Orlando Martins
Nigerian film and stage actor (1899-1985) · Nigeria · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Orlando Martins was a pioneering Yoruba Nigerian film and stage actor. In the late 1940s, he was one of Britain's most prominent and leading black actors, and in a poll conducted in 1947, he was listed among Britain's top 15 favourite actors.
Orlando Martins is read about 22 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
1985Died25 September 19851971Things Fall ApartFilm, Obierika1970
Kongi's HarvestFilm, Dr. Gbenga1965
Mister MosesFilm, Chief1959
Killers of KilimanjaroFilm, Chief1958
The Naked EarthFilm, Tribesman1957
Theatre NightSeries, T.T. Williams
Seven Waves AwayFilm, 1957Sam Holly1956
SafariFilm, Jerusalem1954
West of ZanzibarFilm, M'Kwongi1951
Where No Vultures FlyFilm, M'Kwongwi1949
The Hasty HeartFilm, Blossom1948
Good-Time GirlFilm, Kolly1946
Men of Two WorldsFilm, Magole1945
The Man from MoroccoFilm, Jeremiah1937
The Green CockatooFilm1899Born8 December 1899
Kongi's HarvestFilm, Dr. Gbenga1965Mister MosesFilm, Chief1959Killers of KilimanjaroFilm, Chief1958The Naked EarthFilm, Tribesman1957Theatre NightSeries, T.T. WilliamsSeven Waves AwayFilm, 1957Sam Holly1956SafariFilm, Jerusalem1954West of ZanzibarFilm, M'Kwongi1951Where No Vultures FlyFilm, M'Kwongwi1949The Hasty HeartFilm, Blossom1948Good-Time GirlFilm, Kolly1946Men of Two WorldsFilm, Magole1945The Man from MoroccoFilm, Jeremiah1937The Green CockatooFilm1899Born8 December 1899People around Orlando
Close ties
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Safari (1956)- Terence Young Directed Safari (1956)
Alexander Korda Produced Sanders of the River (1935)- Zena Marshall Also in The End of the River and Good-Time Girl
Zoltan Korda Directed Sanders of the River (1935)
Anthony Steel Also in Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Harry Baird Also in Killers of Kilimanjaro and Sapphire
Robert Arden Also in The Man from Morocco and Call Me Bwana
Harry Watt Directed Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Howard Marion-Crawford Also in The Hasty Heart and West of Zanzibar- William Simons Also in Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Filmography 21
22 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
About this person
Country
Nigeria
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1985 · aged 85
