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John Marley

1907 - 1984

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John Marley (born Mortimer Leon Marlieb; October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor and theatre director. 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). 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). John Marley is the 2,851st most popular actor (down from 2,468th in 2024), the 4,874th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,889th in 2019) and the 1,361st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, John Marley ranks 2,851 out of 13,578. Before him are Amanda Plummer, Kenny Johnson, Blake Clark, Carole André, Matti Pellonpää, and James Neill. After him are Julia McKenzie, Ha Ji-won, Hülya Avşar, Madhubala, Darlene Conley, and Kathleen Quinlan.

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Among people born in 1907, John Marley ranks 184. Before him are István Bárány, Miguel Torga, Sergei Shtemenko, Géza von Radványi, Edwige Feuillère, and Blagoje Marjanović. After him are Nicanor Zabaleta, Helmut Walcha, Mark Krein, Jean Carzou, Fritz Szepan, and Heikki Savolainen. Among people deceased in 1984, John Marley ranks 129. Before him are Ken Armstrong, Fazıl Küçük, Blagoje Marjanović, Uwe Johnson, Louis Lansana Beavogui, and Viktor Chukarin. After him are Valery Voronin, Ciriaco Errasti, Lillian Hellman, Arvīds Jansons, Manès Sperber, and Eulogio Martínez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Marley ranks 4,874 out of 20,380. Before him are Ezzard Charles (1921), Jim Hall (1930), James Neill (1860), Arthur Melvin Okun (1928), Del Shannon (1934), and Henry Kuttner (1915). After him are Darlene Conley (1934), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Dabbs Greer (1917), Sylvia Beach (1887), James Clapper (1941), and Gary Coleman (1968).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Marley ranks 1,361. Before him are Sean Astin (1971), Paul Reiser (1957), Amanda Plummer (1957), Kenny Johnson (1963), Blake Clark (1946), and James Neill (1860). After him are Darlene Conley (1934), Kathleen Quinlan (1954), Dabbs Greer (1917), Gary Coleman (1968), Carl Lumbly (1951), and Zendaya (1996).

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