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Larrington Walker

Acting Born Aug 1, 1946 Kingston, Jamaica 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Death in Paradise (2011) as Samuel Palmer
  • Play for Today (1970) as Ernest
  • Play for Today (1970) as Jeff
  • Minder (1979) as Juror
  • Peak Practice (1993) as Bus Driver
  • The Professionals (1977) as Geronimo
  • Taboo (2017) as Street Beggar
  • Thin Air (1988) as Maurice
  • No Offence (2015) as Lucas Boden
  • Black Earth Rising (2018) as Pastor Thomas
  • Vicious (2013) as Colin
  • Upstart Crow (2016) as Apothecary
  • The Chinese Detective (1981) as Ezra
  • Human Traffic (1999) as Koop's Father
  • Finding Your Feet (2017) as Gerald Braithwaite
  • Dead Head (1986) as Stoker
  • Second Coming (2014) as Vincent, Jax's Dad
  • Murder Rap (1980) as Ernest
  • Thin Air (1988) as Maurice
  • Burning an Illusion (1981) as Tony
  • A Gert Lush Christmas (2015) as Roger
  • Waterloo Sunset (1979) as Jeff
  • Fighting Back (1986) as Gabriel
  • The Moon Over Soho (1985) as Joseph L. Patterson