Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial was a Belgian actor who appeared in mostly French films beginning in the silent film era of the early 1910s until his retirement in the early 1960s. Born Martial Joseph Ghislain Fosseprez in Walcourt, Belgium, Martial's first film known appearance as an actor was in the Léonce Perret-directed Cœur de mère de. This was followed by a role in the 1913 Louis Feuillade-directed crime drama film serial Fantômas.