John Marley

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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
Awards won Academy Awards Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Love Story (1970)

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—who receives a horse's head in his bed—in The Godfather (1972). He was also the lead in John Cassavetes' breakthrough feature Faces (1968).

Marley was a familiar character actor, who appeared in nearly 150 films and television shows throughout a career that lasted some 45 years. He was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Love Story (1970), losing to John Mills who won for Ryan's Daughter.

His son is actor Ben Marley, who starred in many films and TV movies and guest starred in several TV series, including Jaws 2 and The Facts of Life. Marley is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery, in Emerson, New Jersey.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role
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
1980	Tribute	Lou Daniels

[edit] External links

• John Marley at the Internet Movie Database
• John Marley at Find A Grave