Person
Larrington Walker
Acting · 1946–2017 · Kingston, Jamaica
Biography
Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1947, Larrington Walker was a British-based actor best known for his roles in The Chinese Detective and the 1980s children's educational series You and Me. His film credits included Human Traffic, Second Coming and Finding Your Feet. He continued to work right up until his death, appearing in the BBC's Death in Paradise when he died at the age of 70 in Guadeloupe, where the series is filmed. When the episode was broadcast, the production dedicated it to his memory.
Known for
Death in Paradise
Samuel Palmer
Play for Today
Ernest
Minder
Juror
Peak Practice
Bus Driver
The Professionals
Geronimo
Taboo
Street Beggar
No Offence
Lucas Boden
Black Earth Rising
Pastor Thomas
Thin Air
Maurice
Upstart Crow
Apothecary
Filmography
- 2018Black Earth RisingPastor Thomas
- 2017Finding Your FeetGerald Braithwaite
- 2017TabooStreet Beggar
- 2016Afro Punk GirlMr. Dandy
- 2016Upstart CrowApothecary
- 2015A Gert Lush ChristmasRoger
- 2015No OffenceLucas Boden
- 2014Second ComingVincent, Jax's Dad
- 2013ViciousColin
- 2011Death in ParadiseSamuel Palmer
- 2010RSC Live: As You Like ItAdam
- 1999Human TrafficKoop's Father
- 1993Peak PracticeBus Driver
- 1988Thin AirMaurice
- 1988Thin AirMaurice
- 1986Drums Along Balmoral DriveTV Newsreader
- 1986Fighting BackGabriel
- 1986Dead HeadStoker
- 1985The Moon Over SohoJoseph L. Patterson
- 1981Burning an IllusionTony
- 1981The Chinese DetectiveEzra
- 1980Murder RapErnest
- 1979A Hole in BabylonDeskman
- 1979MinderJuror
- 1979Waterloo SunsetJeff
- 1977The ProfessionalsGeronimo
- 1970Play for TodayErnest
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