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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-08-01

Day of Death

2017-09-03 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingston, Jamaica

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

Drums Along Balmoral Drive

1986

Drums Along Balmoral Drive

as

TV Newsreader

Thin Air

1988

Thin Air

as

Maurice

The Moon Over Soho

1985

The Moon Over Soho

as

Joseph L. Patterson

Second Coming

2014

Second Coming

as

Vincent, Jax's Dad

Fighting Back

1986

Fighting Back

as

Gabriel

Finding Your Feet

2017

Finding Your Feet

as

Gerald Braithwaite

A Hole in Babylon

1979

A Hole in Babylon

as

Deskman

Human Traffic

1999

Human Traffic

as

Koop's Father

Afro Punk Girl

2016

Afro Punk Girl

as

Mr. Dandy

As You Like It

2010

As You Like It

as

Adam

Murder Rap

1980

Murder Rap

as

Ernest

Waterloo Sunset

1979

Waterloo Sunset

as

Jeff

Dead Head

Dead Head

as

Stoker

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Bus Driver

Minder

Minder

as

Juror

Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising

as

Pastor Thomas

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Samuel Palmer

Taboo

Taboo

as

Street Beggar

Production

Crew

Directing