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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Derek Martin
Acting
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Movies: 25Series: 42
TMDB ID: 1198099
IMDb ID: nm0552180
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1933
Died: January 10, 2026
Age: 92
Place of birth: Bow, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2016
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.49
Wikidata: Q5262172
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Derek Martin.
EastEnders: Pat and Mo
as Charlie Slater
2004 Movie
6.5
Boston Kickout
as Ray Saunders
1996 Movie
The Cutter
1992 Movie
The Hope and the Glory
as Club Manager
1984 Movie
7.0
The Aerodrome
as Provo Sgt. Peters
1983 Movie
6.2
Spaghetti House
as Commissioner Hutchinson
1982 Movie
Jake's End
as Corp
1982 Movie
7.0
Ragtime
as Waldo's Aide No. 2
1981 Movie
4.8
Priest of Love
as Police Sergeant
1981 Movie
Rifleman
as Drill Sergeant
1980 Movie
4.8
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Museum Guard
1980 Movie
Print-Out
as Colley
1979 Movie
Another Day
as Frank
1978 Movie
4.1
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
as Motorcycle Dealer
1978 Movie
6.9
Candleshoe
as Policeman (uncredited)
1977 Movie
7.0
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
as David Mitchell
1977 Movie
Bet Your Life
as Jimmy
1976 Movie
4.2
Diversions
as Escort
1976 Movie
3.7
Eskimo Nell
as Floor Manager (uncredited)
1975 Movie
3.4
Keep It Up, Jack!
as Client with Swing (uncredited)
1974 Movie
5.2
The Sex Thief
as Doorman
1973 Movie
8.6
Doctor Who: Inferno
as UNIT Soldier
1970 Movie
4.6
The Big Switch
as 1st Heavy
1968 Movie
The Counterfeit Man
as Guard
1965 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Derek Martin.
Harry Hill's Tea Time
as Charlie Slater • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.0
Celebrity Coach Trip
as Self • 15 eps
2010 Series
6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
1 eps
2003 Series
7.1
Little Britain
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Ready, Steady, Cook
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.7
The Detectives
as Groom's Father • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.6
GMTV
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
Fiddlers Three
as Detective Sergeant Stubbs • 1 eps
1991 Series
King and Castle
as Ronald King • 12 eps
1986 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Charlie Slater • 2459 eps
1985 Series
6.4
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Scott • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.7
Big Deal
as Phil Graves • 1 eps
1984 Series
Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self • 1 eps
1981 Series
4.8
Private Schulz
as Gruber • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.2
The Chinese Detective
as D.C.I. Berwick • 14 eps
1981 Series
5.5
The Enigma Files
as Brewer • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.9
The Gentle Touch
1 eps
1980 Series
6.8
Minder
as Cedric • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.2
Terry and June
as Policeman • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Shoestring
as Parry • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.9
Hart to Hart
as Inspector Drootin • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.5
Law & Order
as Fred Pyall • 4 eps
1978 Series
7.5
The Professionals
as Renshaw • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.3
Target
as Taxi Driver • 1 eps
1977 Series