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Orlando Martins

Acting

Born December 8, 1899 · Lagos, Nigeria

Died September 25, 1985

Also known as Emmanuel Alhandu Martins · Orlando Martins Listen

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Biography

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.

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Filmography6 titles

Kongi's Harvest

1970as Dr. Gbenga

The Nun's Story

1959as Kalulu

Sapphire

1959as Barman

The Hasty Heart

1949as Blossom

The Green Cockatoo

1937

Call Me Bwana

1963as Chief