Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-09-28 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Trinidad, British West Indies

Also Known As

Rudolph Walker

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.

Known For

Pirate Prince

Pirate Prince

10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

Doctor Who: The War Games

Doctor Who: The War Games

Acting

King Ralph

1991

King Ralph

as

King Mulambon

Wind Versus Polygamy

1968

Wind Versus Polygamy

as

Madu

Carnival!

2009

Carnival!

as

Self

Love Thy Neighbour

1973

Love Thy Neighbour

as

Bill Reynolds

The Last Giraffe

1979

The Last Giraffe

as

Kamua

Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross

2019

Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross

as

T.Ras Makonnen

Smack and Thistle

1991

Smack and Thistle

as

Churchill

Universal Soldier

1972

Universal Soldier

as

Mbote

Fable

1965

Fable

as

Policeman

Spaghetti House

1982

Spaghetti House

as

Captain Martin

Pirate Prince

1991

Pirate Prince

as

Thomas Newton

The Tycoon

1968

The Tycoon

as

Major

A Warm December

1973

A Warm December

as

Man (uncredited)

All the Right Noises

1970

All the Right Noises

as

Gordon

Bhaji on the Beach

1993

Bhaji on the Beach

as

Leonard Baptiste

10 Rillington Place

1971

10 Rillington Place

as

West Indian

Man About the House

1974

Man About the House

as

Himself

Dockers

1999

Dockers

as

Bill Morris

The Trouble with 2B

1972

The Trouble with 2B

as

Let Him Have It

1991

Let Him Have It

as

West Indian Driver

The Witches

1966

The Witches

as

Mark

Girl Stroke Boy

1971

Girl Stroke Boy

as

Mr. Delaney

The Hope and the Glory

1984

The Hope and the Glory

as

Sam

Roadrunner

1977

Roadrunner

as

Albert Charles

Big George Is Dead

1987

Big George Is Dead

as

Tony

Playboy of the West Indies

1985

Playboy of the West Indies

as

Mikey

Elphida

1987

Elphida

as

Henry

Bitter Harvest

1992

Bitter Harvest

as

John Johnson

Hit for Six

2007

Hit for Six

as

Colin Thompson

Doctor Who: The War Games

1969

Doctor Who: The War Games

as

Harper

Ali G Indahouse

2002

Ali G Indahouse

as

President Mwepu

Mutiny

1999

Mutiny

as

Voice

Escape From Kampala

1991

Escape From Kampala

as

Kimumwe

Another Day

1978

Another Day

as

George

Invasion 1897

2014

Invasion 1897

as

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

2024

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

as

Harper (archive footage)

Black and White in Colour

1992

Black and White in Colour

as

Self

Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick

2025

Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick

as

On the Buses

On the Buses

as

George

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Patrick

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Harper

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

as

Constable Frank Gladstone

Boohbah

Boohbah

as

Bodger and Badger

Bodger and Badger

as

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

as

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

as

Terence Villiers

Mr. Bean

Mr. Bean

as

Invigilator

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Earl Taylor

The Champions

The Champions

as

A Perfect State

A Perfect State

as

Love Thy Neighbour

Love Thy Neighbour

as

Bill Reynolds

The Crouches

The Crouches

as

Grandpa Langley Crouch

Empire Road

Empire Road

as

United!

United!

as

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

as

Paul Temple

Paul Temple

as

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

as

Harry Cartwright

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Patrick Trueman

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as

Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as

Self - Participant

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

as

Kaduna

My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani

My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani

as

Self - Interviewed Guest

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

as

Colonel Soute

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Policeman

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

as

George

Under And Over

Under And Over

as

Club Owner

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Mr Madu

Scarlett

Scarlett

as

Ransom

The Fosters

The Fosters

as

Andrew Henderson

Production

Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross

2019

Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross

as

Crew

Directing