Derek Martin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-11 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Bow, London, England, UK

Derek Martin

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.

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • EastEnders

    EastEnders

  • Ready Steady Cook

    Ready Steady Cook

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Minder

    Minder

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Softly, Softly

    Softly, Softly

  • Upstairs, Downstairs

    Upstairs, Downstairs

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Angels

    Angels

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Dempsey and Makepeace

    Dempsey and Makepeace

  • Little Britain

    Little Britain

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Eldorado

    Eldorado

  • Terry and June

    Terry and June

  • Terry and June

    Terry and June

  • Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

  • Survivors

    Survivors

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Target

    Target

  • Target

    Target

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Shoestring

    Shoestring

  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

  • Eskimo Nell

    Eskimo Nell

  • Candleshoe

    Candleshoe

  • Boston Kickout

    Boston Kickout

  • Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

  • The Chinese Detective

    The Chinese Detective

  • Priest of Love

    Priest of Love

  • Spaghetti House

    Spaghetti House

  • Paul Temple

    Paul Temple

  • Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

    Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

  • EastEnders: Pat and Mo

    EastEnders: Pat and Mo

  • The Regiment

    The Regiment

  • Celebrity Coach Trip

    Celebrity Coach Trip

  • Keep It Up, Jack!

    Keep It Up, Jack!

  • The Enigma Files

    The Enigma Files

  • Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

    Adventures of a Plumber's Mate

  • Ragtime

    Ragtime

  • Big Deal

    Big Deal

  • The First Churchills

    The First Churchills

  • The Big Switch

    The Big Switch

  • Bet Your Life

    Bet Your Life

  • Londoners

    Londoners

  • The Sex Thief

    The Sex Thief

  • Fiddlers Three

    Fiddlers Three

  • The Zoo Gang

    The Zoo Gang

  • Jake's End

    Jake's End

  • Another Day

    Another Day

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Aerodrome

    The Aerodrome

  • Six Fifty-Five Special

    Six Fifty-Five Special

  • Doctor Who: Inferno

    Doctor Who: Inferno

  • Dark Water

    Dark Water

  • King and Castle

    King and Castle

  • You're On Your Own

    You're On Your Own

  • The Evil of Frankenstein

    The Evil of Frankenstein

  • The Counterfeit Man

    The Counterfeit Man

  • Rifleman

    Rifleman

  • The Cutter

    The Cutter

  • Print-Out

    Print-Out

  • The Hope and the Glory

    The Hope and the Glory

  • Diversions

    Diversions