EULAC_6734 Rudolph Walker OBE "Rudolph Malcolm Walker\u00a0was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies. \r\nWalker broke many barriers as a performer, working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series. \r\nWalker, who arrived in Britain in 1960, established himself as a performer by working in repertory theatres across the country in the 1960s including the Mermaid Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse and the Malvern Theatre.\r\nHe got his big break in 1972 when he was cast as the main character in the television series,\u00a0Love Thy Neighbour.\u00a0Although the show was considered controversial for its use of racist language, it was a popular series that was unprecedented on television at the time.\r\nWalker continued to work in theatre, performing at the Tricycle, the Lyric Hammersmith, the Royal Court and the Young Vic.\r\nHe also appears regularly on the BBC television soap opera, Eastenders." This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693669. Person TEXT University of St Andrews EULAC "Rudolph Malcolm Walker\u00a0was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies. \r\nWalker broke many barriers as a performer, working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series. \r\nWalker, who arrived in Britain in 1960, established himself as a performer by working in repertory theatres across the country in the 1960s including the Mermaid Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse and the Malvern Theatre.\r\nHe got his big break in 1972 when he was cast as the main character in the television series,\u00a0Love Thy Neighbour.\u00a0Although the show was considered controversial for its use of racist language, it was a popular series that was unprecedented on television at the time.\r\nWalker continued to work in theatre, performing at the Tricycle, the Lyric Hammersmith, the Royal Court and the Young Vic.\r\nHe also appears regularly on the BBC television soap opera, Eastenders." "Rudolph Malcolm Walker\u00a0was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies. \r\nWalker broke many barriers as a performer, working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series. \r\nWalker, who arrived in Britain in 1960, established himself as a performer by working in repertory theatres across the country in the 1960s including the Mermaid Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse and the Malvern Theatre.\r\nHe got his big break in 1972 when he was cast as the main character in the television series,\u00a0Love Thy Neighbour.\u00a0Although the show was considered controversial for its use of racist language, it was a popular series that was unprecedented on television at the time.\r\nWalker continued to work in theatre, performing at the Tricycle, the Lyric Hammersmith, the Royal Court and the Young Vic.\r\nHe also appears regularly on the BBC television soap opera, Eastenders." Story