Félix Paul Gabriel Marten (29 October 1919 – 20 November 1992)[1] was a German-born French film actor. He was born in Remagen to a Finnish father, and his family fled Germany following the Nazi takeover. He is one of a number of actors to play Leslie Charteris's character Simon Templar in the 1960 film Le Saint mène la danse.[2]
Félix Marten | |
|---|---|
| Born | Felix Paul Gabriel Marten 29 October 1919[1] |
| Died | 20 November 1992 (aged 73)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–1993 |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Rêves d'amour | (unknown role) | English title: Dreams of Love |
| 1953 | L'oeil en coulisses | (unknown role) | |
| 1956 | Si Paris nous était conté | Le Marquis de Mirabeau (uncredited) | English title: If Paris Were Told to Us |
| 1956 | Goubbiah, mon amour | Spence | English title: Kiss of Fire |
| 1956 | Pitié pour les vamps | Paul Duke | English Title: Pity for the Vamps |
| 1957 | Escapade | Angelo | |
| 1958 | Ascenseur pour l'échafaud | Christian Subervie | English title: Elevator to the Gallows |
| 1958 | Maxime | Hubert Treffujean | |
| 1959 | Délit de fuite | Fred Bartel | |
| 1959 | Nathalie, agent secret | Jacques Fabre | English title: Nathalie, Secret Agent |
| 1960 | Le huitième jour | Georges | |
| 1960 | Le Saint mène la danse | Simon Templar | English title: The Saint Leads the Dance |
| 1961 | Dans la gueule du loup | Henry Barbier | |
| 1962 | En plein cirage | Félix | English title: Operation Gold Ingot |
| 1962 | Der Zigeunerbaron | Istvan Homonay | English title: The Gypsy Baron |
| 1962 | Le roi des montagnes | Stavros | |
| 1964 | La bonne soupe | Odilon | English title: Careless Love |
| 1964 | Le bluffeur | Milord | |
| 1965 | La corde au cou | Robert | |
| 1965 | La vedovella | Corrado | |
| 1966 | Paris brûle-t-il ? | Georges Landrieu | English title: Is Paris Burning? |
| 1966 | Ray Master l'inafferrabile | John Martin | English title: Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend |
| 1968 | Le Pasha | Ernest | English title: Pasha |
| 1970 | Le temps des loups | Le patron du cabaret | English title: The Heist |
| 1970 | La horse | Marc Grutti | English title: Horse |
| 1972 | Le tuere | Campana | English title: Killer |
| 1972 | La guerre des espions | Peter Finshh | |
| 1978 | Les raisins de la mort | Paul | English title: The Grapes of Death |
| 1979 | Coco la Fleur, candidat | Denis Pauvert | English title: Coco-the-Flower, Candidate |
| 1980 | Vivre libre ou mourir | Victor Schoelcher | |
| 1983 | Baby Cat | Henry L. Romeux | |
| 1983 | Adieu foulards | Georges | |
| 1987 | La rumba | Raymond Leprince | English title: |
| 1990 | Il y a des jours... et des lunes | The upset mayor | English title: There Were Days... and Moons |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Week-end surprise | Francis | TV movie |
| 1962 | Vincent Scotto | Dalbret | TV movie |
| 1969 | Le trésor des Hollandais | Le commissaire Boudot | (unknown episodes) |
| 1969 | Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Oscar | Season 1, Episode 9 |
| 1970 | Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre | Guy Lebeau | Season 3, Episode 5 |
| 1970 | Die Marquise von B. | (unknown role) | Miniseries (Episode 1) |
| 1972 | Alexander Zwo | Voudier | Miniseries (Episode 2) |
| 1974 | La folie des bêtes | M. Mannecier | Season 1, Episode 3 |
| 1974 | Mort au jury | Delupas | Miniseries (all 4 episodes) |
| 1978 | L'inspecteur mène l'enquête | (unknown role) | Season 1, Episode 19 |
| 1978 | De mémoire d'homme | Le truand | 1 episode |
| 1978 | Le temps des as | Deperdussin | Miniseries (all 6 episodes) |
| 1981 | Messieurs les jurés | Favernay | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Vichy dancing | Skortich | TV movie |
| 1987 | Marie Pervenche | Donald | Season 2, Episode 6 |
| 1993 | L'affaire Seznec | Charles Huzo | TV movie (posthumous broadcast) |
References
edit- ^ a b c "MARTEN Felix Paul Gabriel". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Barer p.107
Bibliography
edit- Barer, Burl. The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar, 1928-1992. McFarland, 2003.
External links
edit- Félix Marten at IMDb
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