Don Warrington
Known for Acting · 69 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 (36)
Doctor Who
2005
as Mr.Präsident
Death in Paradise
2011
as Selwyn Patterson
Casualty
1986
as Trevor
Waking the Dead
2001
as Gideon Barclay
Red Dwarf
1988
as Commander Binks
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Lovejoy
1986
as Felix
Law & Order: UK
2009
Beyond Paradise
2023
as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
M.I. High
2007
as Bodleian / Crime
Remembers…
2022
as Self
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Nigel Beaumont
Arabian Nights
2000
as Hari Ben Karim
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
Triangle
1981
as Alan Lansing
Rising Damp
1974
as Philip
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
as Dad
The Five
2016
as Ray Kenwood
Going Postal
2010
as Priest of Offler
Backup
1995
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
New Street Law
2006
as Judge Ken Winyard
The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Colonel Nogo
Chiller
1995
as John Meybourne
Chasing Shadows
2014
as CS Harley Drayton
The XYY Man
1976
as Jomo Ibbon
Manchild
2002
as Patrick
London
2004
as Ignatius Sancho
Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self
To Play the King
1993
as Graham Gaunt
Believe Nothing
2002
as Chairman
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
2009
as Readings (voice)
Henry IX
2017
as Gilbert
Policing Paradise
2025
as Self - Narrator
The Crouches
2003
as Bailey
The Mysteries
1985
as Angel Gabriel
Movies (33)
Hamlet
1996
as Voltimand
8 ½ Women
1999
as Simon
Tube Tales
1999
as Preacher (Steal Away) / Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
Fat Slags
2004
as General Secretary
Land of the Blind
2006
as First Sergeant
The Ark
2015
as Paul
Futureshock: Comet
2008
as General Harris
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as Stephen Wilson
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010
as Chief Superintendent
You, Me and Him
2018
as Charles
Manilla Envelopes
2006
as Battersea Gazette Paper Boss
Rising Damp
1980
as Philip Smith
Camping
1990
Lighthouse
2000
as Prison Officer Ian Goslet
The Lion of Africa
1987
as Henry Piggot
Babymother
1998
as Luther
King Lear
2016
as King Lear
The Glass Man
2011
as Anton
Club Havana
1975
as Dave
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
1994
as Commander Blinks
Carbon Copy
1975
as Albert Sharpe II
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Self
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self
The Trick
1997
as The Magic Man
The Last Giraffe
1979
as Peter Mwenga
Night Shift
as Don
The Toys That Made Christmas
2011
as Self - Child of the '60s
God, Smell and Her
2009
Expresso
2007
as Mr Jones
Still We Thrive
2022
Borderland
1988
as Josh
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
On Christmas Night
2016
as Himself
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 69 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Don Warrington has appeared in 33 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don Warrington Movies
- Hamlet (1996) — as Voltimand
- 8 ½ Women (1999) — as Simon
- Tube Tales (1999) — as Preacher (Steal Away) / Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
- Fat Slags (2004) — as General Secretary
- Land of the Blind (2006) — as First Sergeant
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