Larrington Walker
Birthday
1946/08/01
Day of death
2017/09/03 (71 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1986) Drums Along Balmoral Drive
as TV Newsreader
(1981) Burning an Illusion
as Tony
(1988) Thin Air
as Maurice
(1985) The Moon Over Soho
as Joseph L. Patterson
(2014) Second Coming
as Vincent, Jax's Dad
(1986) Fighting Back
as Gabriel
(2017) Finding Your Feet
as Gerald Braithwaite
(1979) A Hole in Babylon
as Deskman
(1999) Human Traffic
as Koop's Father
(2016) Afro Punk Girl
as Mr. Dandy
(2010) As You Like It
as Adam
(1980) Murder Rap
as Ernest
(1979) Waterloo Sunset
as Jeff
(1981) The Chinese Detective
as Ezra
(1986) Dead Head
as Stoker
(1993) Peak Practice
as Bus Driver
(1979) Minder
as Juror
(1970) Play for Today
as Ernest
(2018) Black Earth Rising
as Pastor Thomas
(2011) Death in Paradise
as Samuel Palmer
(1977) The Professionals
as Geronimo
(2017) Taboo
as Street Beggar
(1970) Play for Today
as Jeff