Don Warrington
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1951-05-23 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Also known as
- دان وارینگتون
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).
Known For
TV Shows (41)
Doctor Who
2005
as Mr.Präsident
Death in Paradise
2011
as Selwyn Patterson
Casualty
1986
as Trevor
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Waking the Dead
2001
as Gideon Barclay
Lewis
2007
as Marcus Harding
Red Dwarf
1988
as Commander Binks
Trial & Retribution
1997
as Willard Pembroke
Beyond Paradise
2023
as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
The Five
2016
as Ray Kenwood
Law & Order: UK
2009
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
as Dad
M.I. High
2007
as Bodleian / Crime
Lovejoy
1986
as Felix
Rising Damp
1974
as Philip
Remembers…
2022
as Self
Triangle
1981
as Alan Lansing
Second City Firsts
1973
as Dave
Arabian Nights
2000
as Hari Ben Karim
Backup
1995
Believe Nothing
2002
as Chairman
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Nigel Beaumont
New Street Law
2006
as Judge Ken Winyard
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
Chasing Shadows
2014
as CS Harley Drayton
Chiller
1995
as John Meybourne
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
To Play the King
1993
as Graham Gaunt
Manchild
2002
as Patrick
Going Postal
2010
as Priest of Offler
The XYY Man
1976
as Jomo Ibbon
Six Days of Justice
1972
as Henry Vaughan
Policing Paradise
2025
as Self - Narrator
Against the Crowd
1975
as Albert Sharpe II
The Mysteries
1985
as Angel Gabriel
London
2004
as Ignatius Sancho
Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self
The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Colonel Nogo
The Crouches
2003
as Bailey
Henry IX
2017
as Gilbert
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
2009
as Readings (voice)
Movies (36)
Rising Damp
1980
as Philip Smith
Manilla Envelopes
2006
as Battersea Gazette Paper Boss
8 ½ Women
1999
as Simon
Hamlet
1996
as Voltimand
Expresso
2007
as Mr Jones
You, Me and Him
2018
as Charles
Number Six
1995
as John Meybourne
Futureshock: Comet
2008
as General Harris
Tube Tales
1999
as Preacher (Steal Away) / Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
Land of the Blind
2006
as First Sergeant
Club Havana
1975
as Dave
Fat Slags
2004
as General Secretary
The Glass Man
2011
as Anton
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as Stephen Wilson
Carbon Copy
1975
as Albert Sharpe II
King Lear
2016
as King Lear
The Ark
2015
as Paul
God, Smell and Her
2009
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010
as Chief Superintendent
The Lion of Africa
1987
as Henry Piggot
The Trick
1997
as The Magic Man
Lighthouse
2000
as Prison Officer Ian Goslet
Babymother
1998
as Luther
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
1994
as Commander Blinks
Camping
1990
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Self
Still We Thrive
2022
Borderland
1988
as Josh
The Last Giraffe
1979
as Peter Mwenga
On Christmas Night
2016
as Himself
The Toys That Made Christmas
2011
as Self - Child of the '60s
Night Shift
as Don
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self
Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen & The Age of Steel
as The President
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
What has the BBC ever done for me?
2026
as Selwyn Patterson
About Don Warrington
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). With 77 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Don Warrington has appeared in 36 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don Warrington Movies
- Rising Damp (1980) — as Philip Smith
- Manilla Envelopes (2006) — as Battersea Gazette Paper Boss
- 8 ½ Women (1999) — as Simon
- Hamlet (1996) — as Voltimand
- Expresso (2007) — as Mr Jones
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