Biography
Charles Andre Martinet (born September 17, 1955) is an American actor, who formerly portrayed both Mario and Luigi in the Super Mario video game series. Martinet developed the voices of the Mario brothers first used in mainline entries from 1996 to 2022. He also voiced other characters in the series such as Wario, Waluigi, and their baby equivalents, prior to stepping down as voice actor to become an official brand ambassador for the series. Martinet, having spent a large portion of his youth in...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023
as Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a...

Blue Shell Incident: Reloaded
2022
as Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited)
A fanmade shot by shot remake of the movie "Blue Shell Incident" by Vargskelethor Joel from Vinesauce, worked on for over a year by +100 creators.

The Blue Shell Incident
2019
as Mario / Wario / Luigi (archival audio) (uncredited)
After shenanigans happened at a local bar, two brothers are against each other, both out seeking revenge.

Square Eyes: Tales from the Retro Game Culture of Sweden
2015
as Self

The Californians
2005
as City Councilman
When real estate mogul Gavin Ransom announces his plan to cover California's northern coast with scores of mini-mansions, his environmentalist sister,...

Reader Rabbit: Wordville Soup
2005
as Captain Ratbeard (voice)
Join Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion as they help Chef Pierre use opposites to discover the right ingredients needed for his delicious recipe. Will the...

The Legend of Atlantis
2004
Enter the lost city of Atlantis. A place where four living crystals have the power to control the four elements of nature: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water...

Reader Rabbit: The Great Alphabet Race
2004
as Captain Ratbeard (voice)
Kids get extra help learning their ABCs with this video starring Reader Rabbit, the friendly instructor of the popular children's educational software...

The Red Shoes
2000
Vocals
A young girl tries to became a dancer, and in doing so she finds love.

Sheer Passion
1998
as Lou
A lingerie model has been strangled inside a wealthy fashion designer's house, and the designer is the obvious suspect. When the police appear to be d...

A Thousand Men and a Baby
1997
as Seattle Cab Driver (as Charles Martinez)
An American soldier finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster. The aircraft's crew welcomed him enthusiastically to provide necessary medical care, but th...

The Game
1997
as Nicholas' Father
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his y...

Beauty and the Beast
1997
as Red-Suited Ghost (voice)
A kind hearted merchant found shelter from a storm in an enchanted palace. He becomes imprisoned for picking a single flower for his youngest daughter...

Anastasia
1997
Screenplay
Young Russian Princess Anastasia is the cherished daughter of the mighty Czar Nicholas. Anastasia’s perfect world changes forever when the evil monk R...

Nine Months
1995
as Arnie
When he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much wors...

Beauty and the Beast
1992
as (voice)
A young, beautiful girl awaits the day she will be killed after having asked for a most humble gift.

The Last of His Tribe
1992
as Assistant Museum Director
Ishi, the last Yahi Indian of California, must leave his homeland and learn to navigate the world of the white man in order to survive.

Mom
1990
as Mr. Hernandez
During a time when the city of Los Angeles is terrorized by animal attack style murders, a kindly elderly lady provides a nomad with room and board. I...

The Dead Pool
1988
as Police Station Reporter #1
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and ...

The Brotherhood of Justice
1986
as Deputy
High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

Hard Traveling
1986
as District Attorney Cobb
Set during the Depression, Dan Bessie's film (based on a novel by his father Alvah) stars Ellen Geer as a widow who begins a romance with an uneducate...