Orlando Martins(1899-1985)

Actor

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Orlando Martins

The story of native tribesmen who move towards Mombasa, getting drawn info the world of ivory smuggling.

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West of Zanzibar (1954)

Orlando Martins was born on 8 December 1899 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Simba (1955), Where No Vultures Fly (1951) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 25 September 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Known for

Simba (1955)

6.2

Movie

Headman

1955

Where No Vultures Fly (1951)

Where No Vultures Fly

6.1

Movie

M'Kwongwi

1951

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

7.1

TV Series

King of Babylon

Sheila Sim and Anthony Steel in West of Zanzibar (1954)

West of Zanzibar

5.6

Movie

M'Kwongwi

1954

Credits

Actor

Things Fall Apart
7.8
- Obierika
- 1971
Kongi's Harvest
6.3
- Dr. Gbenga
- 1970
Mister Moses
6.1
- Chief
- 1965
Call Me Bwana
5.3
- Chief
- 1963
Sammy Going South
7.1
- Abu Lubaba
- 1963
The Four Just Men
7.1
TV Series
- Elderly Negro
- 1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro
5.5
- Chief
- 1959
The Nun's Story
7.5
- Kalulu (African Servant)
- 1959
Sapphire
7.2
- Tulip Barman
- 1959
White Hunter
6.2
TV Series
- Kruma
- The Chief
- 1957–1958
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.1
TV Series
- King of Babylon
- 1958
ITV Play of the Week
6.7
TV Series
- John Kumalo
- Mike
- 1958
The Naked Earth
7.3
- Tribesman
- 1958
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
5.7
- Oparian Chieftain Ogonoore
- 1957
Seven Waves Away
7.5
- Sam Holly
- 1957

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Personal details

Born
- December 8, 1899
- Lagos, Nigeria
Died
- September 25, 1985
- Lagos, Nigeria(undisclosed)

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Trivia
Came to England after World War I, during which he served as a stoker on the old Mauretania to avenge German cruelty to his family. On arrival in England he joined Sanger's Circus and started his performing career in the chorus.

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