Jean Martinelli

Jean Martinelli
Born	Charles-Marie Vanel 15 August 1910 Paris, France
Died	13 March 1983 (aged 72) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1933-1983

Jean Martinelli (1910–1983) 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.

Selected filmography

• The Two Orphans (1933)
• La dernière valse (1936)
• The Charterhouse of Parma (1948
• The Three Musketeers (1953)
• The Red and the Black (1954)
• To Catch a Thief (1955)
• If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
• The President (1961)
• Bonne nuit les petits (1963-1966; TV series)
• La Bête (1975)
• The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976, voice)
• Immoral Women (1979)
• Julien Fontanes, magistrat (1980)

External Links

• Jean Martinelli at the Internet Movie Database