Rudolph Walker

TV Actor

Rudolph Walker was born in Trinidad and Tobago on September 28th, 1939 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 85, Rudolph Walker biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
September 28, 1939
Nationality
Trinidad and Tobago
Place of Birth
Trinidad and Tobago
Age
85 years old
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Profession
Actor, Television Actor
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Rudolph Walker Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Lorna Ross, ​ ​(m. 1968, divorced)​, Dounne Alexander, ​ ​(m. 1998, divorced)​, Evangeline Vincent ​(m. 2016)​
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2
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Rudolph Walker Career

Walker's earliest television role was as a policeman in the British The Wednesday Play, in the episode titled "Fable" (aired 27 January 1965). He is known for his comedic roles in Love Thy Neighbour (Thames Television), The Thin Blue Line, which starred Rowan Atkinson, and in Ali G Indahouse. Walker also appeared in Doctor Who, in the 1969 serial The War Games, and also in several episodes of Empire Road in 1979. He was one of the first black actors to be seen regularly on British television, and so has always been proud of his role on the controversial Love Thy Neighbour, which ran for seven series, from 1972 to 1976.

He appeared in the first episode of the ITV sitcom ⋅On the Buses, "The Early Shift" (1969), and the first episode of Mr. Bean as "The Examiner" (1990). His other notable roles included as barrister Larry Scott in the 1985 BBC series Black Silk, by Mustapha Matura and Rudy Narayan.

Since 2001, Walker has played Patrick Trueman in the BBC One television soap opera EastEnders, for which role he was voted best actor in 2002 at the annual Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards, and in 2010 he appeared in the Internet spin-off series EastEnders: E20. He also starred in a BBC One sitcom called The Crouches, about a family from Walworth, in South-East London. He played the grandfather for both series (2003–2005).

Although much of his work has been on television, he has appeared in several movies, including 10 Rillington Place, King Ralph (along with his Love Thy Neighbour co star, Jack Smethurst), and Let Him Have It. On the stage, Walker appeared in the first production of Mustapha Matura's Play Mas at the Royal Court Theatre in 1974, and has played the titular character in stage productions of Shakespeare's Othello, directed by David Thacker and Charles Marowitz, and also Caliban in a production of The Tempest directed by Jonathan Miller. Walker was also Gower in Thacker's 1989 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

He also played opposite Diane Parish in Lovejoy (starring Ian McShane) where they played Father and Daughter.

Walker also lent his voice to the British children's television series Teletubbies, in which he renarrated the opening and closing sequences for the American dubbed version and voiced some of the voice trumpets for both the British and American versions.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1999, when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on his 60th birthday at Lord's cricket ground.

A biography for children about Walker, written by Verna Wilkins, was published by Tamarind Books on 4 September 2008.

In 2018, he was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards.

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EastEnders legend Rudolph Walker 'embroiled in secret race row with BBC bosses after he and his black co-stars were snubbed from soap's 20th anniversary book'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 30, 2024
EastEnders legend Rudolph Walker reportedly accused BBC bosses of racism after he and his black co-stars were snubbed from the show's 20th anniversary book in 2005.  The actor, 85, who's played Patrick Truman in the show since 2001, said he was 'totally disgusted' and met with then boss John Yorke to demand an explanation.  Writing in his autobiography Walking With Dignity, which was printed in The Sun, Rudolph said that his photo was nowhere to be seen in the book and co-stars Adam Wodyatt and Shane Richie had demanded it be 'withdrawn and reprinted'.

How EastEnders legend Rudolph Walker overcame two divorces and becoming homeless to find love AND soap success after ditching his life in Trinidad to pursue an acting career

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2024
Rudolph Walker is one of EastEnders' longest running stars, after joining the soap back in 2001 as Patrick Trueman.  The character has been through it all on the show, from reuniting with three sons, marrying his childhood sweetheart Sheree and then getting back with his ex-wife Yolande.  In 2018, he received the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement for all of his years on the show. 

EastEnders icon Rudolph Walker, 84, reveals he was secretly homeless while starring as Patrick Trueman

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2024
EastEnders icon Rudolph Walker has revealed he was secretly homeless while starring as Patrick Trueman on the soap.  The actor, 84, who has portrayed the Jamaican patriarch since 2001, admitted to leading a 'double life' after a divorce in his 70s left him 'penniless'.   He recalled 'crying' on the way to the BBC's Elstree studios as he kept his struggle with 'pain and loneliness from his co-stars.  
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