NEws / the diaspora speaks - exemplars & achievers
Rudolph Malcolm Walker OBE come on board as their Public Relations Officer. He travelled internationally, regionally and locally raising the profile of Trinidad and Tobago and still continues to do so as recent as 2016 at the World Travel Market.
Pictured: Rudolph Malcolm Walker, OBE Photo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Gran2/Images
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udolph Malcolm Walker OBE was born on the 28th September 1939 in San Juan, Trinidad. He attended the Barataria EC School and on leaving served an apprenticeship as a Compositor at the Government Printing Office before emigrating to the United Kingdom in 1960. Rudolph was a founding member of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop formed by the late Derek Walcott. In 2006 he was awarded the OBE (Order of the British Empire) for his services to Drama. An accomplished actor, Rudolph worked extensively in Theatre and Television over a number of years. He made his professional stage debut in 1961 in a play called “The Cave Dwellers” and went on to play leading roles on stage and television culminating in the early 70’s when he starred as Bill Reynolds in the hit television comedy series “Love Thy neighbour.”
A keen cricketer and tennis player, Rudolph played in a number of Charity/Celebrities matches alongside many great West Indian cricketers some of whom are Clive Lloyd, Wes Hall, Joel Garner, Alvin Kalliecharan, Michael Holding, Rohan Kanhai, Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes and the late Malcolm Marshall. In addition, as a member of various charitable organisations including Lord Taverners and Bunbury’s Cricket Club he assisted in raising millions of pounds for different charities. In so doing he played with some of the UK’s best, such as Mike Gatting, Derek Underwood, Colin Cowdrey and John Snow. Rudolph is a Patron and supporter to many Charities including “The Haven’s Hospices, Prostate Cancer and the Stroke Association. He also finds time to visit schools throughout the United Kingdom. As a result of these visits Rudolph recognized the need for his input and so launched his foundation The Rudolph Walker Inter-school
Drama Awards (RWISDA) in London in 2009. This vision continues to gain momentum and widen its impact to places like Wales and Birmingham. In November of 2001, Rudolph joined the cast of EastEnders, the hit television series and is well known by the public as Patrick Trueman. Rudolph is the father of two children, Darius and Sheona and grand-father of two, Loveday and Latimer. Rudolph refers to himself as a “Trini to d bone” or Trinbagonian. For further information on Rudolph Walker Foundation: Phone: 020 7193 7898 Email: admin@ rudolphwalkerfoundation.com Website: www.RWISDA.com Twitter.com/RudolphWalkerDA
Pictured: Jack Smethurst and Rudolph Walter in a scene from Love thy Neighbour. Photo: http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/81713thames
In the seventies he was also invited by the UK Manager of the British West Indian Airways (BWee) to
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