Cast & creator
Rudolph Walker
Best known for EastEnders, EastEnders, Doctor Who
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.
41
film credits
44
television credits
84
1963–2025 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
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EastEnders
Patrick
1985EastEnders
Patrick Trueman
1985
Doctor Who
Harper
1963
The Wednesday Play
Policeman
1964
ITV Playhouse
Derek Page
1967ITV Playhouse
Albert Charles
1967
Theatre 625
Mr Madu
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Benjamin Kingara
1965Thirty-Minute Theatre
The African
1965
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Mr. Bean
Invigilator
1990
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
The Champions
1968
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Nick
1969
ScreenPlay
John Johnson
1986
Lovejoy
Earl Taylor
1986
New Scotland Yard
Henry Buckingham
1972
The Play on One
Kimumwe
1988
BBC2 Play of the Week
George
1977
Between the Lines
1992
Dramarama
Raven
1983
The Thin Blue Line
Constable Frank Gladstone
1995
On the Buses
George
1969
Scarlett
Ransom
1994
Paul Temple
1969
The Fosters
Andrew Henderson
1976
The Frighteners
Colonel Soute
1972
Boohbah
2003
Bodger and Badger
1989
The Chinese Detective
Terence Villiers
1981
Ali G Indahouse
President Mwepu
2002
Love Thy Neighbour
Bill Reynolds
19724 Play
Defence counsel
1989Big Brother
James Modola
1970
Empire Road
1978
Mickey Dunne
Second negro
1967
For the Greater Good
Dr Lawrence James
1991
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Kaduna
1973Black Silk
Larry Scott
1985
King Ralph
King Mulambon
1991
10 Rillington Place
West Indian
1971Sanctuary
1967
Let Him Have It
West Indian Driver
1991
The Crouches
Grandpa Langley Crouch
2003My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
Self - Interviewed Guest
2024
Doctor Who: The War Games
Harper
1969
Divorce His - Divorce Hers
Kaduna
1973Escape
Tami
1967The Tycoon
Major
1968
Bitter Harvest
John Johnson
1992A Perfect State
1997
Bhaji on the Beach
Leonard Baptiste
1993
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Harper (archive footage)
2024Carnival!
Self
2009
The Witches
Mark
1966
All the Right Noises
Gordon
1970
Man About the House
Himself
1974
Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
T.Ras Makonnen
2019Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross
Co-Producer
2019
Spaghetti House
Captain Martin
1982Under And Over
Club Owner
1971Playboy of the West Indies
Mikey
1985
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Smack and Thistle
Churchill
1991
Mutiny
Voice
1999
The Hope and the Glory
Sam
1984
A Warm December
Man (uncredited)
1973
Girl Stroke Boy
Mr. Delaney
1971
Pirate Prince
Thomas Newton
1991
Fable
Policeman
1965
Escape From Kampala
Kimumwe
1991Big George Is Dead
Tony
1987
Wind Versus Polygamy
Madu
1968The Trouble with 2B
1972
Universal Soldier
Mbote
1972Hit for Six
Colin Thompson
2007
The Last Giraffe
Kamua
1979
Love Thy Neighbour
Bill Reynolds
1973
Dockers
Bill Morris
1999
Invasion 1897
2014
Roadrunner
Albert Charles
1977
Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
2025
Another Day
George
1978Elphida
Henry
1987