Alphonse Martell was born on March 27, 1890 in Straßburg, Alsace, Germany [now Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France]. He was an actor and director, known for Gigolettes of Paris (1933), Strings of Steel (1926) and The Buccaneer (1938). He died on March 18, 1976 in San Diego, California, USA.