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name: "Don Warrington"
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born: "23 May 1951"
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# Don Warrington

Actor. Born 23 May 1951 in Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1951, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- **Also known as:** دان وارینگتون

## Biography

Don Warrington is a Trinidadian-born British actor. Born Don Williams on 23 May 1951 in Trinidad, he grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne and trained at Drama Centre London after beginning in repertory theatre aged 17.

He is known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom *Rising Damp* (1974–78) and its 1980 film adaptation, and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC series *Death in Paradise* (2011–present). Other credits include roles in *Doctor Who* (2005), *Red Dwarf* (1988), *Hamlet* (1996), *Lewis* (2007) and *Bloodbath at the House of Death* (1984). He was appointed MBE in 2008 for services to drama.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rising Damp* (1974), Fi1m 84, as Philip — [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)

## Also known for

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Mr.Präsident
- *Hamlet* (1996), Voltimand — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Commander Binks
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Selwyn Patterson
- *Going Postal* (2010), Priest of Offler
- *Lewis* (2007), Marcus Harding
- *The Five* (2016), Ray Kenwood
- *Bloodbath at the House of Death* (1984), Stephen Wilson

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