Don Warrington

Acting

Don Warrington

Born May 23, 1951Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago69 credits

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).

Known For

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

Movie

2023

Beyond Paradise
6.8

Beyond Paradise

TV

2023

Remembers…

Remembers…

TV

2022

Still We Thrive

Still We Thrive

Movie

2022

Between the Covers
5.5

Between the Covers

TV

2020

You, Me and Him
5.6

You, Me and Him

Movie

2018

Filmography

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
2023Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royalas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Beyond Paradise
2023Beyond Paradiseas Commissioner Selwyn PattersonTV
Remembers…
2022Remembers…as SelfTV
Still We Thrive
2022Still We ThriveMovie
Between the Covers
2020Between the Coversas SelfTV
You, Me and Him
2018You, Me and Himas CharlesMovie
Henry IX
2017Henry IXas GilbertTV
O
2016On Christmas Nightas HimselfMovie
King Lear
2016King Learas King LearMovie
The Five
2016The Fiveas Ray KenwoodTV
The Ark
2015The Arkas PaulMovie
Chasing Shadows
2014Chasing Shadowsas CS Harley DraytonTV
B
2012BBC Comedy Feedsas DadTV
The Toys That Made Christmas
2011The Toys That Made Christmasas Self - Child of the '60sMovie
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradiseas Selwyn PattersonTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV
The Glass Man
2011The Glass Manas AntonMovie
Going Postal
2010Going Postalas Priest of OfflerTV
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010It's a Wonderful Afterlifeas Chief SuperintendentMovie
T
2009The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Wordsas Readings (voice)TV
Law & Order: UK
2009Law & Order: UKTV
God, Smell and Her
2009God, Smell and HerMovie
Futureshock: Comet
2008Futureshock: Cometas General HarrisMovie
Expresso
2007Expressoas Mr JonesMovie
M.I. High
2007M.I. Highas Bodleian / CrimeTV
New Street Law
2006New Street LawTV
Land of the Blind
2006Land of the Blindas First SergeantMovie
Manilla Envelopes
2006Manilla Envelopesas Battersea Gazette Paper BossMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Mr.PräsidentTV
Fat Slags
2004Fat Slagsas General SecretaryMovie
L
2004Londonas Ignatius SanchoTV
Grumpy Old Men
2003Grumpy Old Menas SelfTV
The Crouches
2003The Crouchesas BaileyTV
Believe Nothing
2002Believe Nothingas ChairmanTV
Manchild
2002Manchildas PatrickTV
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Gideon BarclayTV
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiteras SelfMovie
Arabian Nights
2000Arabian Nightsas Hari Ben KarimTV
Lighthouse
2000Lighthouseas Prison Officer Ian GosletMovie
Tube Tales
1999Tube Talesas Preacher (Steal Away)Movie
CI5: The New Professionals
1999CI5: The New ProfessionalsTV
The Seventh Scroll
1999The Seventh Scrollas Colonel NogoTV
8 ½ Women
19998 ½ Womenas SimonMovie
Babymother
1998Babymotheras Luther - the donMovie
Trial & Retribution
1997Trial & RetributionTV
The Trick
1997The Trickas The Magic ManMovie
Hamlet
1996Hamletas VoltimandMovie
'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiteras SelfMovie
Backup
1995BackupTV
Chiller
1995Chilleras John MeybourneTV
Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
1994Red Dwarf: Smeg Upsas Commander BlinksMovie
To Play the King
1993To Play the Kingas Graham GauntTV
Camping
1990CampingMovie
Borderland
1988Borderlandas JoshMovie
Red Dwarf
1988Red Dwarfas Commander BinksTV
The Lion of Africa
1987The Lion of Africaas Henry PiggotMovie
Casualty
1986Casualtyas TrevorTV
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoyas FelixTV
The Mysteries
1985The Mysteriesas Angel GabrielTV
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985C.A.T.S. Eyesas Nigel BeaumontTV
Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984Bloodbath at the House of Deathas Stephen WilsonMovie
Triangle
1981Triangleas Alan LansingTV
Rising Damp
1980Rising Dampas Philip SmithMovie
The Last Giraffe
1979The Last Giraffeas Peter MwengaMovie
The XYY Man
1976The XYY Manas Jomo IbbonTV
Club Havana
1975Club Havanaas DaveMovie
Carbon Copy
1975Carbon Copyas Albert Sharpe IIMovie
Rising Damp
1974Rising Dampas PhilipTV
N
—Night Shiftas DonMovie