Rudolph Walker
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Rudolph Walker OBE | |
Born | 28 September 1939 |
Notable roles | Bill Reynolds - (Love Thy Neighbour) Constable Frank Gladstone - (The Thin Blue Line) Patrick Trueman - (EastEnders) |
Rudolph Walker OBE (born 28 September 1939) is a British character actor.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Walker went to the United Kingdom in 1960.
He is known for his comedic roles in Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line and in Ali G Indahouse.
He also appeared in Doctor Who in 1969. He was the first black actor to be seen regularly on British TV, and has always been proud of his role on the controversial Love Thy Neighbour as a result.
He can now be seen playing Patrick Trueman in EastEnders.
He was awarded the OBE in 2006.
Although most of his work has been on television he as appeared in sevral movies, including King Ralph and Let Him Have It.
[edit] External links
- BFI Screenonline - biography and filmography
- Rudolph Walker at the Internet Movie Database
Categories: United Kingdom television actor stubs | 1939 births | English actors | English character actors | English television actors | British actors | Doctors actors | Immigrants to the United Kingdom | Living people | Soap opera actors | People from Reading, Berkshire | Officers of the Order of the British Empire | English Trinidadians