Derek Martin
Acting
1933-04-11 · Bow, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016 · Series
Celebrity Coach Trip
2010 · Series
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004 · Movie
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
Little Britain
2003 · Series
Boston Kickout
1995 · Movie
The Governor
1995 · Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · Series
The Detectives
1993 · Series
GMTV
1993 · Series
The Cutter
1992 · Movie
Eldorado
1992 · Series
Fiddlers Three
1991 · Series
King and Castle
1986 · Series
EastEnders
1985 · Series
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · Series
Big Deal
1984 · Series
The Hope and the Glory
1984 · Movie
The Aerodrome
1983 · Movie
Storyboard
1983 · Series
Spaghetti House
1982 · Movie
Jake's End
1982 · Movie
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
Priest of Love
1981 · Movie
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981 · Series
Private Schulz
1981 · Series
The Chinese Detective
1981 · Series
Rifleman
1980 · Movie
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980 · Movie
The Enigma Files
1980 · Series
The Gentle Touch
1980 · Series
Dark Water
1980 · Movie
Minder
1979 · Series
Terry and June
1979 · Series
Shoestring
1979 · Series
Hart to Hart
1979 · Series
Print-Out
1979 · Movie
Another Day
1978 · Movie
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978 · Movie
Law & Order
1978 · Series
The Professionals
1977 · Series
Candleshoe
1977 · Movie
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977 · Movie
Target
1977 · Series
Bet Your Life
1976 · Movie
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976 · Series
Diversions
1976 · Movie
Angels
1975 · Series
Survivors
1975 · Series
You're On Your Own
1975 · Series
Eskimo Nell
1975 · Movie
The Sweeney
1975 · Series
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974 · Movie
The Zoo Gang
1974 · Series
Playhouse
1974 · Series
The Sex Thief
1973 · Movie
New Scotland Yard
1972 · Series
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Series
Elizabeth R
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970 · Movie
Paul Temple
1969 · Series
The Big Switch
1968 · Movie
Softly, Softly
1966 · Series
The Counterfeit Man
1965 · Movie
Londoners
1965 · Series
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Movie
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Z-Cars
1962 · Series
Maigret
1960 · Series
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Series