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Don Warrington

Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams, 23 May 1951) 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).

English

Guest Star

Episode Waking the Dead
Conviction (1)
2011
Episode BBC Drama
King Lear
2016
Episode Holby City
Seasons in the Sun
2003
Episode Doctor Who (2005)
Rise of the Cybermen (1)
2006
Episode The ONE Show
Kris Marshall, Don Warrington
2017
Episode Red Dwarf
Holoship
1992
Episode Holby City
Desperate Measures
2003
Episode BBC Drama
The Ark
2015
Episode Death in Paradise
La Murder Le Diablé
2020
Episode Beyond Paradise
Episode 6
2023
Episode Holding the Fort
All Boys Together
1982
Episode Holby City
Glass Half Empty
2003
Episode Lewis
Generation of Vipers
2012
Episode Rising Damp
Rising Damp Forever: Part 1
2016
Episode This is Jinsy
Vel
2011