Biography
Orlando Martins (8 December 1899 – 25 September 1985) 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.
Filmography
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Movies 20
Obierika
Things Fall Apart (1971)
Movie
Dr. Gbenga
Kongi's Harvest (1970)
Movie
Chief
Mister Moses (1965)
Movie
Abu Lubaba
Sammy Going South (1963)
Movie
Barman
Sapphire (1959)
Movie
Chief
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
Movie
Kalulu
The Nun's Story (1959)
Movie
Tribesman
The Naked Earth (1958)
Movie
Oparian Chieftain Ogonoore
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
Movie
Sam Holly
Abandon Ship (1957)
Movie
Jerusalem
Safari (1956)
Movie
Headman
Simba (1955)
Movie
M'Kwongwi
West of Zanzibar (1954)
Movie
M'Kwongwi
Where No Vultures Fly (1951)
Movie
Blossom
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Movie
Kolly
Good-Time Girl (1948)
Movie
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Harrigan
The End of the River (1947)
Movie
Magole
Men of Two Worlds (1946)
Movie
Jeremiah
The Man from Morocco (1945)
Movie
The Green Cockatoo (1937)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.78
Based on 22.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1937
1949
1957
1957
1971
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-12-08
Deathday1985-09-25 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceLagos, Nigeria
CitizenshipsNigeria
Also Known AsEmmanuel Alhandu Martins, Orlando Martins Listen
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