Jean Martin

Jean Martin

French actor (1922-2009)

Jean Martin 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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1946–1973) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1973 My Name Is Nobody Rafran Cinematografica, S.P.A 110 min Color sound
1966 The battle of Algiers Audio Brandon 123 mi 16mm B&W sound
1962 The trial Paris Europa Production (France), Hisa Film (Italy); FI. C. IT. (West Germany); producers, Yves Laplanche, Miguel Salkind, Alexander Salkind; screenplay, dialogue and direction by Orson Welles. 118 16mm B&W sound
1957 The hunchback of Notre Dame. Paris Film Production 103 min 35mm Color sound
1946 The Last Chance. Leopold Lindtberg 12 reels B&W sound