15 Facts About Rudolph Walker

Rudolph Walker provided voiceovers for both the British and American versions of Teletubbies.

Rudolph Walker was born on 28 September 1939 in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago.

Rudolph Walker began acting as an eight-year-old in primary school, going on to join Derek Walcott's Trinidad Theatre Workshop as its youngest member.

Rudolph Walker was married to Lorna Ross in 1968, but they divorced after having two children.

Rudolph Walker is known for his comedic roles in Love Thy Neighbour, The Thin Blue Line, which starred Rowan Atkinson, and in Ali G Indahouse.

Rudolph Walker appeared in Doctor Who, in the 1969 serial The War Games, and in several episodes of Empire Road in 1979.

Rudolph Walker 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.

Rudolph Walker appeared in the first episode of the ITV sitcom On the Buses, "The Early Shift", and the first episode of Mr Bean as "The Examiner".

Since 2001, Rudolph 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.

Rudolph Walker starred in a BBC One sitcom called The Crouches, about a family from Walworth, in South-East London.

Rudolph Walker was Gower in Thacker's 1989 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre.

Rudolph Walker played opposite Diane Parish in Lovejoy where they played father and daughter.

Rudolph Walker 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.

Rudolph Walker 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.

Rudolph Walker was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 Birthday Honours for services to drama and Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to drama and charity.