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John Marley

 
Actor: John Marley
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  • Born: 1907 in Manhattan, New York City, New York
  • Died: May 22, 1984 in Los Angeles, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: Faces, Love Story, Threshold
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Joe Louis Story (1953)

Biography

John Marley's craggy face, cement-mixer voice and shock of white hair were familiar to stagegoers from the 1930s onward. Marley started out as one-half of a comedy team, but soon found that his true metier was drama. In films on an infrequent basis since 1941, Marley stepped up his moviemaking activities in the mid-1960s, playing such sizeable roles as Jane Fonda's father in Cat Ballou (1965). He won a Venice Film Festival award for his performance as a miserable middle-aged husband in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), and was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Ali MacGraw's blue-collar dad in Love Story. Arguably Marley's most unforgettable assignment was The Godfather (1972), in which, as movie mogul Lou Woltz, he wakes up to find himself sharing his bed with a horse's head. John Marley's television work included a regular role on the obscure NBC daytime drama Three Steps to Heaven. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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John Marley
Born October 17, 1907(1907-10-17)
New York City, New York
Died May 22, 1984 (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Film, television actor
Spouse(s) Sandra Lilosevich

John Marley (October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in Love Story and as Jack Woltz— the movie mogul who finds his horse's head in his bed—in The Godfather (1972). He was also the lead in John Cassavetes' breakthrough feature Faces (1968).

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Career

Marley was a familiar character actor, who appeared in nearly 150 films and television shows (for example, appearances on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Johnny Staccato, and CBS's anthology series, The Lloyd Bridges Show) throughout a career that lasted some forty-five years.

In 1960, he portrayed the Oglala Lakota Chief Crazy Horse on the episode "Escort Detail" of NBC's Overland Trail western series, starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. In 1961, he guest starred as Josiah Brady in the episode "Hand of Vengeance", along with Denver Pyle, on the syndicated western Two Faces West.

He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Love Story but lost to John Mills who won for Ryan's Daughter. He appeared in the popular television series, The Incredible Hulk as the father of the main character, David Banner, as D.W. Banner.

His son is actor Ben Marley, who starred in many films, including Jaws 2, television movies such as Skyward, and guest starred in several TV series, including The Facts of Life.

Death

Marley died in 1984 following open-heart surgery. He was 77. Marley is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1958 I Want to Live! Father Devers
1963 A Child is Waiting Holland
America, America Garabet
1965 Cat Ballou Frankie Ballou
1968 Faces Richard Forst
1970 Love Story Phil Cavalleri
1972 The Godfather Jack Woltz
1976 W.C. Fields and Me Studio Head Bannerman
1978 Hooper Producer Max Berns
1980 Tribute Lou Daniels

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