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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article D'Urville Martin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Rosemary's Baby

June 12, 1968

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1984	The Bear	Billy
1984	Black Hollywood	Self
1983	The Big Score	Easy
1976	Blind Rage	Willie Black
1975	Dolemite	Willie Green
1975	Boss Nigger	Amos
1975	Sheba, Baby	Pilot
1973	Black Caesar	Rev. Rufus
1973	Hell Up In Harlem	Reverend Rufus
1973	The Soul of Nigger Charley	Toby
1973	Five on the Black Hand Side	Booker T.
1973	Book of Numbers	Billy Bowlegs
1972	Hammer	Sonny
1972	The Legend of Nigger Charley	Toby
1972	The Final Comedown	Billy Joe Ashley
1970	Watermelon Man	Bus Driver
1968	Rosemary's Baby	Diego
1968	The Name of the Game	Carlton
1968	A Time to Sing	Luke Harper
1967	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	Frankie
1967	The Invaders	Casey
1964	Black Like Me

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1976	The Human Tornado	Second Unit Director
1976	Disco 9000	Director
1975	Dolemite	Director
1972	The Final Comedown	Associate Producer