Personal Info
Derek Martin
Acting
Biography
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 controvers…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Charlie Slater
Boston Kickout
as Ray Saunders
The Cutter
The Hope and the Glory
as Club Manager
The Aerodrome
as Provo Sgt. Peters
Spaghetti House
as Commissioner Hutchinson
Jake's End
as Corp
Ragtime
as Waldo's Aide No. 2
Priest of Love
as Police Sergeant
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Museum Guard
TV Shows
Harry Hill's Tea Time
as Charlie Slater · 1 ep.
Celebrity Coach Trip
as Self · 15 ep.
Celebrity Mastermind
1 ep.
Little Britain
as Self · 1 ep.
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
GMTV
as Self · 1 ep.
The Detectives
as Groom's Father · 1 ep.
Eldorado
as Alex Morris · 158 ep.
Fiddlers Three
as Detective Sergeant Stubbs · 1 ep.
King and Castle
as Ronald King · 12 ep.