Derek Martin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 11, 1933
- Died
- January 10, 2026 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Bow, London, England, UK
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 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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Filmography
Harry Hill's Tea Time
TV · as Charlie Slater · 1 ep
Celebrity Coach Trip
TV · as Self · 15 eps
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
Movie · as Charlie Slater
Little Britain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Mastermind
TV · 1 ep
Boston Kickout
Movie · as Ray Saunders
The Governor
TV · as Gary Marshall · 12 eps
Ready, Steady, Cook
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as Groom's Father · 1 ep
The Cutter
Movie
Eldorado
TV · as Alex Morris · 158 eps
Fiddlers Three
TV · as Detective Sergeant Stubbs · 1 ep
King and Castle
TV · as Ronald King · 12 eps
EastEnders
TV · as Charlie Slater · 2458 eps
Dempsey and Makepeace
TV · as Scott · 1 ep
The Hope and the Glory
Movie · as Club Manager
Big Deal
TV · as Phil Graves · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · as Dave Richards · 1 ep
The Aerodrome
Movie · as Provo Sgt. Peters
Storyboard
TV · as Det. Sgt. Ronald King · 1 ep
Spaghetti House
Movie · as Commissioner Hutchinson
Jake's End
Movie · as Corp
Priest of Love
Movie · as Police Sergeant
Ragtime
Movie · as Waldo's Aide No. 2
The Chinese Detective
TV · as D.C.I. Berwick · 14 eps
Six Fifty-Five Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Private Schulz
TV · as Gruber · 1 ep
Dark Water
Movie · as Security guard
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Movie · as Museum Guard
Rifleman
Movie · as Drill Sergeant
The Gentle Touch
TV · 1 ep
The Enigma Files
TV · as Brewer · 1 ep
Print-Out
Movie · as Colley
Minder
TV · as Cedric · 1 ep
Terry and June
TV · as Policeman, Mr. Parkins · 1 ep
Hart to Hart
TV · as Inspector Drootin · 1 ep
Shoestring
TV · as Parry · 1 ep
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
Movie · as Motorcycle Dealer
Another Day
Movie · as Frank
Law & Order
TV · as Fred Pyall · 4 eps
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
Movie · as David Mitchell
Candleshoe
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
The Professionals
TV · as Renshaw · 1 ep
Target
TV · as Taxi Driver, Alan Ziegler · 1 ep
Diversions
Movie · as Escort
Bet Your Life
Movie · as Jimmy
The Duchess of Duke Street
TV · as Ben Smythe, Sergeant · 1 ep
Eskimo Nell
Movie · as Floor Manager (uncredited)
The Sweeney
TV · as Spooner · 1 ep
Survivors
TV · as Cyril · 1 ep
Angels
TV · 4 eps
You're On Your Own
TV · 1 ep
Keep It Up, Jack!
Movie · as Client with Swing (uncredited)
The Zoo Gang
TV · as Gallery Guard · 1 ep
Playhouse
TV · as Reg, Corp · 1 ep
The Sex Thief
Movie · as Doorman
The Roses of Eyam
Movie · as William Thornley
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
Elizabeth R
TV · as Horseman to Cecil · 1 ep
Upstairs, Downstairs
TV · as Heckler · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Inferno
Movie · as UNIT Soldier
Play for Today
TV · as Security Guard · 1 ep
Paul Temple
TV · 6 eps
The Big Switch
Movie · as 1st Heavy
Softly, Softly
TV · 2 eps
The Counterfeit Man
Movie · as Guard
Londoners
TV · as Barry · 1 ep
The Evil of Frankenstein
Movie · as Roustabout (uncredited)
Theatre 625
TV · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as David Mitchell · 2 eps
Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep
Maigret
TV · as Extra (uncredited) · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Len Drake · 1 ep