D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. D'Urville Martin (February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director in both film and television. He appeared with regularity in numerous 1970s movies in the blaxploitation genre of films. Born in New York City, D'urville began his career in the mid 1960s, soon becoming a prominent recurring figure in the genre. Martin acted in several movies of the time, including Black Like Me and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Among his partners was the famous blaxploitation actor Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, playing his partner Toby in the Black Charley. Martin also directed films in his career, including Dolemite, starring Rudy Ray Moore. His career ended in 1984 with a heart attack at age 45 likely caused by his hard-partying lifestyle. Description above from the Wikipedia article D'Urville Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, 1939-02-11

Died: 1984-05-28

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Black Like Me		59
2	1967	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	Frankie	76
3	1968	Rosemary's Baby	Diego	78
4	1968	A Time to Sing	Luke Harper	50
5	1970	Watermelon Man	Bus Driver	64
6	1972	The Legend of Nigger Charley	Toby	63
7	1972	The Final Comedown	Billy Joe Ashley	62
8	1972	Hammer	Sonny	54
9	1973	Black Caesar	Rev. Rufus	58
10	1973	Book of Numbers	Billy Bowlegs	60
11	1973	The Soul of Nigger Charley	Toby	43
12	1973	Five on the Black Hand Side	Booker T.	68
13	1973	Hell Up In Harlem	Reverend Rufus	56
14	1975	Sheba, Baby	Pilot	57
15	1975	Dolemite	Willie Green	59
16	1975	Boss Nigger	Amos	67
17	1976	Blind Rage	Willie Black	49
18	1983	The Big Score	Easy	50
19	1984	The Bear	Billy	62
20	1984	Black Hollywood	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	The Monkees	The Champ	65
2	1967	The Invaders	Casey	68
3	1968	The Name of the Game	Carlton	68

D'Urville Martin

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