Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977) was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

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

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film serial ''

Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...

''. His last film role would be in the 1964

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-directed film ''La Vieille Dame indigne.''

Selected filmography

*'' The Clairvoyant'' (1924) * '' Terror'' (1924) *''

Lady Harrington ''Lady Harrington'' is a 1926 French silent film directed by Hewitt Claypoole Grantham-Hayes and Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Claude France, Maurice de Féraudy and Warwick Ward.Goble p.830 It is based on a novel by Maurice Level. Cast * C ...

'' (1926) *'' Apaches of Paris'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) *''

Accused, Stand Up! ''Accused, Stand Up!'' (French: ''Accusée, levez-vous!'') is a 1930 French crime film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Gaby Morlay, Suzanne Delvé and Camille Bert.Waldman p.142 After the two female stars of a Parisian cabaret are se ...

'' (1930) *'' End of the World'' (1931) *'' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) *'' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1932) * ''

Bach the Millionaire ''Bach the Millionaire'' (French:'' Bach millionnaire'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Henry Wulschleger and starring Bach, Georges Tréville and Germaine Charley.Crisp p.84 Synopsis A workmen from a humble background of illegitimate ...

'' (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'' (1939) *''

La Comédie du bonheur ''La Comédie du bonheur'' ( "the comedy of happiness") is a French-Italian film directed by Marcel L'Herbier as a dual-language production. It was filmed in Rome in the early months of 1940, but after Italy joined World War II on the side of Germa ...

'' (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 ...

'' (1940) *'' Vénus aveugle'' (1941) * ''

A Woman in the Night ''A Woman in the Night'' (French: ''Une femme dans la nuit'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Claude Dauphin.Rège p.469 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (french: Les Mystères de Paris) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first seria ...

'' (1943) *''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' Guilty?'' (1951) *''

Napoleon Road ''Napoleon Road'' (French: ''La route Napoléon'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Henri Vilbert and Claude Laydu. It was partly shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were des ...

'' (1953) *''

Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

'' (1955) *''

The Light Across the Street ''The Light Across the Street'' (french: La Lumière d'en face) is a 1956 French crime drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut and Brigitte Bardot. It was also distributed in the U.S. under the title ' ...

'' (1956) *''

Serenade of Texas ''Serenade of Texas'' (French: ''Sérénade au Texas'') is a 1958 French musical western film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Luis Mariano, Bourvil and Germaine Damar.Hayward p.406-7 In the 1890s, a Frenchman discovers that he has inheri ...

'' (1958) *'' Mon Oncle'' (1958)

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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