John Marley

John Marley (born Mortimer Leon Marlieb;<ref name="ANB2">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor and theatre director.<ref name="vn" /> He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 29th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in Love Story (1970).<ref name="NYT2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also known to film audiences for his role as Jack Woltz—the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized thoroughbred horse in his bed—in The Godfather (1972).<ref name="NYT2" />

Early years

Marley was born in Harlem in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents.<ref name="ANB">Template:Cite journal</ref> He dropped out of the City College of New York, turning to a career in acting.<ref name=nyt/> He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II.<ref name="nyt" />

Career

Film and television

Marley was a prolific actor, appearing in nearly 250 films and television series during a career spanning over 45 years. He had roles in TV series that included The Web, Peter Gunn, Johnny Staccato, Bourbon Street Beat, Perry Mason, Rawhide, The Untouchables, Sea Hunt, 77 Sunset Strip, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Dr. Kildare, The Outer Limits, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, Mannix, Bonanza, Ironside, The Name of the Game, The F.B.I., Cannon, McCloud, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Baretta, Barnaby Jones, and Hawaii Five-0.

He was cast as George Campbell in the 1961 episode "Jerkwater" of the series The Rebel, starring Nick Adams.

In 1962 he played the role of murderer Matthew Owen in the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Angry Astronaut." He also showed his acting prowess in a supporting but important role of Charlie Rondell in an episode of The Virginian (1968), titled "The Crooked Path."

Marley also played in two other movies where he attained notoriety. One was the cult movie The Car, where he played a sheriff of a small town that was victimized by a mysterious, black automobile.

The second movie was titled Framed, where he played mob boss Sal Viccarone, who befriended a gambler while they were both in prison.

One of Marley's more notable roles, albeit short, was that of film producer Jack Woltz in The Godfather. Marley later spoofed that role in an episode of SCTV Network. He played Max Berns, a film producer who was a caring father figure to Burt Reynolds in the stuntman tribute Hooper.<ref name="NYT">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the late 1970s, he appeared in the third season of the popular television series The Incredible Hulk as D.W. Banner, the father of David Banner in the episode titled "Homecoming".

Stage

Marley's Broadway credits include The Investigation (1966), Sing Till Tomorrow (1953), The Strong Are Lonely (1953), Skipper Next to God (1947),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Johnny Doodle (1942).<ref name=nyt/> Elsewhere on stage, Marley appeared in the world premiere production of Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry drama, Conversation At Midnight in 1961 in Los Angeles, in an ensemble cast which included James Coburn, Jack Albertson and Eduard Franz. The production was directed by Robert Gist and produced by Worley Thorne and Susan Davis.

He also directed Little Theater productions in several cities.<ref name=vn/>

Personal life and death

Marley was twice married. He and his first wife, the actress Stanja Lowe, had three children.<ref name="vn">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>

In 1984, Marley died at age 76 following open-heart surgery.<ref name="WVobit">Obituary Variety, May 30, 1984.</ref> He is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery in Emerson, New Jersey.<ref>Resting Places</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1942	Native Land	Thug With Crowbar	Uncredited
1947	Kiss of Death	Prisoner in Spinning Mill
1948	The Naked City	Managing Editor
1950	Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town	Second Cab Driver
1951	The Mob	Tony
1952	My Six Convicts	Knotty Johnson
1953	The Joe Louis Story	Mannie Seamon
1955	The Square Jungle	Tommy Dillon, referee
1956	Time Table	Bobik
1958	I Want to Live!	Father Devers
1960	Pay or Die	D. Caputo, ragman
	Sea Hunt		Season 3, Episode 31
1961	Sea Hunt		Season 4, Episode 28
1962	The Twilight Zone	Mr. Cox	Season 3 Episode 21: "Kick the Can"
1963	A Child Is Waiting	Holland
	The Wheeler Dealers	Achilles Dimitros
	America, America	Garabet
	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Mr. Mike Chambers	Season 1 Episode 26: "An Out for Oscar"
	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Detective Ed Singer	Season 1 Episode 32: "Death of a Cop"
	The Twilight Zone	Jason	Season 5 Episode 7: "The Old Man in the Cave"
1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Tony Hardeman	Season 2 Episode 30: "The Second Verdict"
1965	Nightmare in the Sun	Hogan, gas station owner
	Cat Ballou	Frankie Ballou
	The Lollipop Cover	George
1967	The Wild Wild West	King Stefan IX	Episode: "The Night of the Wolf"
1968	Faces	Richard Forst
	In Enemy Country	Rausch
1970	A Man Called Sledge	Old Man
	Love Story	Phil Cavalleri	nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Hawaii Five-O	Dr. Gregorios Lemira	"The Second Shot"
1971	Clay Pigeon	Police Captain
	The Sheriff	Kinsella
	In Broad Daylight	Bergman	ABC Movie of the Week
1972	The Dead Are Alive	Nikos Samarakis
	The Godfather	Jack Woltz
1973	Jory	Roy Starr
	Blade	Tommy Blade
	The Alpha Caper	Lee Saunders	ABC Movie of the Week
1974	Deathdream	Charles Brooks
1975	Framed	Sal Viccarrone
	Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Captain Maurice Molnar	Episode: "Primal Scream"
1976	W.C. Fields and Me	Studio Head Bannerman
1977	The Car	Sheriff Everett Peck
	Hawaii Five-O	Noah	"Tread the King's Shadow"
	Vengeance	Jesus
	The Greatest	Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
	The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover	Dave Hindley
1978	Greatest Heroes of the Bible	Moses
	It Lives Again	Mr. Mallory
	Hooper	Max Berns
1979	The Incredible Hulk	D.W. Banner	Season 3 Episode 8: "Homecoming"
1980	Tribute	Lou Daniels
1981	Threshold	Edgar Fine
	The Amateur	Molton
	SCTV	Leonard Bernstein	parody of his role in The Godfather but with his character as Leonard Bernstein instead of Jack Woltz
1982	Mother Lode	Elijah
1983	Utilities	Roy Blue
1983	Hardcastle and McCormick	Joe Cadillac, "retired" Mafia boss	Season 1 Episode 3: "Man in a Glass House"
1986	On the Edge	Elmo Glidden	Released posthumously (final film role)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1968	Venice Film Festival	Best Actor	Faces<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:Won
1971	Academy Award	Best Supporting Actor	Love Story<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>	Template:Nom
1971	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nom
1981	Genie Award	Best Supporting Actor	Tribute	Template:Nom

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