
Rudolph Walker
Acting
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.
Known for
2025Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
2024Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Harper (archive footage)
2019Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
T.Ras Makonnen
2014Invasion 1897
2002Ali G Indahouse
President Mwepu
1999Dockers
Bill Morris
1999Mutiny
Voice
1993Bhaji on the Beach
Leonard Baptiste
1992Bitter Harvest
John Johnson
1992Black and White in Colour
Self
1991King Ralph
King Mulambon
1991Smack and Thistle
Churchill
1991Pirate Prince
Thomas Newton
1991Let Him Have It
West Indian Driver
1991Escape From Kampala
Kimumwe
1984The Hope and the Glory
Sam
1982Spaghetti House
Captain Martin
1979The Last Giraffe
Kamua
1978Another Day
George
1977Roadrunner
Albert Charles
1974Man About the House
Himself
1973Love Thy Neighbour
Bill Reynolds
1973A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
1972Universal Soldier
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