Actor profile

Don Warrington

23rd May 1951 Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago Acting

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).

32 Movies 36 TV Shows 76 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal poster

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal 25th June 2023 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Still We Thrive poster

Still We Thrive 26th March 2022

You, Me and Him poster

You, Me and Him 1st February 2018 as Charles

King Lear poster

King Lear 11th July 2016 as King Lear

The Ark poster

The Ark 30th March 2015 as Paul

The Toys That Made Christmas poster

The Toys That Made Christmas 25th December 2011 as Self - Child of the '60s

The Glass Man poster

The Glass Man 26th August 2011 as Anton

It's a Wonderful Afterlife poster

It's a Wonderful Afterlife 7th May 2010 as Chief Superintendent

God, Smell and Her poster

God, Smell and Her 28th January 2009

Futureshock: Comet poster

Futureshock: Comet 2nd January 2008 as General Harris

Expresso poster

Expresso 1st September 2007 as Mr Jones

Land of the Blind poster

Land of the Blind 1st May 2006 as First Sergeant

Manilla Envelopes poster

Manilla Envelopes 1st January 2006 as Battersea Gazette Paper Boss

Fat Slags poster

Fat Slags 15th October 2004 as General Secretary

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter poster

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter 25th September 2000 as Self

Lighthouse poster

Lighthouse 4th February 2000 as Prison Officer Ian Goslet

Tube Tales poster

Tube Tales 19th November 1999 as Preacher (Steal Away)

Tube Tales poster

Tube Tales 19th November 1999 as Preacher (segment "Steal Away")

8 ½ Women poster

8 ½ Women 22nd May 1999 as Simon

Babymother poster

Babymother 11th September 1998 as Luther

The Trick poster

The Trick 17th October 1997 as The Magic Man

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 25th December 1996 as Voltimand

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

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter 16th August 1996 as Self

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups poster

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups 1st January 1994 as Commander Blinks

Camping poster

Camping 9th February 1990

Borderland poster

Borderland 27th September 1988 as Josh

The Lion of Africa poster

The Lion of Africa 28th June 1987 as Henry Piggot

Bloodbath at the House of Death poster

Bloodbath at the House of Death 29th March 1984 as Stephen Wilson

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp 3rd May 1980 as Philip Smith

The Last Giraffe poster

The Last Giraffe 7th June 1979 as Peter Mwenga

Club Havana poster

Club Havana 25th October 1975 as Dave

Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy 3rd August 1975 as Albert Sharpe II

Policing Paradise poster

Policing Paradise 24th March 2025 as Self - Narrator

Beyond Paradise poster

Beyond Paradise 24th February 2023 as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

Remembers… poster

Remembers… 29th June 2022 as Self

Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers 9th October 2020 as Self

Henry IX poster

Henry IX 5th April 2017 as Gilbert

The Five poster

The Five 15th April 2016 as Ray Kenwood

Chasing Shadows poster

Chasing Shadows 4th September 2014 as CS Harley Drayton

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Selwyn Patterson

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Going Postal poster

Going Postal 30th May 2010 as Priest of Offler

Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK 23rd February 2009

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Marcus Harding

M.I. High poster

M.I. High 8th January 2007 as Bodleian / Crime

New Street Law poster

New Street Law 4th May 2006 as Judge Ken Winyard

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Mr.Präsident

Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men 10th October 2003 as Self

The Crouches poster

The Crouches 9th September 2003 as Bailey

Believe Nothing poster

Believe Nothing 14th July 2002 as Chairman

Manchild poster

Manchild 19th February 2002 as Patrick

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as Gideon Barclay

Arabian Nights poster

Arabian Nights 30th April 2000 as Hari Ben Karim

CI5: The New Professionals poster

CI5: The New Professionals 19th September 1999

The Seventh Scroll poster

The Seventh Scroll 15th June 1999 as Colonel Nogo

Trial & Retribution poster

Trial & Retribution 19th October 1997 as Willard Pembroke

Backup poster

Backup 7th September 1995

Chiller poster

Chiller 9th March 1995 as John Meybourne

To Play the King poster

To Play the King 21st November 1993 as Graham Gaunt

Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf 15th February 1988 as Commander Binks

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Trevor

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Felix

The Mysteries poster

The Mysteries 22nd December 1985 as Angel Gabriel

C.A.T.S. Eyes poster

C.A.T.S. Eyes 12th April 1985 as Nigel Beaumont

Triangle poster

Triangle 5th January 1981 as Alan Lansing

The XYY Man poster

The XYY Man 3rd July 1976 as Jomo Ibbon

Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp 2nd September 1974 as Philip

Six Days of Justice poster

Six Days of Justice 10th April 1972 as Henry Vaughan