Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Known for: Acting
Birthday: 1922-03-06
Deathday: 2009-02-02 (86 years old)

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Biography

Jean Martin (6 March 1922 – 2 February 2009) was a French actor of stage and screen. Martin served in the French Resistance during World War II and later fought with the French paratroopers in Indochina. Theatrically, he is perhaps best known for originating two roles in Samuel Beckett's most famous plays: Lucky in Waiting for Godot, and Clov in Endgame. During the 1950s, he was a performer at the Théâtre National Populaire and also worked for radio plays.

Making over eighty film and television appearances, Martin is probably best remembered by international audiences for his role as the French paratroop commander Col. Mathieu in The Battle of Algiers (1965), as the gunslinger Sullivan in Sergio Leone's My Name is Nobody and as the laconic OAS adjutant Viktor Wolenski in The Day of the Jackal (both 1973). He had one of the lead roles in the 1968 French mini-series Les Compagnons de Baal.

Most of his other screen work was in French or European cinema, though his stage performances gained him much more recognition and acclaim. Martin was also an active political leftist, and was fired from the Théâtre National Populaire for signing the manifesto of the 121 against the Algerian War. He was also blacklisted from radio work and remained unemployed for a time as a result.Martin was hired for The Battle of Algiers because director Gillo Pontecorvo was looking for a little-known professional actor to play the part of Col. Mathieu. Martin had by then worked extensively on stage, but had done just a few appearances on screen. Enjoying movie work and wishing to develop his film career, Martin tried for the part and was hired. Martin later explained that his working relationship with Pontecorvo on the set of The Battle of Algiers was often difficult, as the director otherwise hired non-professional actors for the film. Martin, as the film's only professional actor, was sometimes uncomfortable working with untrained performers, while Pontecorvo was worried that their acting styles might be too different from each other and work against the picture. Martin was ultimately very happy with the film.Jean Martin continued working on stage and on screen, playing a variety of supporting roles in French films and television productions. He also provided the voice of L'oiseau in the animation feature film Le Roi et l'oiseau.

Martin died from cancer in Paris on 2 February 2009, aged 86.

Filmography

All 48

Movies 40

TV Shows 8

Self 1

Self
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers (2004)

Movie
Paul Lardanchet
Lucie Aubrac

Lucie Aubrac (1997)

Movie
Marquis de persan
Les jupons de la révolution

Les jupons de la révolution (1989)

TV Show
Sculpteur
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe

Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe (1984)

Movie
L'abbé de Bretout
L'Ennemi de la mort

L'Ennemi de la mort (1981)

TV Show
La Puce et le Privé

La Puce et le Privé (1981)

Movie
L'oiseau
The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird (1980)

Movie
Bastias
The Associate

The Associate (1979)

Movie
Vénus
Dossier 51

Dossier 51 (1978)

Movie
Legrand
The Cat

The Cat (1977)

Movie
Le commissaire
Rendez-vous en noir

Rendez-vous en noir (1977)

TV Show
Le docteur
Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff

Judge Fayard Called the Sheriff (1977)

Movie
Orfanik, the Inventor
The Carpathian Castle

The Carpathian Castle (1976)

Movie
Drieu La Rochelle (uncredited)
A Woman at Her Window

A Woman at Her Window (1976)

Movie
Doctor
The Wing or the Thigh?

The Wing or the Thigh? (1976)

Movie
5.5
Larsen
Police Commissioner Moulin

Police Commissioner Moulin (1976)

TV Show
Colonel Pembroke
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)

Movie
6
Pontius Pilate
The Messiah

The Messiah (1975)

Movie
5
Le directeur de la banque
The Wild Goose Chase

The Wild Goose Chase (1975)

Movie
Commissaire divisionnaire Sabin
Fear Over the City

Fear Over the City (1975)

Movie
Le marquis de la Rocherie
Une invitation à la chasse

Une invitation à la chasse (1974)

Movie
Direttore clinica / Sottocapo
The Time of the Beginning

The Time of the Beginning (1974)

Movie
Proviseur / Headmaster
I'm Losing My Temper

I'm Losing My Temper (1974)

Movie
M. Bunkermann
Cry of the Heart

Cry of the Heart (1974)

Movie
Le prêtre
Successive Slidings of Pleasure

Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1974)

Movie
Un inquisiteur
The Saragossa Manuscript

The Saragossa Manuscript (1973)

Movie
Sullivan
My Name Is Nobody

My Name Is Nobody (1973)

Movie
4
Un inquisiteur
La Duchesse d'Avila

La Duchesse d'Avila (1973)

TV Show
Victor Wolenski
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal (1973)

Movie
6
Mgr. Schneider
The Inheritor

The Inheritor (1973)

Movie
Rene
Le rempart des Béguines

Le rempart des Béguines (1972)

Movie
HPW ou Anatomie d'un faussaire

HPW ou Anatomie d'un faussaire (1971)

Movie
Homme de Varèse
Troubleshooters

Troubleshooters (1971)

Movie
Le Comte Fabregas
Rendez-vous à Badenberg

Rendez-vous à Badenberg (1970)

TV Show
Igor Igorevitch
Promise at Dawn

Promise at Dawn (1970)

Movie
M. De Plassans
Les Compagnons de Baal

Les Compagnons de Baal (1969)

TV Show
A henchman of Charles (uncredited)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)

Movie
Mauvouloir / Mauvouloir-Malshadoc / M. de Plassans
Les Compagnons de Baal

Les Compagnons de Baal (1968)

Movie
Un responsable d'édition
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime

Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968)

Movie
Stoewer
The Invention of Morel

The Invention of Morel (1967)

Movie
Gaston
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)

TV Show
Actor
Les filous

Les filous (1967)

Movie
Monnier
Soldier Martin

Soldier Martin (1966)

Movie
Col. Mathieu
The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Movie
4
Monsieur Hébert
The Nun

The Nun (1966)

Movie
Actor
Forgotten Stones

Forgotten Stones (1952)

Movie
Le garçon d'étage (uncredited)
Cecile Is Dead

Cecile Is Dead (1944)

Movie
L'abbé de Bretout
L'Ennemi de la mort

L'Ennemi de la mort

Movie

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Information

Known for
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1922-03-06

Deathday
2009-02-02 (86 years old)

Place of birth
Paris, France

Citizenships
France

Residences
rue de Lille, France


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