D'Urville Martin

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   DUrville 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 Durville 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 Whos 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 hardpartying lifestyle Description above from the Wikipedia article DUrville Martin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia