Rudolph Walker
Date of birth: 1939-09-28
Place of birth: Trinidad, British West Indies
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939) is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his sitcom roles as Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour (1972–76), Constable Frank Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line (1995–96) and since 2001 as Patrick Trueman in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2009, the Rudolph Walker Foundation was established to provide inspirational role models and positive activities that empower young people to overcome the obstacles and build positive futures.
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King Ralph
1991-02-15
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn
Wind Versus Polygamy
1968-07-15
When Councillor Ogidt and Mr. Madu come to Chief Ozuomba's court, both wanting to marry Elina, the C
Carnival!
2009-08-29
Love Thy Neighbour
1973-08-26
Two men who are nextdoor neighbors constantly battle it out over seemingly trivial offenses. Their w
The Last Giraffe
1979-06-07
An engaging tale of the efforts of a real-life American wildlife photographer and her safari guide h
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
2019-02-28
Inspired by the life and times of Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross whose amazing l
Smack and Thistle
1991-04-20
With a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go strai
Universal Soldier
1972-05-01
A life-long mercenary commander and weapons expert is commissioned to train an army for an exiled Af
Fable
1965-01-27
In Great Britain a reversal of African apartheid comes into place, and the country is governed by bl
Spaghetti House
1982-10-22
Three black militants kidnap the waiters in an Italian restaurant in London. Soon the victims befrie
Pirate Prince
1991-12-26
Jack Prince, a British renegade, joins a rebellion and becomes one of the most feared pirates in the
The Tycoon
1968-12-30
When millionaire businessman Guy Taylor takes up with the beautiful Rachel Bell, two years married t
A Warm December
1973-05-23
Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there,
All the Right Noises
1970-10-16
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly
Bhaji on the Beach
1993-09-11
A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach r
10 Rillington Place
1971-02-10
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the tit
Man About the House
1974-12-22
An unscrupulous property developer wants to flatten the street to make way for new buildings. Househ
Dockers
1999-07-10
Jimmy McGovern's depiction of the mid 90s Liverpool dockers strike. Featuring script contributions f
The Trouble with 2B
1972-01-01
It isn't really the fault of the children in 2B that their efforts to be helpful end in disaster.
Let Him Have It
1991-10-04
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Cr
The Witches
1966-11-21
Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby
Girl Stroke Boy
1971-08-12
When a young man brings an unexpected new partner home for dinner, the underlying prejudices of his
The Hope and the Glory
1984-04-25
Sam, a quiet West Indian working as a London Transport ticket collector, strikes up an unlikely, but
Roadrunner
1977-07-05
A young West Indian has to interrupt his rich international life to sort out some passport trouble a
Big George Is Dead
1987-10-01
Returning to England from Trinidad and Tobago for one night only, a former trickster finds that old
Playboy of the West Indies
1985-10-13
Based on J. M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World. Peggy Ford runs her father's rum bar in Mayaro,
Elphida
1987-10-08
Elphida is 30. She has been married for 13 years and has 3 children. She plans to restart her educat
Bitter Harvest
1992-07-22
A young black British woman goes to the Dominican Republic as an aid worker. When she goes missing,
Hit for Six
2007-08-01
Hit For Six! is the story of a playboy West Indies cricketer who is still fighting the demons of his
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969-06-21
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of
Ali G Indahouse
2002-03-21
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Gr
Mutiny
1999-01-01
A story of WWI soldiers and the Black struggle for pride and freedom. Eye witness testimonies of sur
Escape From Kampala
1991-08-08
The true story of a daring prison break. Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uga
Another Day
1978-11-22
The London of bed-sits, rundown housing, a world of the eccentric and the lonely. Since her husband
Invasion 1897
2014-01-01
Igie Ehanire a research student on African Art history gets touched, he gets more perturbed about th
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024-12-23
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of
Black and White in Colour
1992-06-27
A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history
Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
2025-02-16
Actors Rudolph Walker and Angela Wynter, firm favourites with EastEnders fans, discuss their poignan