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John Marley

Acting

Born October 17, 1907 · New York City, New York, USA

Died May 22, 1984

Also known as John Marlieb · Mortimer Leon Marlieb

Biography

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 defiant movie mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized horse in his bed—in The Godfather (1972). He starred in John Cassavetes' breakthrough feature Faces (1968) and appeared in The Glitter Dome (1984). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Marley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1971 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Godfather

1972as Jack Woltz

The Twilight Zone

1959as Sunnyvale Superintendant Cox

W.C. Fields and Me

1976as Harry Bannerman, Studio Head

The Outer Limits

1963as Dr. Sigmund Hindeman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Mike

Perry Mason

1957as Matthew Owen

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Captain Maurice Molnar

Bonanza

1959as Marshal Millett

Jory

1973as Roy Starr

The Incredible Hulk

1977

McCloud

1970as Phillip Rhigas

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Sam Kalakua

Rawhide

1959

The Naked City

1948as Managing Editor (uncredited)

Faces

1968as Richard Forst

Kiss of Death

1947as Convict (uncredited)

Barnaby Jones

1973as Albert Felix

America America

1963as Garabet

Ironside

1967

I Want to Live!

1958as Father Devers

Love Story

1970as Phil Cavilleri

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Land of the Giants

1968as Deputy Zarkin

Mannix

1967as Ernst Stassos

A Child Is Waiting

1963as Holland

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Thriller

1960as Dr. Tony Romano

Gunsmoke

1955as Ben Pringle

The Mob

1951as Tony

Mr. Lucky

Sea Hunt

Framed

1975as Sal Viccarrone

Peter Gunn

1958

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

The Deputy

as Zeb Baker

The Car

1977as Everett

Cat Ballou

1965as Frankie Ballou

The Joe Louis Story

1953as Mannie Seamon

Hooper

1978as Max Berns

Dead of Night

1974as Charles Brooks

The Wheeler Dealers

1963as Achilles Dimitros

Treasury Men in Action

as Whitie

A Man Called Sledge

1970as Old Man

Cheyenne

1955

Time Table

1956as Bobik

Mother Lode

1982as Elijha

The Greatest

1977as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

One Step Beyond

1959as Doctor Frazier

The F.B.I.

1965as Tully

It Lives Again

1978as Mr. Mallory