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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

Death in Paradise

2011
as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

House of Cards

1990
as Graham Gaunt

Rising Damp

1974
as Philip Smith

Futureshock: Comet

2007
as General Harris

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal

2010
as Priest of Offler

Lighthouse

2000
as Prison Officer Ian Goslet

The Ark

2015
as Paul

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

2010
as Chief Superintendent

Rising Damp

1980
as Philip Smith

Land of the Blind

2006
as First Sergeant

You, Me and Him

2017
as Charles

King Lear

2016
as King Lear

8 ½ Women

1999
as Simon

Believe Nothing

2002
as Chairman

The Trick

1997
as The Magic Man

Black XXX-Mas

1999
as Black Santa

Hamlet

1996
as Voltimand

C.A.T.S. Eyes

1985
as Nigel Beaumont

The Lion of Africa

1988
as Henry Piggot

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 Diable
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