Don Warrington
Don Warrington MBE (born Donald Williams, 23 May 1951) 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
ActingBirthday
May 23, 1951Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cSwF6Wz2HidEYGCDuX6kzBYydCv.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vyrsks2S9juntjoULJoTYPJ3SGc.jpg)
Futureshock: Comet
General Harris![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/66vc6Jicxi6S1eONK0VV6NOMHoU.jpg)
Lighthouse
Prison Officer Ian Goslet![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dCH1IMoIFhKw8Ud0WnLu2k5e1Lr.jpg)
Rising Damp
Philip Smith![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ilurgUOp6SCl4cuhfjctj1qxlfZ.jpg)
Hamlet
Voltimand![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xvWwPqjo2C8HszVuaPnXVhBYTJm.jpg)
Babymother
Luther - the don![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bK3zlukpnr3MGeOvBZ5vIiJ2EWE.jpg)
Tube Tales
Preacher (Steal Away)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wQ7S6kDvD752N5plluBrjpmIiJi.jpg)
Land of the Blind
First Sergeant![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gZY1w7VR8qQysDCkAPqxWNVeD7F.jpg)
The Trick
The Magic Man![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6K5CzOmI5TFmpdJ8s0adURMY3lx.jpg)
Bloodbath at the House of Death
Stephen Wilson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fmHJviZHDPBz5V5DQiPW38ixYmz.jpg)
The Ark
Paul![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uHXO6Fu4rWKmD2LLudXOeURWKDe.jpg)
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Chief Superintendent![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rGNgyhxDcwxZmQzUkJ5D3Agy4qt.jpg)
King Lear
King Lear![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rpAkySUQOe8H3yw1DDO5VnJwMws.jpg)
You, Me and Him
Charles![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t7G0SA8cqrsu7XzzTL0ge54aw7L.jpg)
8 ½ Women
Simon![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cDNiOIYiwEOPodnxofqdSV0eivy.jpg)
The Toys That Made Christmas
Self - Child of the '60s![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yCFam81db4GlUxfAvQ0GIvlQuKQ.jpg)
Carbon Copy
Albert Sharpe II![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aOBcGDhOgOtMXMYVfXyCxA2tqy1.jpg)
Club Havana
Dave![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3JO41TRr78dcqnSxf0kdghg33WS.jpg)
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Self