Rudolph Walker
Known for: Acting
Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his sitcom roles as Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76), Constable Frank Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line (1995–96) and since 2001 as Patrick Trueman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2009, the Rudolph Walker Foundation was established to provide inspirational role models and positive activities that empower young people to overcome the obstacles and build positive futures.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Harper
1963
Series
EastEnders
Patrick
1985
Series
EastEnders
Patrick Trueman
1985
Series
The Wednesday Play
Policeman
1964
Series
Theatre 625
Mr Madu
1964
Series
Mr. Bean
Invigilator
1990
Series
ITV Playhouse
Derek Page
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Albert Charles
1967
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Benjamin Kingara
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The African
1965
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Nick
1969
Series
ScreenPlay
John Johnson
1986
Series
Between the Lines
1992
Series
The Champions
1968
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
George
1977
Series
Lovejoy
Earl Taylor
1986
Series
The Play on One
Kimumwe
1988
Series
New Scotland Yard
Henry Buckingham
1972
Series
The Thin Blue Line
Constable Frank Gladstone
1995
Series
Dramarama
Raven
1983
Series
On the Buses
George
1969
Series
Paul Temple
1969
Series
Scarlett
Ransom
1994
Film
Ali G Indahouse
President Mwepu
2002
Series
Boohbah
2003
Series
The Frighteners
Colonel Soute
1972
Series
Love Thy Neighbour
Bill Reynolds
1972
Series
The Fosters
Andrew Henderson
1976
Film
King Ralph
King Mulambon
1991
Series
The Chinese Detective
Terence Villiers
1981
Bodger and Badger
1989
Series
Empire Road
1978
Series
For the Greater Good
Dr Lawrence James
1991
Series
Mickey Dunne
Second negro
1967
4 Play
Defence counsel
1989
Series
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Kaduna
1973
Sanctuary
1967
Series
The Crouches
Grandpa Langley Crouch
2003
Big Brother
James Modola
1970
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
Self - Interviewed Guest
2024
Film
Bitter Harvest
John Johnson
1992
Under And Over
Club Owner
1971
Carnival!
Self
2009
Film
10 Rillington Place
West Indian
1971
Film
The Witches
Mark
1966
Film
Let Him Have It
West Indian Driver
1991
The Tycoon
Major
1968
Escape
Tami
1967
A Perfect State
1997
Black Silk
Larry Scott
1985
Film
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Harper (archive footage)
2024
Film
A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
1973
Film
Bhaji on the Beach
Leonard Baptiste
1993
Film
Doctor Who: The War Games
Harper
1969
Film
Mutiny
Voice
1999
Film
Man About the House
Himself
1974
Film
Roadrunner
Albert Charles
1977
Film
Fable
Policeman
1965
Film
All the Right Noises
Gordon
1970
Film
Universal Soldier
Mbote
1972
Film
Spaghetti House
Captain Martin
1982
Playboy of the West Indies
Mikey
1985
Film
Dockers
Bill Morris
1999
Film
Invasion 1897
2014
Film
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
T.Ras Makonnen
2019
Film
Girl Stroke Boy
Mr. Delaney
1971
Film
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Film
Escape From Kampala
Kimumwe
1991
Film
Smack and Thistle
Churchill
1991
Elphida
Henry
1987
Film
Pirate Prince
Thomas Newton
1991
Film
The Last Giraffe
Kamua
1979
Big George Is Dead
Tony
1987
Film
Love Thy Neighbour
Bill Reynolds
1973
Film
Another Day
George
1978
Hit for Six
Colin Thompson
2007
Film
Wind Versus Polygamy
Madu
1968
Film
The Hope and the Glory
Sam
1984
The Trouble with 2B
1972
Film
Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
2025