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.

Filmography

• 2025Angela Wynter and Rudolph Walker Remember... EastEnders: Yolande and Patrick
• 2024Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour — Harper (archive footage)
• 2019Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross — T.Ras Makonnen, Co-Producer
• 2014Invasion 1897
• 2007Hit for Six — Colin Thompson
• Boohbah
• The Crouches — Grandpa Langley Crouch
• 2002Ali G Indahouse — President Mwepu
• 1999Dockers — Bill Morris
• 1999Mutiny — Voice
• A Perfect State
• The Thin Blue Line — Constable Frank Gladstone
• Scarlett — Ransom
• 1993Bhaji on the Beach — Leonard Baptiste
• Between the Lines
• 1992Bitter Harvest — John Johnson
• 1991Escape From Kampala — Kimumwe
• For the Greater Good — Dr Lawrence James
• 1991King Ralph — King Mulambon
• 1991Let Him Have It — West Indian Driver
• 1991Pirate Prince — Thomas Newton
• 1991Smack and Thistle — Churchill
• Mr. Bean — Invigilator
• 4 Play — Defence counsel
• Bodger and Badger
• The Play on One — Kimumwe
• 1987Big George Is Dead — Tony
• 1987Elphida — Henry
• Lovejoy — Earl Taylor
• ScreenPlay — John Johnson
• Black Silk — Larry Scott
• EastEnders — Patrick, Patrick Trueman
• 1985Playboy of the West Indies — Mikey
• Theatre Night — Mikey
• 1984The Hope and the Glory — Sam
• Dramarama — Raven
• 1982Spaghetti House — Captain Martin
• The Chinese Detective — Terence Villiers
• 1979The Last Giraffe — Kamua
• 1978Another Day — George
• Empire Road
• BBC2 Play of the Week — George
• 1977Roadrunner — Albert Charles
• The Fosters — Andrew Henderson
• 1973A Warm December — Man (uncredited)
• 1973Divorce His - Divorce Hers — Kaduna
• Divorce His, Divorce Hers — Kaduna
• 1973Love Thy Neighbour — Bill Reynolds
• Love Thy Neighbour — Bill Reynolds
• New Scotland Yard — Henry Buckingham
• The Frighteners — Colonel Soute
• 1972The Trouble with 2B
• 1972Universal Soldier — Mbote
• 197110 Rillington Place — West Indian
• 1971Girl Stroke Boy — Mr. Delaney
• Under And Over — Club Owner
• 1970All the Right Noises — Gordon
• Big Brother — James Modola
• 1969Doctor Who: The War Games — Harper
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre — Nick
• On the Buses — George
• Paul Temple
• The Champions
• 1968The Tycoon — Major
• 1968Wind Versus Polygamy — Madu
• Escape — Tami
• ITV Playhouse — Derek Page, Albert Charles
• Mickey Dunne — Second negro
• Sanctuary
• 1966The Witches — Mark
• 1965Fable — Policeman
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Benjamin Kingara, The African
• The Wednesday Play — Policeman
• Theatre 625 — Mr Madu
• Doctor Who — Harper
• An Ode to Joy

Appearances as themselves (6)

• My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani — Self - Interviewed Guest
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip — Self - Participant
• 2009Carnival! — Self
• 1992Black and White in Colour — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• 1974Man About the House — Himself