D'Urville Martin [109086] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.8049 Birthplace: New York City, New York Birthday: 1939-02-11 Deathday: 1984-05-28 Age: 45 years Movies: 20 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. Black Hollywood1984-11-28 The Bear1984-09-28 The Big Score1983-03-17 Blind Rage1976-10-06 Dolemite1975-04-26 Sheba, Baby1975-03-26 Boss Nigger1975-08-17 Hell Up In Harlem1973-12-01 Five on the Black Hand 1973-10-25 The Soul of Nigger Char1973-05-15 Book of Numbers1973-04-10 Black Caesar1973-02-07 Hammer1972-07-04 The Final Comedown1972-05-31 The Legend of Nigger Ch1972-03-16 Watermelon Man1970-05-27 A Time to Sing1968-08-15 Rosemary's Baby1968-06-12 Guess Who's Coming to D1967-12-11 Black Like Me1964-01-01