Rudolph Walker

Rudolph Walker
Walker in 2009
Born
Rudolph Malcolm Walker

(1939-09-28) 28 September 1939 (age 85)
CitizenshipTrinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Known forLove Thy Neighbour (1972–1976); The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996); EastEnders (2001–present)
Spouse
Lorna Ross
(m. 1968, divorced)
Children2
Websiterudolphwalkerfoundation.com

Rudolph Malcolm Walker CBE (born 28 September 1939)[1] is a Trinidadian-British actor, best known for his roles as Bill Reynolds in Love Thy Neighbour (1972–1976) and Constable Frank Gladstone in The Thin Blue Line (1995–1996), as well as his long-running portrayal of Patrick Trueman on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2001–present), for which he received the 2018 British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement. He also provided voiceovers for both the British and American versions of Teletubbies (1997–2001). Walker's feature film credits include 10 Rillington Place (1971), Bhaji on the Beach (1993), and Ali G Indahouse (2002). He runs The Rudolph Walker Foundation, a charity designed to help disadvantaged youths find careers in entertainment,[2] and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2021.

  1. ^ "Rudolph Walker". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "About | Our Foundation". rudolphwalkerfoundation.com.