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).

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Hamlet (1996)

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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Julie Christie  •  Judi Dench  •  Gérard Depardieu

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Julie Christie  •  Judi Dench  •  Gérard Depardieu

Land of the Blind (2006)

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Edwards
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Tom Hollander  •  Lara Flynn Boyle

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their country's authoritarian government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Edwards
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Tom Hollander  •  Lara Flynn Boyle

Tube Tales (1999)

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jude Law  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Stephen Hopkins  •  Menhaj Huda  •  Gaby Dellal  •  Armando Iannucci  •  Charles McDougall  •  Amy Jenkins
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Denise Van Outen

Nine short stories based on the true experiences of London Underground passengers: "Mr. Cool" (Amy Jenkins, dir.); "Horny" (Stephen Hopkins); "Grasshopper" (Menhaj Huda); "My Father the Liar" (Bob Hoskins); "Bone" (Ewan McGregor); "Mouth" (Armando Iannucci); "A ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jude Law  •  Ewan McGregor  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Stephen Hopkins  •  Menhaj Huda  •  Gaby Dellal  •  Armando Iannucci  •  Charles McDougall  •  Amy Jenkins
CAST:  Jason Flemyng  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Kelly Macdonald  •  Denise Van Outen

8 ½ Women (1999)

After the death of his wife, wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal and his son Storey open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Inoh), to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  John Standing  •  Matthew Delamere  •  Vivian Wu  •  Annie Shizuka Inoh

After the death of his wife, wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal and his son Storey open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Inoh), to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  John Standing  •  Matthew Delamere  •  Vivian Wu  •  Annie Shizuka Inoh

Babymother (1998)

A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all-girl reggae group named Neeta, Sweeta, & Nastie with her friends. Living in a housing estate with little support, the odds are obviously against her. Emotionally she struggles too as she learns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Henriques
CAST:  Anjela Lauren Smith  •  Caroline Chikezie  •  Don Warrington  •  Vas Blackwood

A single mother determined to make it as a singer puts together an all-girl reggae group named Neeta, Sweeta, & Nastie with her friends. Living in a housing estate with little support, the odds are obviously against her. Emotionally she struggles too as she learns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Henriques
CAST:  Anjela Lauren Smith  •  Caroline Chikezie  •  Don Warrington  •  Vas Blackwood

Manilla Envelopes (2006)

Also known as The Battersea Ripper, this is a comic crime thriller set in London concerning a young girl's kidnapping and the hapless police and reporters trying to get to the truth. It has never been released to DVD and has only ever had a limited theatrical ...  (more)

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CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Sylvester McCoy  •  Jade Asha

Also known as The Battersea Ripper, this is a comic crime thriller set in London concerning a young girl's kidnapping and the hapless police and reporters trying to get to the truth. It has never been released to DVD and has only ever had a limited theatrical ...  (more)

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CAST:  Danny Dyer  •  Dexter Fletcher  •  Sylvester McCoy  •  Jade Asha

Camping (1990)

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DIRECTION:  Sune Lund-Sørensen
CAST:  Per Pallesen  •  Søren Pilmark  •  Kirsten Norholt  •  Rolv Wesenlund

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DIRECTION:  Sune Lund-Sørensen
CAST:  Per Pallesen  •  Søren Pilmark  •  Kirsten Norholt  •  Rolv Wesenlund

It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Goldy Notay  •  Sendhil Ramamurthy  •  Sally Hawkins

Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gurinder Chadha
CAST:  Shabana Azmi  •  Goldy Notay  •  Sendhil Ramamurthy  •  Sally Hawkins

Rising Damp (1980)

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Leonard Rossiter  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Don Warrington  •  Christopher Strauli

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby's favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph McGrath
CAST:  Leonard Rossiter  •  Frances de la Tour  •  Don Warrington  •  Christopher Strauli

Lighthouse (2000)

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor got there first - the murderous & psychotic Leo Rook. Stranded, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hunter
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Christopher Adamson  •  Paul Brooke

A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor got there first - the murderous & psychotic Leo Rook. Stranded, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Hunter
CAST:  James Purefoy  •  Rachel Shelley  •  Christopher Adamson  •  Paul Brooke

Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)

Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cameron
CAST:  Pamela Stephenson  •  Kenny Everett  •  Vincent Price  •  Gareth Hunt

Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Cameron
CAST:  Pamela Stephenson  •  Kenny Everett  •  Vincent Price  •  Gareth Hunt

The Ark (2015)

Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save both his family and the faithful from a devastating flood. A seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe him and help, Noah ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  David Threlfall  •  Joanne Whalley  •  Antonia Thomas  •  Nico Mirallegro

Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save both his family and the faithful from a devastating flood. A seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe him and help, Noah ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Glenaan
CAST:  David Threlfall  •  Joanne Whalley  •  Antonia Thomas  •  Nico Mirallegro

Futureshock: Comet (2008)

A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Boak
CAST:  James Cosmo  •  Rowena King  •  Cristian Solimeno  •  Teo-Wa Vuong

A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keith Boak
CAST:  James Cosmo  •  Rowena King  •  Cristian Solimeno  •  Teo-Wa Vuong

You, Me and Him (2018)

Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy rears its head and their neighbour John befriends them, they both start making some truly disastrous decisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisy Aitkens
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Faye Marsay  •  Lucy Punch  •  Sarah Parish

Despite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy rears its head and their neighbour John befriends them, they both start making some truly disastrous decisions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisy Aitkens
CAST:  David Tennant  •  Faye Marsay  •  Lucy Punch  •  Sarah Parish

King Lear (2016)

Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Buffong
CAST:  Don Warrington  •  Alfred Enoch  •  Miltos Yerolemou  •  Rakie Ayola

Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Buffong
CAST:  Don Warrington  •  Alfred Enoch  •  Miltos Yerolemou  •  Rakie Ayola

The Lion of Africa (1988)

Brooke Adams plays a woman who has to put up with Brian Dennehy's character if she wants to get across a desolate section of Africa. They fight and naturally sparks fly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Brooke Adams  •  Yosef Shiloach  •  Don Warrington

Brooke Adams plays a woman who has to put up with Brian Dennehy's character if she wants to get across a desolate section of Africa. They fight and naturally sparks fly.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Brooke Adams  •  Yosef Shiloach  •  Don Warrington

The Trick (1997)

Three talent scouts are auditioning for the best eponymous 'trick'. After kicking out a magic chef type, a guy comes in who unfolds a magic door from a pen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Green
CAST:  Tanya Myers  •  Steven O'Donnell  •  Clive Perrott  •  Don Warrington

Three talent scouts are auditioning for the best eponymous 'trick'. After kicking out a magic chef type, a guy comes in who unfolds a magic door from a pen.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Green
CAST:  Tanya Myers  •  Steven O'Donnell  •  Clive Perrott  •  Don Warrington

The Toys That Made Christmas (2011)

The Toys That Made Christmas. Spirograph, Fuzzy Felt, Barbie, Meccano - Robert Webb tells the story of our Christmases through the toys we played with and loved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzannah Wander
CAST:  Robert Webb  •  Alfie Boe  •  Arlene Phillips  •  Lucy Worsley

The Toys That Made Christmas. Spirograph, Fuzzy Felt, Barbie, Meccano - Robert Webb tells the story of our Christmases through the toys we played with and loved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzannah Wander
CAST:  Robert Webb  •  Alfie Boe  •  Arlene Phillips  •  Lucy Worsley

On Christmas Night (2016)

Don Warrington narrates the account in Luke's Gospel of the shepherds' visit to the Christ Child, and the Adventist Vocal Ensemble sing Sweet Little Jesus Boy.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Don Warrington

Don Warrington narrates the account in Luke's Gospel of the shepherds' visit to the Christ Child, and the Adventist Vocal Ensemble sing Sweet Little Jesus Boy.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Don Warrington

Carbon Copy (1975)

In Howard Schuman’s contribution to the Against the Crowd series, Jamaican Albert Sharpe II (Warrington) is no longer at ease with the cultured white family who have virtually adopted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Don Warrington  •  Judy Campbell Exner  •  Simon Lack

In Howard Schuman’s contribution to the Against the Crowd series, Jamaican Albert Sharpe II (Warrington) is no longer at ease with the cultured white family who have virtually adopted him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Don Warrington  •  Judy Campbell Exner  •  Simon Lack
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