
Larrington Walker
Department: Acting
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

Drums Along Balmoral Drive
1986

Burning an Illusion
1981

Thin Air
1988

The Moon Over Soho
1985

Second Coming
2014

Fighting Back
1986

Finding Your Feet
2017

A Hole in Babylon
1979

Human Traffic
1999

Afro Punk Girl
2016

RSC Live: As You Like It
2010

Murder Rap
1980

Waterloo Sunset
1979

A Gert Lush Christmas
2015

The Chinese Detective
1981

Peak Practice
1993

Minder
1979

Play for Today
1970

Black Earth Rising
2018

Death in Paradise
2011

The Professionals
1977

Taboo
2017

Play for Today
1970

Vicious
2013

Upstart Crow
2016

No Offence
2015

Dead Head
1986