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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

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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) * '' My Priest Among the Rich'' (1925) *'' Lady Harrington'' (1926) *'' Apaches of Paris'' (1927) * '' Muche'' (1927) * '' Yvette'' (1928) *'' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * '' The Yellow House of Rio'' (1931) *'' End of the World'' (1931) *'' Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) *'' Wooden Crosses'' (1932) * '' Shadows of Paris'' (1932) * '' Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) *'' The Two Orphans'' (1933) *'' Le Grand Jeu'' (1934) *'' Lady Killer'' (1937) * '' The Kiss of Fire'' (1937) *'' Le Dernier Tournant'' (1939) *'' La Comédie du bonheur'' (1940) *'' The Heart of a Nation'' (1940) *'' Vénus aveugle'' (1941) * '' Melody for You'' (1942) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) *''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' Dawn Devils'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' The Secret of Florida'' (1947) * '' The Red Signal'' (1949) * '' A Change in the Wind'' (1949) * '' Guilty?'' (1951) *'' Napoleon Road'' (1953) *''

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

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'' (1958)

References

External links

* 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