Name
D'Urville Martin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-02-11
Deathday
1984-05-28 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York
Biography
D'Urville Martin (February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor and director in both film and television. He appeared with regularity in numerous 1970s movies in the blaxploitation genre of films. Born in New York City, D'urville began his career in the mid 1960s, soon becoming a prominent recurring figure in the genre. Martin acted in several movies of the time, including Black Like Me and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Among his partners was the famous blaxploitation actor Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, playing his partner Toby in the Black Charley. Martin also directed films in his career, including Dolemite, starring Rudy Ray Moore. His career ended in 1984 with a heart attack at age 45 likely caused by his hard-partying lifestyle.
Known For
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A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, know...
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A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black...
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Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They dis...
6.1
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose nightclub is threatened by the Mafia....
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Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her ...
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A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world o...
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Prejudice transforms a young black man into an armed militant leader, who believes the onl...
- 1968 Rosemary's Baby as Diego
- 1973 Black Caesar as Rev. Rufus
- 1975 Boss Nigger as Amos
- 1975 Sheba, Baby as Pilot
- 1970 Watermelon Man as Bus Driver
- 1975 Dolemite as Willie Green
- 1972 The Final Comedown as Billy Joe Ashley
- 1973 Hell Up In Harlem as Reverend Rufus
- 1976 Blind Rage as Willie Black
- 1983 The Big Score as Easy
- 1968 A Time to Sing as Luke Harper
- 1973 Book of Numbers as Billy Bowlegs
- 1972 Hammer as Sonny
- 1984 The Bear as Billy
- 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Frankie
- 1972 The Legend of Nigger Charley as Toby
- 1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley as Toby
- 1973 Five on the Black Hand Side as Booker T.
- 1964 Black Like Me
- 1984 Black Hollywood as Self
- 1976 Death Journey as Gas Station Attendant
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Carlton
- 1967 The Invaders ( 1 episode ) as Casey
- 1966 The Monkees ( 1 episode ) as The Champ
