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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Rudolph Walker, actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel - with the help of actor Frazer Hines - on his 60th birthday at Lord's cricket ground in London, having been led to believe he was there for an interview.

Rudolph, who was born in Trinidad, had his first taste of acting with an amateur theatre group while working as a printer. He moved to England in 1960 with plans to become an actor, and after taking drama classes at the London City Institute, he made his first professional stage appearance in 1964 in the play The Cave Dwellers.

Following further theatre work and several television appearances, he became one of the first black actors to be seen regularly on television when he was cast in the groundbreaking ITV sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, which ran for eight series between 1972 and 1976. His other notable roles include the BBC drama Black Silk and the BBC sitcom The Thin Blue Line.

programme details...

• Edition No: 1030
• Subject No: 1005
• Broadcast date: Mon 22 Nov 1999
• Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
• Recorded: Tue 28 Sep 1999
• Venue: Teddington Studios
• Series: 40
• Edition: 5
• Code name: Palm

on the guest list...

• Dounne - wife
• Sheona - daughter
• Darius - son
• Francilla - sister
• Louis - brother-in-law
• Dawn - sister
• George Joseph
• Marion Cassin Scott
• Jack Cassin Scott
• Mona Hammond
• Kate Williams
• Nina Baden-Semper
• Vince Powell
• Floella Benjamin
• Kika Markham
• Dona Kroll
• David English
• Clive Lloyd
• Eddy Grant
Filmed tributes:
• Jack Smethurst
• Trevor McDonald
• David Ruda
• Clouness Warner
• Horace James
• Errol Anthony

related appearances...

• Nina Baden-Semper - Mar 1975
• Nat Jackley - Apr 1980
• Floella Benjamin - Jan 1999
• The Night of 1000 Lives - Jan 2000
• Shaun Williamson - Oct 2001

production team...

• Researcher: Elizabeth Rawlings
• Writer: Ian Brown
• Director: John Gorman
• Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
• Executive Producer: John Longley
• Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
• Producer: Sue Green

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

East End Life

Albert Square's finest

The Night of 1000 Lives

a celebration of a thousand editions

Nina Baden-Semper

Floella Benjamin

Frazer Hines

Jack Smethurst

Screenshots of Rudolph Walker This Is Your Life