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Personal Info

Birth date

1946-08-01 (79 Years)

Day of death

2017-09-03

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Kingston, Jamaica

Also known as

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Larrington Walker

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.

Filmography

Acting

2018Black Earth Rising (1 Episode) as Pastor Thomas

2017Finding Your Feet as Gerald Braithwaite

2017Taboo (2 Episodes) as Street Beggar

2016Afro Punk Girl as Mr. Dandy

2014Second Coming as Vincent, Jax's Dad

2011Death in Paradise (1 Episode) as Samuel Palmer

2010As You Like It as Adam

1999Human Traffic as Koop's Father

1993Peak Practice (1 Episode) as Bus Driver

1988Thin Air as Maurice

1986Drums Along Balmoral Drive as TV Newsreader

1986Fighting Back as Gabriel

1986Dead Head (4 Episodes) as Stoker

1985The Moon Over Soho as Joseph L. Patterson

1981Burning an Illusion as Tony

1981The Chinese Detective (3 Episodes) as Ezra

1980Murder Rap as Ernest

1979A Hole in Babylon as Deskman

1979Minder (1 Episode) as Juror

1979Waterloo Sunset as Jeff

1977The Professionals (1 Episode) as Geronimo

1970Play for Today (1, 1 Episode) as Ernest, Jeff