Rudolph Walker

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Rudolph Walker is a Trinidadian-British actor best known for his pioneering roles in British television comedies and long-running soap operas such as EastEnders.

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Rudolph Walker canonical 2
Rudolph Malcolm Walker 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
activeYearsStart 1960s
awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Trinidad and Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold)
birthName Rudolph Malcolm Walker
linked to: Rudolph Walker
characterPortrayed Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour
Constable Frank Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line
Langley in Doctor Who serial "The War Games"
Patrick Trueman in EastEnders
countryOfCitizenship Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1939-09-28
educatedAt Tranquillity School, Port of Spain
ethnicGroup Afro-Caribbean
fieldOfWork film
television
theatre
founded Rudolph Walker Foundation
genre comedy
soap opera
hasChild two children
honorificSuffix OBE
knownFor long-running role in EastEnders
pioneering roles in British television comedies
languageOfWorkOrName English
movedTo United Kingdom
movement Black British television pioneers
name Rudolph Walker
notableAchievement one of the first black actors in a leading role in a British TV sitcom
notableWork Doctor Who
EastEnders
King Ralph
Love Thy Neighbour
Some Girls
The Crouches
The Thin Blue Line
occupation actor
placeOfBirth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
linked to: Port of Spain
residence London, England
spouse Dounne Alexander
Lorna Ross

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The Thin Blue Line starring Rudolph Walker
Rudolph Walker name Rudolph Walker
Rudolph Walker birthName Rudolph Malcolm Walker
linked to: Rudolph Walker