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Orlando Martins(1899-1985)

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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)
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Orlando Martins was born on 8 December 1899 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for Simba (1955), Ivory Hunter (1951) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 25 September 1985 in Lagos, Nigeria.
BornDecember 8, 1899
DiedSeptember 25, 1985(85)
BornDecember 8, 1899
DiedSeptember 25, 1985(85)
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Known for

Simba (1955)
Simba
6.2
  • Headman
  • 1955
Ivory Hunter (1951)
Ivory Hunter
6.2
  • M'Kwongwi
  • 1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
6.9
TV Series
  • King of Babylon
Sheila Sim and Anthony Steel in West of Zanzibar (1954)
West of Zanzibar
5.6
  • M'Kwongwi
  • 1954

Credits

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Actor

  • Things Fall Apart (1971)
    Things Fall Apart
    7.9
    • Obierika
    • 1971
  • Wole Soyinka in Kongi's Harvest (1970)
    Kongi's Harvest
    6.2
    • Dr. Gbenga
    • 1970
  • Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • Chief
    • 1965
  • Anita Ekberg and Bob Hope in Call Me Bwana (1963)
    Call Me Bwana
    5.3
    • Chief
    • 1963
  • Edward G. Robinson and Fergus McClelland in A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
    A Boy Ten Feet Tall
    7.1
    • Abu Lubaba
    • 1963
  • The Four Just Men (1959)
    The Four Just Men
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Elderly Negro
    • 1959
  • Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
    Killers of Kilimanjaro
    5.5
    • Chief
    • 1959
  • The Nun's Story (1959)
    The Nun's Story
    7.5
    • Kalulu (African Servant)
    • 1959
  • Sapphire (1959)
    Sapphire
    7.2
    • Tulip Barman
    • 1959
  • White Hunter (1957)
    White Hunter
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Kruma
    • The Chief
    • 1957–1958
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • King of Babylon
    • 1958
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.8
    TV Series
    • John Kumalo
    • Mike
    • 1958
  • The Naked Earth (1958)
    The Naked Earth
    7.2
    • Tribesman
    • 1958
  • Gordon Scott in Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
    Tarzan and the Lost Safari
    5.7
    • Oparian Chieftain Ogonoore
    • 1957
  • Seven Days from Now (1957)
    Seven Days from Now
    7.5
    • Sam Holly
    • 1957

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Personal details

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

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    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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