Jean Martinelli

Jean Martinelli
Born	Jean Siegfried Maria Martinet (1909-08-15)15 August 1909 Paris, France
Died	13 March 1983(1983-03-13) (aged 72) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933–1983

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 (1948) - (uncredited)
• Dernière Heure, édition spéciale (1949) - L'avocat
• Le Furet (1950) - Moncey
• Death Threat (1950) - André Garnier
• La vie est un jeu (1951) - Le directeur du journal
• Wonderful Mentality (1953) - Jacques de Fleury
• The Three Musketeers (1953) - Athos
• La Belle de Cadix (1953) - Dubbing (voice, uncredited)
• The Red and the Black (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 (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 (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

External links

• Jean Martinelli at IMDb