Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a

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actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the

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era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the 1911

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-directed ''Cœur de mère de''. This was followed by a role in the 1913

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', '' Les Vampires'' and '' Judex ...

-directed

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film serial ''

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''. His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film ''La Vieille Dame indigne.''

Selected filmography

*'' The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * '' Terror'' (1924) *'' Lady Harrington'' (1926) *''

Apaches of Paris ''Apaches of Paris'' (german: Die Apachen von Paris, french: Paname n'est pas Paris) is a 1927 French-German silent film directed by Nikolai Malikoff and starring Jaque Catelain and Charles Vanel.Goble p. 673 It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios ...

'' (1927) * '' Yvette'' (1928) *'' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) *'' End of the World'' (1931) *''

Fun in the Barracks ''Fun in the Barracks'' (French: ''Les Gaîtés de l'escadron '' or ''Les Gaietés de l'escadron'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel. It was based on a play by Georges Courtel ...

'' (1932) *''

Wooden Crosses ''Wooden Crosses'' (french: Les Croix de Bois) is a 1932 French war film by Raymond Bernard, based upon a novel by Roland Dorgelès. Plot Patriotic student Demachy enlists in the French army in 1914 at the start of World War I. He and his comr ...

'' (1932) * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1932) * '' Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) *'' The Two Orphans'' (1933) *'' Le Grand Jeu'' (1934) *'' Lady Killer'' (1937) * ''

The Kiss of Fire ''The Kiss of Fire'' (French: ''Naples au baiser de feu'') is a 1937 French romantic comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Tino Rossi, Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Viviane Romance.Plastino & Sciorra p.128 The film is based on th ...

'' (1937) *''

Le Dernier Tournant ''The Last Turning'' (French: ''Le Dernier tournant'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal, written by Charles Spaak and Henri Torrès, based on the 1934 novel '' The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by James M. Cain. Cast * Fernan ...

'' (1939) *'' La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940) *''

The Heart of a Nation ''The Heart of a Nation'' (french: Untel père et fils) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet. Plot The film f ...

'' (1940) *''

Vénus aveugle ''Vénus aveugle'' (''Blind Venus'') is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. (It is also sometimes cited as ''La Vénus aveugle''.) In the uphea ...

'' (1941) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) *''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' Guilty?'' (1951) *'' Napoleon Road'' (1953) *''

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'' (1955) *'' The Light Across the Street'' (1956) *'' Serenade of Texas'' (1958) *''

Mon Oncle ''Mon Oncle'' (; ''My Uncle'') is a 1958 comedy film by French filmmaker Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, ''Mon Oncle'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film ...

'' (1958)

References

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* 1891 births 1977 deaths Belgian male film actors Belgian male silent film actors People from Namur (province) 20th-century Belgian male actors {{Belgium-actor-stub