Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/11/1933
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 contr...
Known For
Boston Kickout
as Ray Saunders
Spaghetti House
as Commissioner Hutchinson
Ragtime
as Waldo's Aide No. 2
Eskimo Nell
as Floor Manager (uncredited)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Museum Guard
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
as Motorcycle Dealer
Another Day
as Frank
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
as David Mitchell
Priest of Love
as Police Sergeant
Rifleman
as Drill Sergeant
Jake's End
as Corp
Keep It Up, Jack!
as Client with Swing (uncredited)
The Big Switch
as 1st Heavy
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Charlie Slater
Candleshoe
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bet Your Life
as Jimmy
The Counterfeit Man
as Guard
The Sex Thief
as Doorman
Doctor Who: Inferno
as UNIT Soldier
The Evil of Frankenstein
as Roustabout (uncredited)