Don Warrington
Acting
Born 1951-05-23 · 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).
Known for
8.1
Red Dwarf
1988 · TV
7.6
Doctor Who
2005 · TV
7.6
Lewis
2007 · TV
7.8
To Play the King
1993 · TV
7.4
Death in Paradise
2011 · TV
7.2
Going Postal
2010 · TV
7.4
Lovejoy
1986 · TV
7.4
Rising Damp
1974 · TV
7.2
Waking the Dead
2001 · TV
7.2
Chasing Shadows
2014 · TV
7.0
Law & Order: UK
2009 · TV
6.9
Beyond Paradise
2023 · TV
6.8
The Five
2016 · TV
7.4
Grumpy Old Men
2003 · TV
6.8
Arabian Nights
2000 · TV
10.0
Six Days of Justice
1972 · TV
6.8
Trial & Retribution
1997 · TV
7.0
The XYY Man
1976 · TV
6.8
Believe Nothing
2002 · TV
6.8
CI5: The New Professionals
1999 · TV
The Mysteries
1985 · TV
6.6
New Street Law
2006 · TV
6.0
Backup
1995 · TV
6.0
Henry IX
2017 · TV
6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985 · TV
6.2
Chiller
1995 · TV
5.8
Triangle
1981 · TV
4.5
The Crouches
2003 · TV
6.1
M.I. High
2007 · TV
4.5
Manchild
2002 · TV
5.7
The Seventh Scroll
1999 · TV
3.3
Policing Paradise
2025 · TV
6.2
Casualty
1986 · TV
7.0
Remembers…
2022 · TV
5.5
Between the Covers
2020 · TV
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV