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Don Warrington MBE (born Don 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). His son, Jake Fairbrother, is also an actor. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||||
| Horwood | Phillips | Goodman | Tonioli | Total | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha / "Let's Groove Tonight" | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | Dance Off |
| 3 | Tango / "Whatever Lola Wants" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth / "Can't Smile Without You" | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | Eliminated |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Meetings, Bloody Meetings | Short film | |
| 1979 | The Last Giraffe | Peter Mwenga | Television film |
| 1980 | Rising Damp | Philip Smith | |
| 1984 | Bloodbath at the House of Death | Stephen Wilson | |
| 1987 | The Lion of Africa | Henry Piggot | Television film |
| 1990 | Camping | Afrikansk Ambassadør | |
| 1994 | Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups | Commander Binks | Direct-to-video |
| The Anatomist's Notebook | Anatomist | Short film | |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Voltimand | |
| 1997 | The Trick | The Magic Man | Short film |
| 1998 | Babymother | Luther - The Don | Television film |
| 1999 | 8½ Women | Simon | |
| Tube Tales | Preacher | Segment: "Steal Away" | |
| Lighthouse | Prison Officer Ian Goslet | ||
| Black XXX-Mas | Black Santa | Short film | |
| 2000 | Trick of the Light | Columbine | Short film |
| 2004 | Monkey Trousers | Various roles | Television film |
| Fat Slags | General Secretary | ||
| 2006 | Land of the Blind | First Sergeant | |
| The Battersea Ripper | |||
| 2007 | Expresso | Mr. Jones (Autopilot) | Short film |
| Impact Earth | General Harris | Television film | |
| 2008 | God, Smell and Her | ||
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Chief Superintendent | |
| Interval | Sir Jeffries | Short film | |
| Terry Pratchett's Going Postal | Priest | Television film | |
| 2011 | The Glass Man | Anton | |
| 2013 | Voodoo Magic | Lucky | |
| 2014 | Night Shift | Well-Mannered Don | Short film |
| 2015 | The Ark | Paul | Television film |
| 2017 | You, Me and Him | Charles | |
| 2020 | Spanish Pigeon | DI Patrick Greene | Short film |
| 2021 | Rhythm of Life | Short film | |
| 2022 | Still We Thrive | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1974 | Crown Court | Emmanuel Nyopa | 3 episodes: "The Probationer: Parts 1, 2 & 3" |
| 1974–1978 | Rising Damp | Philip Smith | Series regular; 28 episodes |
| 1975 | Six Days of Justice | Henry Vaughan | Episode: "The Good Samaritan" |
| Against the Crowd | Albert Sharpe II | Episode: "Carbon Copy" | |
| Second City Firsts | Dave | Episode: "Club Havana" | |
| 1976 | The XYY Man | Jomo Ibbon | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 1978 | Crown Court | Delroy Conway | Episode: "Black and Blue: Part 1" |
| 1979 | Play for Today | Jonathan Foot | Episode: "Billy" |
| 1981 | Triangle | Alan Lansing | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 1982 | Holding the Fort | Lieutenant Augustus Mrwebi | Episode: "All Boys Together" |
| 1983 | Live from Pebble Mill | Leroy | Episode: "Night Kids" |
| Crown Court | Charles Benjamin | Episode: "A Black and White Case: Part 1" | |
| 1984 | Episode: "Oddball: Part 1" | ||
| Fairly Secret Army | Johnson | Episode: "When the Talking Had to Stop" | |
| 1985–1986 | The Mysteries | Angel Gabriel | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1985–1987 | Eyes | Nigel Beaumont | Series regular; 28 episodes |
| 1992 | Red Dwarf | Commander Binks | Episode: "Holoship" |
| Bookmark | Macbeth | Episode: "The Poet, the President and the Travelling Players" | |
| Trainer | DI Raffe | Recurring role; 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Lovejoy | Felix | Episode: "Dainty Dish" |
| To Play the King | Graham Gaunt | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 1994 | The 10%ers | Fraser | Episode: "Awards" |
| 1995 | Chiller | John Meyburne | Episode: "Number Six" |
| 1997 | Grange Hill | Mr. Phillips | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| Backup | Youden | Episode: "Touched" | |
| 1999 | The Seventh Scroll | Colonel Nogo | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| CI5: The New Professionals | Ndaka | Episode: "Tusk Force" | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Hari Ben Karim | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| Trial & Retribution | Willard Pembroke | Episode: "Trial and Retribution IV (Part 2)" | |
| 2001 | The Armando Iannucci Shows | Ivy Diner | Episode: "Mortality" (uncredited role) |
| 2002 | Believe Nothing | Chairman | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Manchild | Patrick | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Holby City | Ethan Hope | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2003–2005 | The Crouches | Bailey | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| 2006 | Doctor Who | The President | Episode: "Rise of the Cybermen" |
| 2006–2007 | New Street Law | Judge Ken Winyard | Series regular; 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Diamond Geezer | Hector | Miniseries; 1 episode: "Old School Lies" |
| 2009, 2014 | Law & Order: UK | Police Commissioner Eamonn Callaghan | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Casualty | Trevor | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2011 | High | Bodleian / Crime | Episode: "Ghosts" |
| Waking the Dead | Gideon Barclay | 2 episodes: "Conviction: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| This is Jinsy | Chief Thinker | Episode: "Vel" | |
| 2011–Present | Death in Paradise | Commissioner Selwyn Patterson | Series regular; 77 episodes |
| 2012 | Lewis | Marcus Harding | Episode: "Generation of Vipers" |
| 2014 | Chasing Shadows | CS Harley Drayton | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2015 | BBC Comedy Feeds: Sunny D | Lawrence | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Five | Ray Kenwood | Miniseries; 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Henry IX | Gilbert | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | The World According to Grandpa | Grandpa | Series regular; 29 episodes |