D'Urville Martin

Personal Info

Birthday

February 11, 1939

Day of Death

1984-05-28

(45 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York

D'Urville Martin

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.

Known For

The Name of the Game

The Invaders

The Monkees

Rosemary's Baby

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

The Final Comedown

Black Caesar

Boss Nigger

Filmography

1984
Black Hollywood
as Self
The Bear
as Billy
1983
The Big Score
as Easy
1976
Blind Rage
as Willie Black
1975
Boss Nigger
as Amos
Dolemite
as Willie Green
Sheba, Baby
as Pilot
1973
Hell Up In Harlem
as Reverend Rufus
Five on the Black Hand Side
as Booker T.
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Toby
Book of Numbers
as Billy Bowlegs
Black Caesar
as Rev. Rufus
1972
Hammer
as Sonny
The Final Comedown
as Billy Joe Ashley
The Legend of Nigger Charley
as Toby
1970
Watermelon Man
as Bus Driver
1968
A Time to Sing
as Luke Harper
Rosemary's Baby
as Diego
1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as Frankie