Don Warrington

Born: 1951-05-23

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).


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The Ark

as Paul
Released: 2015-03-30

Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a...

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Hamlet

as Voltimand
Released: 1996-12-25

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying...

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Land of the Blind

as First Sergeant
Released: 2006-05-01

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow...

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Bloodbath at the House of Death

as Stephen Wilson
Released: 1984-03-29

Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was...

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Tube Tales

as Preacher (Steal Away)
Released: 1999-11-19

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool"...

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Tube Tales

as Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
Released: 1999-11-19

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool"...

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Fat Slags

as General Secretary
Released: 2004-10-15

Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the...

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8 ½ Women

as Simon
Released: 1999-05-22

Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan...

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It's a Wonderful Afterlife

as Chief Superintendent
Released: 2010-05-07

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes...

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You, Me and Him

as Charles
Released: 2018-02-01

Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the...

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Lighthouse

as Prison Officer Ian Goslet
Released: 2000-02-04

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed...

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The Toys That Made Christmas

as Self - Child of the '60s
Released: 2011-12-25

The Toys That Made Christmas. Spirograph, Fuzzy Felt, Barbie, Meccano - Robert Webb tells the...

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Futureshock: Comet

as General Harris
Released: 2008-01-02

A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people...

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Rising Damp

as Philip Smith
Released: 1980-05-03

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African...

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The Lion of Africa

as Henry Piggot
Released: 1987-06-28

Brooke Adams plays a woman who has to put up with Brian Dennehy's character if she wants to get...

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Babymother

as Luther - the don
Released: 1998-09-11

A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all-girl reggae group named...

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King Lear

as King Lear
Released: 2016-07-11

Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play...

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Rhythm of Life

as Self
Released: 2021-07-03

A star-studded short film encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccines and featuring the song...

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The Trick

as The Magic Man
Released: 1997-10-17

Three talent scouts are auditioning for the best eponymous 'trick'. After kicking out a magic...

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Club Havana

as Dave
Released: 1975-10-25

After 12 years away, Mrs Jordan’s son arrives in Birmingham from Jamaica. Writer Barry Reckord...

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Shelf

as Grant
Released: 2024-09-30

A heart warming story about some unfortunate changes in Grant's (Don Warrington MBE) life, as he...

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The Last Giraffe

as Peter Mwenga
Released: 1979-06-07

An engaging tale of the efforts of a real-life American wildlife photographer and her safari...

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Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2023-06-25

The forgotten story of the daring and bloody criminal plot to kidnap Princess Anne in March...

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Still We Thrive

as uncredited
Released: 2022-03-26

A rich tapestry of image, music and poetry is interwoven in this powerful meditation on Black...

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God, Smell and Her

as uncredited
Released: 2009-01-28

A stream of consciousness, a journey, a wonder of human beings, life and the world, of the...

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The Glass Man

as Anton
Released: 2011-08-26

The chilling story of a middle class man whose desperate weathering of the current economic...

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The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter

as Self
Released: 2000-09-25

Tribute to the much-loved character actor.

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Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups

as Commander Blinks
Released: 1994-01-01

Kryten presents a collection of bloopers from series 4 to 6 of Red Dwarf.

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Camping

as uncredited
Released: 1990-02-09

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'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter

as Self
Released: 1996-08-16

A compilation of the many characters played by Leonard Rossiter.

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Carbon Copy

as Albert Sharpe II
Released: 1975-08-03

In Howard Schuman’s contribution to the Against the Crowd series, Jamaican Albert Sharpe II...

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Borderland

as Josh
Released: 1988-09-27

South Africa 1988: living in isolation, Anya, a white journalist, is forced to examine her...

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Doctor Who

as Mr.Präsident
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Death in Paradise

as Selwyn Patterson
First aired: 2011-10-25

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...

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Casualty

as Trevor
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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Red Dwarf

as Commander Binks
First aired: 1988-02-15

The adventures of the last human alive and his friends, stranded three million years into deep...

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Waking the Dead

as Gideon Barclay
First aired: 2001-06-18

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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Law & Order: UK

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-02-23

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and...

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Beyond Paradise

as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
First aired: 2023-02-24

After leaving paradise and seeking a quieter life, Humphrey has taken a job as Detective...

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Trial & Retribution

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-10-19

Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began...

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Between the Covers

as Self
First aired: 2020-10-09

Sara Cox hosts this new book club bringing the nation together through sharing the pleasure of...

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The Five

as Ray Kenwood
First aired: 2016-04-15

When they were twelve years old, Mark, Pru, Danny and Slade were out together in the park....

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M.I. High

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-01-08

M.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It was produced for the BBC by the...

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Lovejoy

as Felix
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Triangle

as Alan Lansing
First aired: 1981-01-05

Triangle was a BBC Television soap opera in the early 1980s, set aboard a North Sea ferry which...

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Arabian Nights

as Hari Ben Karim
First aired: 2000-04-30

Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by...

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Going Postal

as Priest of Offler
First aired: 2010-05-30

Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his...

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Chiller

as John Meyburne
First aired: 1995-03-09

Chiller is a five-part British horror fantasy anthology television series, produced by Yorkshire...

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To Play the King

as Graham Gaunt
First aired: 1993-11-21

Francis Urquhart's survival at the top is threatened by the new king's populist agenda.

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Rising Damp

as Philip
First aired: 1974-09-02

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long...

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CI5: The New Professionals

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-19

In this 1998 re-imagining of the original The Professionals TV show, CI5 now has an...

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Chasing Shadows

as CS Harley Drayton
First aired: 2014-09-04

Chasing Shadows follows a team of special operatives who are tracking down serial killers.

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New Street Law

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-05-04

The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.

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New Street Law

as Judge Ken Winyard
First aired: 2006-05-04

The exploits and cases of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes to justice.

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C.A.T.S. Eyes

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-04-12

C.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.

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Backup

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-07

Drama about the working lives of policemen and women in an Operational Support Unit.

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The Seventh Scroll

as Colonel Nogo
First aired: 1999-06-15

Past and present intertwine when an archaeologist and her husband find a mysterious child on the...

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Grumpy Old Men

as Self
First aired: 2003-10-10

Series giving a voice to 35- to 54-year-old men, very probably the grumpiest sector of our society.

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The Mysteries

as Angel Gabriel
First aired: 1985-12-22

National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4

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The Crouches

as Bailey
First aired: 2003-09-09

The Crouches is a sitcom that aired on BBC One between 2003 and 2005, starring Rudolph Walker....

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Believe Nothing

as Chairman
First aired: 2002-07-14

Believe Nothing is a British ITV sitcom starring Rik Mayall as Quadruple Professor Adonis Cnut,...

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Henry IX

as Gilbert
First aired: 2017-04-05

Henry is a forty-something man suffering a midlife crisis and looking to escape from his current...

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