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  1. Don Warrington. Don Warrington MBE (born Don Williams, 23 May 1951) is a Trinidadian -born British actor. [1] 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). He was appointed Member of the Order of the British ...

  2. Feb 1, 2024 · Don Warrington plays Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC crime drama, Death in Paradise. Learn about his life away from the cameras, including his wife, sons and Caribbean home.

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  3. Don Warrington is a British actor who has appeared in stage, film and TV shows, such as Rising Damp, Death in Paradise and The Ark. He was born in 1952 in Newcastle upon Tyne and was awarded the MBE in 2008 for his services to drama.

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  4. Feb 19, 2022 · B orn in Trinidad, Don Warrington, 70, trained at the Drama Centre London. In 1973, he was cast as Philip Smith in the play The Banana Box, reprising the role in the television adaptation Rising ...

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  5. Don Warrington is a British actor who starred in the sitcom Rising Damp (1974). He was born in Trinidad, raised in Newcastle, and adopted his stage name from his childhood street.

  6. Warrington has played Commissioner Selwyn Patterson, the island of Saint Marie's top police officer, in all eleven seasons. "I don't know why Death in Paradise works but it is a phenomenon. People seem to love it," Warrington told The Big Issue in 2019. "What keeps me going back is trying to find new facets to make the character interesting ...

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  8. Apr 27, 2021 · Don Warrington with his mother. Photograph: Courtesy of Don Warrington. I was always taken by any programme where the hero performed good deeds in their adventures. The Lone Ranger was fantastic.

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