Derek Martin
Acting
Born 1933-04-11
Died 2026-01-10
Bow, London, England, UK
73 credits
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Derek Martin was 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.
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Filmography
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Acting
50 credits
Doctor Who
Play for Today
EastEnders
Minder
Hart to Hart
Playhouse
The Professionals
Ready, Steady, Cook
GMTV
Upstairs, Downstairs
Maigret
The Sweeney
Dempsey and Makepeace
Little Britain
New Scotland Yard
Eldorado
Shoestring
Dixon of Dock Green
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Detectives
Terry and June
Target
Survivors
Private Schulz
Celebrity Coach Trip
Elizabeth R
Storyboard
The Governor
Londoners
Six Fifty-Five Special
Big Deal
Harry Hill's Tea Time
Fiddlers Three
The Chinese Detective
Ragtime
The Zoo Gang
Candleshoe
The Enigma Files
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Print-Out
The Evil of Frankenstein
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Law & Order
Rifleman
The Sex Thief
King and Castle
Doctor Who: Inferno
Priest of Love
Dark Water
Keep It Up, Jack!
Other credits
10 credits
Theatre 625
Z-Cars
No Hiding Place
Angels
Celebrity Mastermind
Softly, Softly
Paul Temple
The Gentle Touch
You're On Your Own
The Cutter
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