Jean Martinelli


Jean Martinelli 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, 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 - Roger de Vaudray
  • All for Love - Théo
  • The Abbot Constantine - Jean Reynaud
  • La dernière valse - Le comte Dimitri
  • La loupiote - 'Jac' Jacques
  • Blanchette - Georges Galoux
  • The Red Dancer - Frantz
  • La goualeuse - Pierre Duchemin
  • The Charterhouse of Parma -
  • Dernière Heure, édition spéciale - L'avocat
  • Le Furet - Moncey
  • Death Threat - André Garnier
  • La vie est un jeu - Le directeur du journal
  • Wonderful Mentality - Jacques de Fleury
  • The Three Musketeers - Athos
  • La Belle de Cadix - Dubbing
  • The Red and the Black - M. de Rénal
  • To Catch a Thief - Mr. Foussard
  • Madelon - Colonel Saint-Marc
  • If Paris Were Told to Us - Henri IV / Firmin
  • Women's Club - M. Mouss
  • Police judiciaire - Le directeur de la P.J.
  • The President - Un ministre
  • Le bonheur est pour demain - Le Guen
  • The Count of Monte Cristo - Vidocq
  • The Gentleman from Epsom - Hybert
  • Bonne nuit les petits - Nounours
  • Umorismo in nero - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
  • Soleil noir - Le curé
  • The Jungle Book - Colonel Hathi and Shere Khan
  • Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil - Le premier président
  • Jeux pour couples infidèles - Le P.D.G. / Director
  • Les anges
  • La Bête - Cardinal Joseph de Balo
  • The Twelve Tasks of Asterix - César
  • The Diabolic - Carl Garnis
  • Gloria - Le grand-père de Jacques
  • Immoral Women - Pope
  • Julien Fontanes, magistrat - Alain Lavernat