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Acting

Jean Martin

Career

Active from 1962 to 1997, with a break from 1984 to 1996, busiest in 1974 and 1975 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Martin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • French Cinema 3
  • Psychological 3
  • French Crime Thriller 2
  • Satirical 2
  • Emotional 2
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title · average score 58
Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Aubrac (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

as Paul Lardanchet

1980s

7 titles · average score 69
Les Jupons de la révolution
Les Jupons de la révolution (1989)

TV show · as Marquis de persan

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sculpteur

Le fou du désert
Le fou du désert (1983)

TV show · as Saint-Quentin

La Puce et le privé
La Puce et le privé (1981)

as Gérard Le Tizou, head waiter

The King and the Mockingbird
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
GoodWatch score 87

as L’oiseau (voice)

Inspector Blunder
Inspector Blunder (1980)
GoodWatch score 59

as Examination policeman (uncredited)

La Femme flic
La Femme flic (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Le colonel Morange

1970s

31 titles · average score 66
Dossier 51
Dossier 51 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

as Vénus

The Cat
The Cat (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Legrand

Rendez-vous en noir
Rendez-vous en noir (1977)

TV show · as Le commissaire

The Night Caller
The Night Caller (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Divisional commissioner Sabin

The Messiah
The Messiah (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Pontius Pilate

I'm Losing My Temper
I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Headmaster

The Time of the Beginning
The Time of the Beginning (1974)

as Direttore clinica / Sottocapo

My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sullivan

The Inheritor
The Inheritor (1973)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mgr. Schneider

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

as Victor Wolenski

The Beguines
The Beguines (1972)
GoodWatch score 53

as René

Mandrin
Mandrin (1972)

TV show · as Robert de Cazes

1960s

11 titles · average score 75
Baal's Companions
Baal's Companions (1968)

TV show · as M. De Plassans

Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968)
GoodWatch score 81

as Un responsable d'édition

Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

as A henchman of Charles (uncredited)

Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)

TV show · as Gaston

The Nun
The Nun (1967)
GoodWatch score 73

as Monsieur Hébert

The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel (1967)

as Stoewer

The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
GoodWatch score 91

as Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Soldier Martin
Soldier Martin (1966)

as Monnier

Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau (1962)

as Narrator

Les Culottes rouges
Les Culottes rouges (1962)

as Un homme de la troupe (uncredited)

Fortunate
Fortunate (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as faux croque-mort

1940s

1 title · average score 66
Cecile Is Dead
Cecile Is Dead (1944)
GoodWatch score 66

as Le garçon d'étage (uncredited)