Arlene Martel
Biography
Arlene Martel was an American actress who spent most of her career in television, billed early on as Arline Sax. Born in the Bronx and educated at the Performing Arts High School in New York, she earned a reputation among casting directors as the Chameleon for her accents and her ability to play characters of many ethnicities. She turned up twice on The Twilight Zone, and later in The Outer Limits and, as the logical T'Pring, in the Star Trek episode Amok Time. Guest spots ranged across Perry Mason, Route 66, The Fugitive, Hogan's Heroes, Mission: Impossible, Bewitched and Columbo. Feature work included a starring role in The Glass Cage (1964) and top billing as a Russian commandant in Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (1977). She died in 2014.
78years old at death
- Born The Bronx
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Arline Sax, Arlene Sax, Tasha Martel, Arline Greta Sax, Arline Martel and Arlene Martell
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 20 years1957 to 1977
Every film, newest first
- 1977Chatterbox!IMDb rating 5.1
- 1977Zoltan… Hound of DraculaIMDb rating 4.5
- 1957The James Dean StoryIMDb rating 6.2
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About the name
Arlene Martel was called the Chameleon by casting directors because her looks and skill with accents and dialects let her play characters of many races and ethnicities.
About the name
Martel was billed as Tasha Martell for her 1977 role as secretary Marty Bach on The Rockford Files episode "Trouble in Chapter 17."
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Worked with
Arlene Martel made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tom DeSimoneDirector, 1 film, 1977
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George W. GeorgeDirector, 1 film, 1957
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