D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

February 11, 1939 · 87 years old

​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…

Known For

8 titles
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Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby

1968 · 2h 17m · Movie

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

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2
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967 · 1h 48m · Movie

A White couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her Black fiancé.

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3
Dolemite

Dolemite

1975 · 1h 30m · Movie

After he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place.

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4
Black Caesar

Black Caesar

1973 · 1h 27m · Movie

Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.

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Watermelon Man

Watermelon Man

1970 · 1h 40m · Movie

Jeff Gerber, a racist white man, wakes up one morning to discover that he has become black.

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'Sheba, Baby'

'Sheba, Baby'

1975 · 1h 30m · Movie

A Chicago private detective returns back home to Louisville, Kentucky, to help her father fight mobsters.

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Hell Up in Harlem

Hell Up in Harlem

1973 · 1h 34m · Movie

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

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The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown

1972 · 1h 23m · Movie

Black revolutionaries take action in the white suburbs.

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