Félix Marten
Félix Paul Gabriel Marten (29 October 1919 – 20 November 1992) was a German-born French film actor. 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.
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Félix Marten

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- Name
- Félix Marten
- Birth Name
- Felix Paul Gabriel Marten
- Born
- 29 October 1919
- Birthplace
- Remagen, Weimar Republic
- Died
- 20 November 1992
- Place of death
- Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- France · Weimar Republic
- Languages
- French
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Félix Paul Gabriel Marten (29 October 1919 – 20 November 1992) was a German-born French film actor. 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.
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• Name — Félix Marten • Birth Name — Felix Paul Gabriel Marten • Born — 29 October 1919 • Birthplace — Remagen, Weimar Republic • Died — 20 November 1992 • Place of death — Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1947–1993
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Film • 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 — Charles, nightclub owner — English titles: The Heist, The Last Shot • 1970 — La horse — Marc Grutti — English title: Horse • 1972 — Le Tueur — Campana • 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 Television • 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)
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