Felix Unger was one of the principal characters in Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. Felix was portrayed in the play by Art Carney, in the movie based on it by Jack Lemmon, and in the television series by Tony Randall. Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... See Odd Couple (disambiguation) for other works with the same title Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau, stars of film adaption Tony Randall & Jack Klugman, stars of TV adaption The Odd Couple was a hit 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as... Art Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award winning American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. ... Jack Lemmon at Expo 1967. ... The Odd Couple was a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ...

Character overview

Felix is a divorced, middle-aged man who shares a Manhattan apartment with his friend Oscar Madison. He is a compulsive neat freak, who can always be counted on to constantly clean the apartment, as well as a hypochondriac who always has a stash of vitamins and medications nearby. The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Oscar Madison is a character in The Odd Couple, which was a movie, a very successful television series, and eventually became a Broadway play. ... Hypochondria (sometimes hypochondriasis) is the unfounded belief that one is suffering from a serious illness. ...

In the play and film, Felix is employed as a television news writer; on the TV series, he works as a commercial photographer. He has two children (named Leonard and Enda on the TV series) and maintains genial relations with his ex-wife (named Frances in the play and film, and Gloria on the series).

The play and the film both spell his name "Ungar", while the television series spells it "Unger".

Felix was originally an offstage character in Simon's first play, Come Blow Your Horn. In fiction, an unseen character is a character who is described or mentioned, but does not actually appear to the audience. ... Come Blow Your Horn was Neil Simons first play, premiered in the US in 1961. ...

External links

• Tony and Me, A Story of Friendship. By Jack Klugman
• Jack Klugman's Blog