Don Warrington
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Mr.Präsident
2005
Series
Death in Paradise
Selwyn Patterson
2011
Series
Casualty
Trevor
1986
Series
Lewis
Marcus Harding
2007
Series
Waking the Dead
Gideon Barclay
2001
Series
Red Dwarf
Commander Binks
1988
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
Law & Order: UK
2009
Series
Beyond Paradise
Commissioner Selwyn Patterson
2023
Series
Lovejoy
Felix
1986
Series
M.I. High
Bodleian / Crime
2007
Series
Trial & Retribution
Willard Pembroke
1997
BBC Comedy Feeds
Dad
2012
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
New Street Law
Judge Ken Winyard
2006
Series
The Five
Ray Kenwood
2016
Series
Triangle
Alan Lansing
1981
Series
Between the Covers
Self
2020
Series
To Play the King
Graham Gaunt
1993
Second City Firsts
Dave
1973
Series
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Nigel Beaumont
1985
Series
Rising Damp
Philip
1974
Series
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
Series
Arabian Nights
Hari Ben Karim
2000
Series
Six Days of Justice
Henry Vaughan
1972
Series
Backup
1995
Series
Policing Paradise
Self - Narrator
2025
Series
The XYY Man
Jomo Ibbon
1976
Series
Going Postal
Priest of Offler
2010
Series
Chasing Shadows
CS Harley Drayton
2014
Series
Chiller
John Meybourne
1995
Series
Believe Nothing
Chairman
2002
Film
Hamlet
Voltimand
1996
Series
Grumpy Old Men
Self
2003
Film
8 ½ Women
Simon
1999
Series
The Seventh Scroll
Colonel Nogo
1999
Film
Land of the Blind
First Sergeant
2006
Series
Manchild
Patrick
2002
London
Ignatius Sancho
2004
Film
Going Postal 2in1
Priest
2011
Film
You, Me and Him
Charles
2018
Series
The Crouches
Bailey
2003
Against the Crowd
Albert Sharpe II
1975
Film
The Ark
Paul
2015
Series
The Mysteries
Angel Gabriel
1985
Film
Tube Tales
Preacher (Steal Away)
1999
Film
Tube Tales
Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
1999
Film
Futureshock: Comet
General Harris
2008
Film
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Stephen Wilson
1984
Film
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Chief Superintendent
2010
Film
Expresso
Mr Jones
2007
Film
Rising Damp
Philip Smith
1980
Film
Club Havana
Dave
1975
Film
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Self
2000
Series
Henry IX
Gilbert
2017
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
Readings (voice)
2009
Film
The Lion of Africa
Henry Piggot
1987
Film
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Commander Blinks
1994
Film
God, Smell and Her
2009
Film
Fat Slags
General Secretary
2004
Film
Manilla Envelopes
Battersea Gazette Paper Boss
2006
Film
Carbon Copy
Albert Sharpe II
1975
Film
The Glass Man
Anton
2011
Film
The Trick
The Magic Man
1997
Film
The Toys That Made Christmas
Self - Child of the '60s
2011
Film
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
Self
1996
Number Six
John Meybourne
1995
Film
Lighthouse
Prison Officer Ian Goslet
2000
Film
King Lear
King Lear
2016
Film
Babymother
Luther
1998
Film
Still We Thrive
2022
Film
The Last Giraffe
Peter Mwenga
1979
Night Shift
Don
2014
Film
Borderland
Josh
1988
Film
Camping
1990
Film
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
On Christmas Night
Himself
2016