D'Urville Martin
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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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.941 |
Birthday | 1939-02-11 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York |
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1968
Rosemary's Baby
7.8/3830
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the pur...
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Rosemary's Baby
1973
Black Caesar
5.9/70
Tommy Gibbs is a tough kid, raised in the ghetto, who aspires to be a kingpin criminal. As a young boy, his leg is broken by a bad cop on the take, du...
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Black Caesar
1975
Boss Nigger
6.7/51
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that...
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Boss Nigger
1975
Sheba, Baby
5.686/35
Sheba, a Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.
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Sheba, Baby
1970
Watermelon Man
6.4/49
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. But his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is...
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Watermelon Man
1975
Dolemite
5.88/117
Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 2...
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Dolemite
1972
The Final Comedown
6.1/9
Prejudice transforms a young black man into an armed militant leader, who believes the only answer to racism is violent revolution.
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The Final Comedown
1973
Hell Up In Harlem
5.6/36
Tougher than Shaft and smoother than Superfly, this high-voltage sequel to Black Caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packe...
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Hell Up In Harlem
1976
Blind Rage
4.9/9
Five friends get together and decide to plan an operation to rob a bank. The main difference between this and other bank-robbing gangs, however, is th...
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Blind Rage
1983
The Big Score
5/3
A narcotics detective, played by Fred Williamson, lets nothing stand in the way of his bringing down a major drug dealer. After a bust gone awry, he's...
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The Big Score
1968
A Time to Sing
0/0
A young farmer becomes a singer against the wishes of his uncle.
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A Time to Sing
1973
Book of Numbers
6/1
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Book of Numbers
1972
Hammer
5.458/12
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Hammer
1984
The Bear
6.2/3
Biopic about the great college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant of the University of Alabama
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1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.56/806
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
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1972
The Legend of Nigger Charley
6.2/10
A trio of runaway slaves evade authorities in the Old West.
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1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
3/2
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The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
Five on the Black Hand Side
7/2
Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values whe...
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Five on the Black Hand Side
1964
Black Like Me
5.9/10
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
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Black Like Me
1984
Black Hollywood
0/0
Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in...
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