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).
Acted in 59
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
Still We Thrive
Movie
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Henry IX
Gilbert · 3 episodes
- 2016
King Lear
King Lear
- 2015
- 2014
Chasing Shadows
CS Harley Drayton · 4 episodes
- 2011
The Glass Man
Anton
Going Postal 2in1
Priest
- 2010
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Chief Superintendent
2000s
- 2009
God, Smell and Her
Movie
- 2008
- 2007
Expresso
Mr Jones
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Fat Slags
General Secretary
- 2003
The Crouches
Bailey · 12 episodes
- 2002
Believe Nothing
Chairman · 4 episodes
Manchild
Patrick · 15 episodes
- 2001
- 2000
Arabian Nights
Hari Ben Karim · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
CI5: The New Professionals
TV
The Seventh Scroll
Colonel Nogo · 2 episodes
- 1998
Babymother
Luther
- 1997
The Trick
The Magic Man
- 1996
- 1995
Backup
TV
- 1994
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
Commander Blinks
- 1993
- 1990
Camping
Movie
1980s
- 1988
Borderland
Josh
- 1987
The Lion of Africa
Henry Piggot
- 1986
- 1985
The Mysteries
Angel Gabriel · 3 episodes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Nigel Beaumont · 18 episodes
- 1984
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
The Last Giraffe
Peter Mwenga
- 1976
The XYY Man
Jomo Ibbon · 2 episodes
- 1975
Club Havana
Dave
Carbon Copy
Albert Sharpe II
- 1974
- 1972
Six Days of Justice
Henry Vaughan · 1 episode
Appearances9
2020s
- 2025
Policing Paradise
Self - Narrator · 16 episodes
- 2023
Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2011
The Toys That Made Christmas
Self - Child of the '60s
2000s
- 2003
Grumpy Old Men
Self · 14 episodes
- 2000
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Self
1990s
- 1996
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
Self