Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial (12 September 1891 - 18 October 1977) 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.

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. His last film role would be in the 1964 René Allio-directed film La Vieille Dame indigne.

Selected filmography

• The Clairvoyant (1924)
• Terror (1924)
• Lady Harrington (1926)
• Apaches of Paris (1927)
• Yvette (1928)
• Accused, Stand Up! (1930)
• 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)
• Le Dernier Tournant (1939)
• La Comédie du bonheur (1940)
• The Heart of a Nation (1940)
• Vénus aveugle (1941)
• A Woman in the Night (1943)
• The Mysteries of Paris (1943)
• Panique (1946)
• Guilty? (1951)
• Napoleon Road (1953)
• Napoléon (1955)
• The Light Across the Street (1956)
• Serenade of Texas (1958)
• Mon Oncle (1958)