Jean Martinelli (15 August 1909 – 13 March 1983) was a French actor who appeared in over 50 French films between 1933 and 1983, mostly in supporting roles. One of his few international films was Alfred Hitchcock's classic film '' To Catch a Thief'' (1955), where he played the role of a one-legged waiter. Martinelli also worked in television and theatre. He was married to the actress Nadine Basile.

Selected filmography

*'' The Two Orphans'' (1933) - Roger de Vaudray *'' All for Love'' (1933) - Théo *'' The Abbot Constantine'' (1933) - Jean Reynaud *''La dernière valse'' (1936) - Le comte Dimitri *''La loupiote'' (1937) - 'Jac' Jacques *''Blanchette'' (1937) - Georges Galoux * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) - Frantz *''La goualeuse'' (1938) - Pierre Duchemin *''

The Charterhouse of Parma ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (french: La Chartreuse de Parme, links=no) is a novel by Stendhal published in 1839. Telling the story of an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic era and later, it was admired by Balzac, Tolstoy, André Gide, di Lam ...

'' (1948) - (uncredited) *''Dernière Heure, édition spéciale'' (1949) - L'avocat *''Le Furet'' (1950) - Moncey *''Menace de mort'' (1950) - André Garnier *'' La vie est un jeu'' (1951) - Le directeur du journal * '' Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) - Jacques de Fleury *''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'' (1953) - Athos *''La Belle de Cadix'' (1953) - Dubbing (voice, uncredited) *''

The Red and the Black ''Le Rouge et le Noir'' (; meaning ''The Red and the Black'') is a historical psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing ...

'' (1954) - M. de Rénal *'' To Catch a Thief'' (1955) - Mr. Foussard * '' Madelon'' (1955) - Colonel Saint-Marc *'' If Paris Were Told to Us'' (1956) - Henri IV / Firmin *''

Women's Club The woman's club movement was a social movement that took place throughout the United States that established the idea that women had a moral duty and responsibility to transform public policy. While women's organizations had always been a part ...

'' (1956) - M. Mouss *''Police judiciaire'' (1958) - Le directeur de la P.J. *'' The President'' (1961) - Un ministre *''Le bonheur est pour demain'' (1961) - Le Guen *'' The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1961) - Vidocq * '' The Gentleman from Epsom'' (1962) - Hybert *''Bonne nuit les petits'' (1963-1966; TV series) - Nounours *''Umorismo in nero'' (1965) - segment 1 'La Bestiole' *''Soleil noir'' (1966) - Le curé *''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

'' (1967) - Colonel Hathi and Shere Khan (French version) *''Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil'' (1972) - Le premier président *''Jeux pour couples infidèles'' (1972) - Le P.D.G. / Director *''Les anges'' (1973) *'' La Bête'' (1975) - Cardinal Joseph de Balo *'' The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (1976) - César (voice) *'' The Diabolic'' (1977) - Carl Garnis (voice) * '' Gloria'' (1977) - Le grand-père de Jacques *'' Immoral Women'' (1979) - Pope *'' Julien Fontanes, magistrat'' (1980) - Alain Lavernat

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* 1909 births 1983 deaths Male actors from Paris Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 20th-century French male actors {{France-actor-stub