Derek Martin
| Derek Martin | |
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Martin in 2016
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| Born |
Derek William Rapp 11 April 1933 Bow, East London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Television |
Eldorado EastEnders |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Ann Rigg (1971–?) (divorced) Gloria J. Mitchell (1961–?) (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.derekmartin.net |
Derek Martin (born Derek William Rapp on 11 April 1933) is a British actor who is best known for his role as Charlie Slater in the British soap opera EastEnders which he played from 2000–11, and briefly again in 2013 and 2016.
Martin started his entertainment career as a stuntman, but after breaking his collar bone filming the drama Elizabeth R, he switched to acting. He featured in the BBC television series Paul Temple, and his film appearances include Secrets of a Windmill Girl (1966), The Sex Thief (1973), Eskimo Nell (1975), Sex Express (aka Diversions) (1975), Adventures of a Plumber's Mate (1978), Ragtime (1981), Spaghetti House (1982), and Boston Kickout (1995).
In 1978 he appeared as Detective Inspector Fred Pyle in The Detective's Tale, the first play in the BBC television series Law and Order. From 1981-82, he played Det. Insp. Berwick in two series of the BBC drama The Chinese Detective. In 1982 he became the second actor to take on the role of R. D. Wingfield's fictional Detective Inspector Jack Frost, starring in a BBC radio adaptation of A Touch of Frost. In 1984 he appeared in an episode of season five of Minder. Between 1986 and 1988 he appeared in two series of King & Castle, devised and co-written by The Sweeney creator Ian Kennedy Martin, alongside Nigel Planer. He played the role of ex policeman Ronald King, now running a debt collection agency in London's East End. He then starred in Eldorado, as Alex Morris. He has also made guest appearances in many television programmes including Doctor Who (appearing in The Ambassadors of Death as an uncredited heavy, The Claws of Axos as an uncredited UNIT soldier and Image of the Fendahl as policeman David Mitchell), The Sweeney episode 'Messenger of the Gods' as the villain Spooner, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Bill and Only Fools and Horses. Martin also played himself in an episode of Little Britain.
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