Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in If Winter Comes, later remade by MGM in 1947 as If Winter Comes. He is best remembered today for playing the title character in Lord Jim (1925) the first film version of Joseph Conrad's novel, and for playing one of Clara Bow's love interests in the Paramount Pictures film Mantrap (1926).
He was born and died in London, England. Marmont had two daughters with his wife Dorothy, Patricia Marmont, born in 1921. Patricia was at one time married to actor Nigel Green. Was an actress before becoming a successful theatrical agent and Pamela Marmont born in 1923 an actress married to actor Moray Watson
‘If you must get into trouble, go to the Marmont.’ ... Marmont staff reassured other guests the next day that there had been a ‘slight disturbance’ ... Built in 1929 as an apartment building, it was inspired by the Chateau d’Amboise in the Loire Valley and took its name from a road named after a silent era British star, Percy Marmont.