Menu
Help

Known For

D'Urville Martin is known for:

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
  • Rosemary's Baby
    A young couple moves into an infamous New York apartment building to start a family. Things become frightening as Rosemary begins to suspect her unborn baby isn’t safe around their strange neighbors.
  • Boss Nigger
    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 position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.

Related Actors

These actors are frequently suggested for roles along with D'Urville Martin.

Top Casting Suggestions

D'Urville Martin has been suggested to play 6 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.

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.