Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Birthday: 1933-04-11

Place of birth: Bow, London, England, UK

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0552180

Biography:

Derek Martin has been one of the most authentic working class voices in British film and television since the 1970s. Born Derek William Rapp in 1933, Martin was in the RAF for his National Service and took up a series of jobs including road worker, Smithfield Meat Market porter, and professional gambler, before entering showbusiness as an extra and stunt performer in a variety of programmes including Doctor Who. He retired from stunt work following an injury on Elizabeth I in 1971 and moved into acting. His most famous break out role was as the corrupt detective Fred Pyle in GF Newman's controversial 1978 drama Law & Order. In the following decade Martin had major roles in TV dramas such as The Chinese Detective and King & Castle, and played James Cagney's aide in milos Forman's epic 1981 film Ragtime. In 2000, Martin joined the cast of EastEnders as Charlie, the patriarch of the Slater family, a role he continued to play on and off for sixteen years.

Played in movies:

Doctor Who: Inferno

Score: 8.8

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

Score: 7.3

Ragtime

Score: 7.0

The Aerodrome

Score: 7.0

Candleshoe

Score: 6.9

Boston Kickout

Score: 6.5

Spaghetti House

Score: 6.2

Priest of Love

Score: 5.0

Dark Water

Score: 5.0

The Sex Thief

Score: 4.8

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Score: 4.7

The Big Switch

Score: 4.7

Diversions

Score: 4.2

Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

Score: 4.2

Eskimo Nell

Score: 3.7

Keep It Up, Jack!

Score: 3.6

Print-Out

Score: 0.0

Another Day

Score: 0.0

Jake's End

Score: 0.0

Rifleman

Score: 0.0

Bet Your Life

Score: 0.0

The Counterfeit Man

Score: 0.0

EastEnders: Pat and Mo

Score: 0.0

The Cutter

Score: 0.0

The Hope and the Glory

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Survivors

Score: 7.9

Doctor Who

Score: 7.9

The Sweeney

Score: 7.8

Upstairs, Downstairs

Score: 7.7

The Professionals

Score: 7.5

Elizabeth R

Score: 7.4

The Chinese Detective

Score: 7.2

Little Britain

Score: 7.2

Celebrity Coach Trip

Score: 7.0

Playhouse

Score: 7.0

Playhouse

Score: 7.0

The Zoo Gang

Score: 7.0

Z-Cars

Score: 7.0

Maigret

Score: 6.9

The Gentle Touch

Score: 6.9

Hart to Hart

Score: 6.8

Minder

Score: 6.8

Shoestring

Score: 6.8

Big Deal

Score: 6.7

The Detectives

Score: 6.7

Law & Order

Score: 6.5

Dempsey and Makepeace

Score: 6.4

Target

Score: 6.3

Target

Score: 6.3

Play for Today

Score: 6.3

The First Churchills

Score: 6.3

Terry and June

Score: 6.2

Terry and June

Score: 6.2

Celebrity Mastermind

Score: 6.0

Private Schulz

Score: 5.8

GMTV

Score: 5.6

Paul Temple

Score: 5.5

The Enigma Files

Score: 5.5

Dixon of Dock Green

Score: 5.3

Eldorado

Score: 5.2

Softly, Softly

Score: 5.0

EastEnders

Score: 4.2

No Hiding Place

Score: 3.7

Angels

Score: 3.7

The Regiment

Score: 1.0

Londoners

Score: 0.0

Ready Steady Cook

Score: 0.0

Fiddlers Three

Score: 0.0

King and Castle

Score: 0.0

You're On Your Own

Score: 0.0

Six Fifty-Five Special

Score: 0.0