Rudolph Walker
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 81
Doctor Who
1963
EastEnders
1985
Mr. Bean
1990
The Wednesday Play
1964
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Playhouse
1967
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Theatre 625
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Scarlett
1994
An Audience with...
1978
Between the Lines
1992
The Champions
1968
Dramarama
1983
On the Buses
1969
ScreenPlay
1986
Bodger and Badger
1989
Lovejoy
1986
New Scotland Yard
1972
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Ali G Indahouse
2002
The Play on One
1988
The Thin Blue Line
1995
Paul Temple
1969
The Fosters
1976
Boohbah
2003
The Frighteners
1972
Love Thy Neighbour
1972
4 Play
1989
Big Brother
1970
My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
2024
King Ralph
1991
Sanctuary
1967
Mickey Dunne
1967
The Chinese Detective
1981
Empire Road
1978
The Crouches
2003
Black Silk
1985
Escape
1967
Under And Over
1971
For the Greater Good
1991
Let Him Have It
1991
The Witches
1966
10 Rillington Place
1971
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
Carnival!
2009
Man About the House
1974
Bitter Harvest
1992
A Perfect State
1997
The Tycoon
1968
A Warm December
1973
Divorce His - Divorce Hers
1973
Spaghetti House
1982
All the Right Noises
1970
Girl Stroke Boy
1971
Bhaji on the Beach
1993
Mutiny
1999
Hit for Six
2007
Smack and Thistle
1991
Escape From Kampala
1991
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969
Fable
1965
Roadrunner
1977
Dockers
1999
Universal Soldier
1972
Playboy of the West Indies
1985
Pirate Prince
1991
Wind Versus Polygamy
1968
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
2019
Love Thy Neighbour
1973
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024
Elphida
1987
Big George Is Dead
1987
Black and White in Colour
1992
Another Day
1978
The Last Giraffe
1979
The Trouble with 2B
1972
Invasion 1897
2014
The Hope and the Glory
1984
An Ode to Joy
Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
2025