John Marley

John Marley (born Mortimer Leon Marlieb; October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor and theatre director. 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. and Johnny Doodle (1942).

In 1984, Marley died at age 76 following open-heart surgery. He is interred at Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus, New Jersey.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1942 Native Land Thug With Crowbar Uncredited1947 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 281962 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 1969 Hawaii Five-O Sam Kalakua Episode : "The Big Kahuna" (S1, E23)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 Week1972 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 Week1974 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 1979The 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 Woltz1982 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"1984 The Glitter Dome Captain Woofer 1986 On the Edge Elmo Glidden Released posthumously (final film role)

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