patterson
2011as Selwyn Patterson
Rising Damp
1974as Philip
1974as Philip
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
Trial & Retribution
1997as Willard Pembroke
1997as Willard Pembroke
CI5: The New Professionals
Casualty
1986as Trevor
1986as Trevor
Chiller
1995as John Meybourne
1995as John Meybourne
M.I. High
as Bodleian / Crime
as Bodleian / Crime
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
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