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.
71 acting credits
Acting · 71
EastEnders
1985
Doctor Who
1963
Play for Today
1970
Minder
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
The Professionals
1977
Playhouse
1974
Z-Cars
1962
The Sweeney
1975
Theatre 625
1964
No Hiding Place
1959
GMTV
1993
Maigret
1960
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Angels
1975
Little Britain
2003
Softly, Softly
1966
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Shoestring
1979
Eldorado
1992
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
Survivors
1975
Terry and June
1979
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
The Detectives
1993
The Gentle Touch
1980
Target
1977
Paul Temple
1969
New Scotland Yard
1972
Elizabeth R
1971
The Chinese Detective
1981
The Enigma Files
1980
Londoners
1965
Celebrity Coach Trip
2010
The Zoo Gang
1974
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
Big Deal
1984
Private Schulz
1981
Ragtime
1981
Fiddlers Three
1991
Harry Hill's Tea Time
2016
Law & Order
1978
The Sex Thief
1973
Candleshoe
1977
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
King and Castle
1986
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
1978
The Big Switch
1968
Eskimo Nell
1975
Priest of Love
1981
Spaghetti House
1982
Boston Kickout
1995
The Aerodrome
1983
Doctor Who: Inferno
1970
You're On Your Own
1975
Keep It Up, Jack!
1974
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
2004
Print-Out
1979
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977
Jake's End
1982
The Cutter
1992
The Hope and the Glory
1984
The Counterfeit Man
1965
Bet Your Life
1976
Dark Water
1980
Rifleman
1980
Another Day
1978
Diversions
1976