John Marley
- Birthday
- Oct 17, 1907
Bio: 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… More Bio: 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, Rovi
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Hooper
It Lives Again
Cat Ballou
The Private Files Of J. Edgar Hoover
America, America
Filmography
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Dead of Night (Deathdream) (2000)
- Actor, Director
- 71%
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On the Edge (1985)
- Elmo Glidden
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Glitter Dome (1984)
- Capt. Woofer
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Threshold (1983)
- Edgar Fine
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Utilities (1983)
- Roy Blue
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