D'Urville Martin

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D'Urville Martin
Martin in 1974
Born	(1939-02-11)February 11, 1939 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1984(1984-05-28) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor and director
Years active	1964–1984
Spouses	Frances L. Johnson ​ (divorced)​ Lillian Ferguson ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	3

D'Urville Martin (February 11, 1939 – May 28, 1984) was an American actor in both film and television. He appeared in numerous 1970s movies in the blaxploitation genre. He also appeared in two unaired pilots of what would become All in the Family as Lionel Jefferson. Born in New York City, Martin began his career in the mid-1960s and soon appeared in prominent films such as Black Like Me, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Rosemary's Baby. Martin also directed films in his career, including Dolemite, starring Rudy Ray Moore.^[1]