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Don Warrington MBE (born Don Williams, 23 May 1952) 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).
Rising Damp is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978. Chappell adapted the story from his 1973 stage play The Banana Box . [ 1 ]
Rising Damp is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell. It stars Leonard Rossiter as landlord Rupert Rigsby, Richard Beckinsale as Alan Moore, Frances de la Tour as Ruth Jones, and Don Warrington as Philip Smith. Alan, Miss Jones and Philip reside as lodgers in Rigsby's house.
The film version of Rising Damp resolves the issue of Philip's origins. For the entirety of the television series, Philip claims to be the son of an African tribal chief; the film reveals Philip is actually from Croydon , has never been to Africa, does not have ten wives, and adopted a false persona to start a new life and gain respect.
Frances J. de Lautour [1] (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is an English actress.She is known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom Rising Damp from 1974 until 1978.
Monolulu's name is referenced by the character Rigsby in the 1974 pilot episode of the UK comedy series Rising Damp, in humorous comparison to the new tenant Philip, who had stated he was the son of a chief.
Richard Arthur Beckinsale (6 July 1947 – 19 March 1979) was an English actor. He played Lennie Godber in the BBC sitcom Porridge (along with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom Rising Damp.
He played King Philip II of Spain in the BBC serial Elizabeth R (1971) and Oliver Cromwell in By the Sword Divided (1985). He also appeared in Special Branch (1973), Thriller (1974), Porridge (1975), Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1975), Quiller (1975), Rising Damp (1978), Minder (1980), Nanny (1981), Juliet Bravo (1982), Yes Minister (1984), and ...