Derek Martin
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 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.
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Movies (26)
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004 · Charlie Slater
Boston Kickout
1995 · Ray Saunders
The Cutter
1992
The Hope and the Glory
1984 · Club Manager
The Aerodrome
1983 · Provo Sgt. Peters
Spaghetti House
1982 · Commissioner Hutchinson
Jake's End
1982 · Corp
Ragtime
1981 · Waldo's Aide No. 2
Priest of Love
1981 · Police Sergeant
Rifleman
1980 · Drill Sergeant
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980 · Museum Guard
Dark Water
1980 · Security guard
Print-Out
1979 · Colley
Another Day
1978 · Frank
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978 · Motorcycle Dealer
Candleshoe
1977 · Policeman (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977 · David Mitchell
Bet Your Life
1976 · Jimmy
Eskimo Nell
1975 · Floor Manager (uncredited)
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974 · Client with Swing (uncredited)
The Roses of Eyam
1973 · William Thornley
The Sex Thief
1973 · Doorman
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970 · UNIT Soldier
The Big Switch
1968 · 1st Heavy
The Counterfeit Man
1965 · Guard
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964 · Roustabout (uncredited)
TV shows (48)
Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016 · Charlie Slater
Celebrity Coach Trip
2010 · Self
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Little Britain
2003 · Self
The Governor
1995 · Gary Marshall
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994 · Self - Guest
The Detectives
1993 · Groom's Father
GMTV
1993 · Self
Eldorado
1992 · Alex Morris
Fiddlers Three
1991 · Detective Sergeant Stubbs
King and Castle
1986 · Ronald King
EastEnders
1985 · Charlie Slater
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985 · Scott
The Bill
1984 · Dave Richards
Big Deal
1984 · Phil Graves
Storyboard
1983 · Det. Sgt. Ronald King
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981 · Self
Private Schulz
1981 · Gruber
The Chinese Detective
1981 · D.C.I. Berwick
The Enigma Files
1980 · Brewer
The Gentle Touch
1980
Minder
1979 · Cedric
Terry and June
1979 · Policeman, Mr. Parkins
Shoestring
1979 · Parry
Hart to Hart
1979 · Inspector Drootin
Law & Order
1978 · Fred Pyall
The Professionals
1977 · Renshaw
Target
1977 · Taxi Driver, Alan Ziegler
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976 · Ben Smythe, Sergeant
Angels
1975
Survivors
1975 · Cyril
You're On Your Own
1975
The Sweeney
1975 · Spooner
The Zoo Gang
1974 · Gallery Guard
Playhouse
1974 · Reg, Corp
New Scotland Yard
1972 · Bill
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971 · Heckler
Elizabeth R
1971 · Horseman to Cecil
Play for Today
1970 · Security Guard
Paul Temple
1969
Softly, Softly
1966
Londoners
1965 · Barry
Theatre 625
1964
Doctor Who
1963 · David Mitchell
Z-Cars
1962
Maigret
1960 · Extra (uncredited)
No Hiding Place
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Len Drake