
Don Warrington
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1951-05-23 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Also known as
- دان وارینگتون
Biography
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
TV Shows (37)

Doctor Who
2005
as Mr.Präsident

Death in Paradise
2011
as Selwyn Patterson

Casualty
1986
as Trevor

Waking the Dead
2001
as Gideon Barclay

Red Dwarf
1988
as Commander Binks

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Law & Order: UK
2009

Lovejoy
1986
as Felix

Remembers…
2022
as Self

Beyond Paradise
2023
as Commissioner Selwyn Patterson

M.I. High
2007
as Bodleian / Crime

Arabian Nights
2000
as Hari Ben Karim

C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Nigel Beaumont

Between the Covers
2020
as Self

Rising Damp
1974
as Philip
BBC Comedy Feeds
2012
as Dad

The Five
2016
as Ray Kenwood

Six Days of Justice
1972
as Henry Vaughan

Triangle
1981
as Alan Lansing

Going Postal
2010
as Priest of Offler

CI5: The New Professionals
1999

New Street Law
2006
as Judge Ken Winyard

Backup
1995

Chiller
1995
as John Meybourne

Manchild
2002
as Patrick

The XYY Man
1976
as Jomo Ibbon

Chasing Shadows
2014
as CS Harley Drayton

Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self

The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Colonel Nogo

To Play the King
1993
as Graham Gaunt
London
2004
as Ignatius Sancho

Believe Nothing
2002
as Chairman
The Addictions of Sin: WH Auden in His Own Words
2009
as Readings (voice)

The Crouches
2003
as Bailey

Policing Paradise
2025
as Self - Narrator

The Mysteries
1985
as Angel Gabriel

Henry IX
2017
as Gilbert
Movies (33)

Hamlet
1996
as Voltimand

8 ½ Women
1999
as Simon

Fat Slags
2004
as General Secretary

Tube Tales
1999
as Preacher (Steal Away) / Preacher (segment "Steal Away")

You, Me and Him
2018
as Charles

Manilla Envelopes
2006
as Battersea Gazette Paper Boss

The Ark
2015
as Paul

Land of the Blind
2006
as First Sergeant

Futureshock: Comet
2008
as General Harris

Bloodbath at the House of Death
1984
as Stephen Wilson

It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010
as Chief Superintendent

The Glass Man
2011
as Anton

Rising Damp
1980
as Philip Smith

Lighthouse
2000
as Prison Officer Ian Goslet

The Lion of Africa
1987
as Henry Piggot

Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups
1994
as Commander Blinks

King Lear
2016
as King Lear

The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
2000
as Self

The Last Giraffe
1979
as Peter Mwenga

Babymother
1998
as Luther

Club Havana
1975
as Dave

'Oh, Miss Jones!': The Very Best of Leonard Rossiter
1996
as Self

Camping
1990

The Trick
1997
as The Magic Man

Carbon Copy
1975
as Albert Sharpe II

Expresso
2007
as Mr Jones

Borderland
1988
as Josh

God, Smell and Her
2009
Night Shift
as Don

The Toys That Made Christmas
2011
as Self - Child of the '60s

Still We Thrive
2022

Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
On Christmas Night
2016
as Himself
About 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). With 70 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Don Warrington has appeared in 33 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Don Warrington Movies
- Hamlet (1996) — as Voltimand
- 8 ½ Women (1999) — as Simon
- Fat Slags (2004) — as General Secretary
- Tube Tales (1999) — as Preacher (Steal Away) / Preacher (segment "Steal Away")
- You, Me and Him (2018) — as Charles
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