Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 – 18 October 1977)^[1] was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s.

Jean-François Martial
Born	Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez (1891-09-12)12 September 1891 Walcourt, Namur, Belgium
Died	18 November 1977(1977-11-18) (aged 86) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1913–1965

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 crime drama film serial Fantômas.^[1] His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film La Vieille Dame indigne.^[2]

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)
• Panic (Panique) (1946)
• Dawn Devils (1946)
• Something to Sing About (1947)
• The Secret of Florida (1947)
• The Red Signal (1949)
• A Change in the Wind (1949)
• Guilty? (1951)
• Napoleon Road (1953)
• Napoléon (1955)
• The Light Across the Street (1956)
• Serenade of Texas (1958)
• Mon Oncle (1958)