Don Warrington

1951 (75) • Acting

Born: 5/23/1951 (75) in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Known for: Acting

Don Warrington

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

Doctor Who

76%

Mr.Präsident

2005

Red Dwarf

81%

Commander Binks

1988

Death in Paradise

74%

Selwyn Patterson

2011

Going Postal

72%

Priest of Offler

2010

The Five

68%

Ray Kenwood

2016

Bloodbath at the House of Death

53%

Stephen Wilson

1984

Casualty

62%

Trevor

1986

To Play the King

78%

Graham Gaunt

1993

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal

Self - Narrator (voice)

2023

Beyond Paradise

70%

Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

2023

Still We Thrive

2022

Between the Covers

55%

Self

2020

You, Me and Him

56%

Charles

2018

Henry IX

60%

Gilbert

2017

On Christmas Night

Himself

2016

King Lear

80%

King Lear

2016

The Five

68%

Ray Kenwood

2016

The Ark

57%

Paul

2015

Chasing Shadows

72%

CS Harley Drayton

2014

Night Shift

Don

2014

BBC Comedy Feeds

Dad

2012

The Toys That Made Christmas

Self - Child of the '60s

2011

Death in Paradise

74%

Selwyn Patterson

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

60%

Self - Participant

2011

The Glass Man

55%

Anton

2011

Going Postal

72%

Priest of Offler

2010

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

48%

Chief Superintendent

2010

The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words

Readings (voice)

2009

Law & Order: UK

70%

Unknown

2009

God, Smell and Her

2009

Futureshock: Comet

52%

General Harris

2008

M.I. High

61%

Unknown

2007

New Street Law

66%

Judge Ken Winyard /

2006

Land of the Blind

58%

First Sergeant

2006

Manilla Envelopes

Battersea Gazette Paper Boss

2006

Doctor Who

76%

Mr.Präsident

2005