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Jean Martinelli

Jean Martinelli

Actor · Died March 13, 1983, aged 73 · Paris, France

Jean Martinelli was born on 15 August 1910 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for To Catch a Thief (1955), High Noon (1952) and Some Like It Hot (1959). He was married to Monique Mélinand and Nadine Basile. He died on 13 March 1983 in Paris, France.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 15, 1909
Died
March 13, 1983 (aged 73)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 22% in 30 days

What are Jean Martinelli's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Self
24%
Power
18%
Bonds
15%
Society
11%
Survival
4%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
3
Tense
3
Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Melancholic
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jean Martinelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Jean Martinelli's 10 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jean Martinelli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

46 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Le curé de Tours(1980)

    as Le député marquis de Listomère

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Joséphine, ou la comédie des ambitions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · as le marquis de Beauharnais

  • Immoral Women(1979)

    as Pope

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Les Hommes de Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marquis Aurélien de La Pleyssardière

  • La Passion de Camille et Lucile Desmoulins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Étienne Duplessis

  • D'Artagnan amoureux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Urbain VIII

  • La Famille Cigale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sévère Damien-Lacour

  • Les Beaux Messieurs de Bois-Doré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 5 episodes · as Marquis de Beuvre

  • The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)

    as Jules César / Jupiter (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Milady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Béguier de La Digue

  • The Beast(1975)

    as Cardinal Joseph de Balo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Me Rank

  • Lucien Leuwen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · as M. Leuwen père

  • L'Hiver d'un gentilhomme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 8 episodes · as Le marquis de Bermond

  • The Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Notary

  • Hot and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Le P.D.G. / Director

  • Black Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as The priest

  • Black Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as segment 1 'La Bestiole'

  • Ballad for a Hoodlum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Le chef de la P.J.

  • The Gentleman from Epsom(1962)

    as Hybert

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Bonne nuit les petits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 145 episodes · as Nounours (voice)

  • Nationale 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Antoine Vanier

  • La Flambée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mr. Felt, engineer

  • The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo(1961)

    as Vidocq

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Le bonheur est pour demain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Le Guen

  • Police Judiciaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Director of the P.J.

  • Plaisir du théâtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as M. Felt, l'ingénieur

  • Club of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Mr. Mouss

  • Si Paris nous était conté(1956)

    as Henri IV / Firmin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • La Madelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Colonel de Saint-Marc

  • To Catch a Thief(1955)

    as Foussard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Red and the Black(1954)

    as Mr. de Rénal

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1953)

    as Athos

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Wonderful Mentality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Jacques de Fleury

  • Life Is a Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Newspaper director

  • Death Threat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as André Garnier

  • The Ferret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Moncey

  • Last Hour, Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lawyer

  • Street Singer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Pierre Duchemin

  • La Danseuse rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Frantz

  • Blanchette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Georges Galoux

  • La Loupiote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as 'Jac' Jacques

  • The Last Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Count Dimitri

  • Abbot Constantine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Jean Reynaud

  • All for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Theo

  • The Two Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Roger de Vaudray

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1933 to 1980; peak year 1975.

Biggest box office

To Catch a Thief (1955)

$14K worldwide

Highest rated

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Film career

19331980

Peak 1975 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1930s8 · acting1940s1 · acting1950s12 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s15 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Jean Martinelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Le curé de Tours (1980)

88th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jean Martinelli's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jean Martinelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean Martinelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walerian Borowczyk shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors