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Felix Locher
Felix Locher was a Swiss born actor and father of actor Jon Hall who appeared in films and on television.
He was born in Berne, Switzerland in 1882.
Locher did not begin acting until he was 73 years of age.
His son was the American actor Jon Hall ( real name Charles Felix Locher) who played in many Arabian and South Sea Island adventure movies.
While Locher was watching his son Jon at the filming of Hell Ship Mutiny, the director thought that Locher would make a great Tahitian chief. Thus his acting career began at age 73 racking up 30 credits in films and television.
Felix Locher's film roles were:
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957) as King Parea
Desert Hell (1958) as Marsaya Scout
Curse Of The Faceless Man (1958) as Dr. Emanuel
Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) as Dr. Carter Morton
Thunder In The Sun (1959) as Danielle
Walk Tall (1960) as Chief Black Feather
The Firebrand (1962) as Ramirez
California (1963) as Don Pablo Hernandez
House Of The Damned (1963) as A Corpse
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Elderly Man Who Touches Jesus
Made In Paris (1966) as Leon
Mr. Locher appeared on television in the following programs: The Adventures Of Jim Bowie, Shirley Temple Theater, Have Gun Will Travel, One Step Beyond, Wagon Train, The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, Twilight Zone, Don't Call Me Charlie, The Richard Boone Show, The Man From UNCLE, Slattery's People, The Rogues, Combat, The Munsters, Branded, Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Love American Style and Gunsmoke.
Not a bad career for one who started at age 73!
Prior to acting he had a career as an inventor and held over 100 copywrites.
He was the oldest performer to appear on the Star Trek original TV series. He appeared in the episode The Deadly Years as Robert Johnson.
Locher was also the former father in law of actresses Frances Langford and Raquel Torres.
Felix Locher passed away in 1969 at 86 years of age.
I enjoyed Mr. Locher in the films Frankenstein's Daughter, Curse Of The Faceless Man, Thunder In The Sun and Walk tall.
Louie The Movie Buff