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