Jean Martinelli | |
Birth Name: | Jean Siegfried Maria Martinet |
Birth Date: | 1909 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1933 - 1983 |
Jean Martinelli (15 August 1909 – 13 March 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. He was married to the actress Nadine Basile.