Félix Marten (1919–1992) was a German-born French

film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. He was born in

Remagen Remagen ( ) is a town in Germany in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one-hour drive from Cologne, just south of Bonn, the former West German capital. It is situated on the left (western) bank of the ...

to a

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father, and his family fled Germany following the

Nazi takeover Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in the newly established Weimar Republic in September 1919 when Hitler joined the '' Deutsche Arbeiterpartei'' (DAP; German Workers' Party). He rose to a place of prominence in the early years of the party. Be ...

. He is one of a number of actors to play

Leslie Charteris Leslie Charteris (born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, 12 May 1907 – 15 April 1993), was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter.Simon Templar ''The Saint'' is the nickname of the fictional character Simon Templar, featured in a series of novels and short stories by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books unt ...

in the 1960 film ''

Le Saint mène la danse ''Le Saint mène la danse'' (''The Saint leads the Dance'') also known as ''The Dance of Death'' and ''Le Saint conduit le bal'' (''The Saint leads the Ball'') is a 1960 film featuring Félix Marten as Simon Templar, the crimefighter also known a ...

''.Barer p.107

Selected filmography

* '' Dreams of Love'' (1947) * ''

Pity for the Vamps ''Pity for the Vamps'' (French: ''Pitié pour les vamps'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Jean Josipovici and starring Viviane Romance, Geneviève Kervine and Yves Vincent.Rège p.541 Cast * Viviane Romance as Flora Davis * Geneviè ...

'' (1956) * ''

Maxime Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name * Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician * Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler * Maxime Du Camp, French wri ...

'' (1958) * ''

Elevator to the Gallows ''Elevator to the Gallows'' (french: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), also known as ''Frantic'' in the U.S. and ''Lift to the Scaffold'' in the U.K., is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice R ...

'' (1958) * '' Nathalie, Secret Agent'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960) * ''

It Happened All Night ''It Happened All Night'' (in French: ''Affaire d'une nuit'') is a 1960 French film directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Pascale Petit, Roger Hanin, Pierre Mondy and with the participation of Brigitte Bardot. Cast * Pascale Petit : Christine ...

'' (1960) * '' Operation Gold Ingot'' (1962) * ''

The Gypsy Baron ''The Gypsy Baron'' () is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II which premiered at the Theater an der Wien on 24 October 1885. Its German libretto by Ignaz Schnitzer is based on the unpublished 1883 story ''Saffi'' by Mór Jókai. Jokai ...

'' (1962) * ''

Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend ''Diamonds Are a Man's Best Friend'' ( it, Ray Master l'inafferrabile) is a 1966 Italian thriller-heist film written and directed by Vittorio Sala and starring Félix Marten, Liana Orfei and Gastone Moschin.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. I ...

'' (1966) * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966) * ''

Pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

'' (1968) * ''

La Horse ''La Horse'' ( it, Il Clan degli uomini violenti, german: Der Erbarmungslose) is a 1970 French-language thriller directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on Michel Lambesc's novel of the same name. Plot In Normandy, the widower Auguste Maro ...

'' (1970) * '' The Heist'' (1970) * '' Les Raisins de la Mort'' (1978)

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1919 births 1992 deaths French male television actors French male film actors German male television actors German male film actors German emigrants to France People from Ahrweiler (district) {{France-film-bio-stub