Don Warrington

Acting

Born May 23, 1951 (age 75)

Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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

Policing Paradise

Policing Paradise2025 · Self - Narrator

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Beyond Paradise

Beyond Paradise2023 · Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

Remembers…

Remembers…2022 · Self

Still We Thrive

Still We Thrive2022

Between the Covers

Between the Covers2020 · Self

You, Me and Him

You, Me and Him2018 · Charles

Henry IX

Henry IX2017 · Gilbert

On Christmas Night

On Christmas Night2016 · Himself

King Lear

King Lear2016 · King Lear

The Five

The Five2016 · Ray Kenwood

The Ark

The Ark2015 · Paul

Chasing Shadows

Chasing Shadows2014 · CS Harley Drayton

Night Shift2014 · Don

BBC Comedy Feeds

BBC Comedy Feeds2012 · Dad

The Toys That Made Christmas

The Toys That Made Christmas2011 · Self - Child of the '60s

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise2011 · Selwyn Patterson

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · Self - Participant

The Glass Man

The Glass Man2011 · Anton

Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in12011 · Priest

Going Postal

Going Postal2010 · Priest of Offler

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

It's a Wonderful Afterlife2010 · Chief Superintendent

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words2009 · Readings (voice)

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK2009

God, Smell and Her

God, Smell and Her2009

Futureshock: Comet

Futureshock: Comet2008 · General Harris

Expresso

Expresso2007 · Mr Jones

Lewis

Lewis2007 · Marcus Harding

M.I. High

M.I. High2007 · Bodleian / Crime

New Street Law

New Street Law2006 · Judge Ken Winyard

Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind2006 · First Sergeant

Manilla Envelopes

Manilla Envelopes2006 · Battersea Gazette Paper Boss

Doctor Who

Doctor Who2005 · Mr.Präsident

Brilliant Legacy

Brilliant Legacy2004 · General Secretary

London2004 · Ignatius Sancho

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men2003 · Self

The Crouches

The Crouches2003 · Bailey

Believe Nothing

Believe Nothing2002 · Chairman

Manchild

Manchild2002 · Patrick

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead2001 · Gideon Barclay

Lighthouse

Ninth Street1999

Babymother

The Lion of Africa

The Lion of Africa1987

The Mysteries

The Mysteries1985

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes1985 · Nigel Beaumont

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Bloodbath at the House of Death1984

Rising Damp

Rising Damp1980

The Last Giraffe

The Last Giraffe1979

Club Havana

Club Havana1975

Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy1975

Rising Damp

Rising Damp1974 · Philip