Derek Martin

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Bow, London, England, UK, 1933-04-11

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	The Counterfeit Man	Guard	0
2	1968	The Big Switch	1st Heavy	47
3	1970	Doctor Who: Inferno	UNIT Soldier	83
4	1973	The Sex Thief	Doorman	48
5	1974	Keep It Up, Jack!	Client with Swing (uncredited)	37
6	1975	Eskimo Nell	Floor Manager (uncredited)	37
7	1976	Diversions	Escort	42
8	1976	Bet Your Life	Jimmy	0
9	1977	Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl	David Mitchell	73
10	1977	Candleshoe	Policeman (uncredited)	69
11	1978	Adventures of a Plumber's Mate	Motorcycle Dealer	42
12	1978	Another Day	Frank	0
13	1980	Dark Water	Security guard	50
14	1980	The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Museum Guard	47
15	1980	Rifleman	Drill Sergeant	0
16	1981	Priest of Love	Police Sergeant	50
17	1981	Ragtime	Waldo's Aide No. 2	70
18	1982	Jake's End	Corp	0
19	1982	Spaghetti House	Commissioner Hutchinson	62
20	1983	The Aerodrome	Provo Sgt. Peters	70
21	1984	The Hope and the Glory	Club Manager	0
22	1992	The Cutter		0
23	1996	Boston Kickout	Ray Saunders	65
24	2004	EastEnders: Pat and Mo	Charlie Slater	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Len Drake	53
2	1959	No Hiding Place		37
3	1960	Maigret	Extra (uncredited)	69
4	1962	Z-Cars		70
5	1963	Doctor Who	David Mitchell	79
6	1965	Londoners	Barry	0
7	1966	Softly, Softly		50
8	1969	The First Churchills		63
9	1969	Paul Temple		55
10	1970	Play for Today	Security Guard	63
11	1971	Elizabeth R	Horseman to Cecil	74
12	1971	Upstairs, Downstairs	Heckler	76
13	1972	The Regiment		10
14	1974	Playhouse	Reg	70
15	1974	Playhouse	Corp	70
16	1974	The Zoo Gang	Gallery Guard	70
17	1975	The Sweeney	Spooner	77
18	1975	You're On Your Own		0
19	1975	Survivors	Cyril	79
20	1975	Angels		37
21	1977	Target		65
22	1977	The Professionals	Renshaw	74
23	1978	Law & Order	Fred Pyall	65
24	1979	Hart to Hart	Inspector Drootin	68
25	1979	Shoestring		68
26	1979	Terry and June	Policeman	62
27	1979	Terry and June	Mr. Parkins	62
28	1979	Minder	Cedric	68
29	1980	The Gentle Touch		69
30	1980	The Enigma Files	Brewer	55
31	1981	The Chinese Detective	D.C.I. Berwick	72
32	1981	Private Schulz	Gruber	58
33	1981	Six Fifty-Five Special	Self	0
34	1984	Big Deal	Phil Graves	67
35	1985	Dempsey and Makepeace	Scott	64
36	1985	EastEnders	Charlie Slater	41
37	1986	King and Castle	Ronald King	0
38	1991	Fiddlers Three	Detective Sergeant Stubbs	0
39	1992	Eldorado	Alex Morris	52
40	1993	GMTV	Self	56
41	1993	The Detectives	Groom's Father	67
42	1994	Ready Steady Cook	Self - Guest	0
43	2003	Little Britain	Self	72
44	2003	Celebrity Mastermind		60

Derek Martin

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