Derek Martin

Person · Open Library

Works

12

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Film & TV

Bow, London, England, UK

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…

Known for

• Harry Hill's Tea Time — Charlie Slater2016
• Celebrity Coach Trip — Self2010
• EastEnders: Pat and Mo — Charlie Slater2004
• Little Britain — Self2003
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• Boston Kickout — Ray Saunders1995
• The Governor — Gary Marshall1995
• Ready, Steady, Cook — Self - Guest1994
• GMTV — Self1993
• The Detectives — Groom's Father1993

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1917-06-07

Active to

1995-12-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

15,390

Total plays

51,639

The Golden Voice DEREK MARTIN was born in 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. From his earlier days on, he embraces the musical world and starts to sing in shows. Like many artists in the United States, he starts his career with gospel music, a genre that brought us the biggest stars in black music. Noticed at a very young age by DUKE ELLINGTON, he gets hired at age 17 as a singer in the Duke’s big band. This adds to his success and leads him to start a solo career. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Der

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Derek

Family name

Martin

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Bow

Place of death

Hertfordshire

Occupation

autobiographer

Languages spoken

English language

Image

Derek Martin.jpg

Number of children

2

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