Occupation Actor, director Children George Marion, Jr. Role Stage Director | Name George Marion Years active 1915-1935 | |
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Born July 16, 1860 ( 1860-07-16 ) San Francisco, California, U.S. Died November 30, 1945, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States Movies Anna Christie, The Big House, Laughing Sinners, The Pay‑Off, Death from a Distance Similar People Clarence Brown, John Griffith Wray, Lowell Sherman, William Dieterle, Harry Beaumont | ||
George F. Marion Sr. ((1860-07-16)July 16, 1860 – (1945-11-30)November 30, 1945) was an American stage actor and director, a film actor and director of two silent films. George F. Marion, who was born in San Francisco, California was father of writer George Marion Jr. and he died of a heart attack at the age of 85 years in Carmel, California, United States. Marion acted in 35 films between years 1915 and 1935. He is best remembered for playing the father Chris Christopherson to the Broadway production of Anna Christie of Pauline Lord (1921 Broadway) and the two film versions of Anna Christie of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie). His son George Marion, Jr. was a famous Hollywood screenwriter.
Filmography
Actor
1935
Metropolitan as
Perontelli (as George Marion Sr.)
1935
Death from a Distance as
Jim Gray (as George Marion Sr.)
1935
Rocky Mountain Mystery as
James Ballard (as George Marion Sr.)
1934
Port of Lost Dreams as
Capt. Morgan Rock (as George F. Marion Sr.)
1933
Her First Mate as
Sam (as George F. Marion Sr.)
1932
6 Hours to Live as
Prof. Otto Bauer (as George Marion Jr.)
1931
Laughing Sinners as
Humpty
1930
Hook, Line and Sinker as
Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
1930
Man to Man as
Jim McCord (as George Marion)
1930
A Lady's Morals as
Innkeeper
1930
The Pay-Off as
Mouse
1930
The Sea Bat as
Antone
1930
The Big House as
Pop
1930
Anna Christie as
Chris
1929
The Bishop Murder Case as
Adolph Drukker
1929
The Isle of Lost Ships as
Old Sea Captain (uncredited)
1929
Evangeline as
René La Blanc (as George Marion Sr.)
1927
A Texas Steer as
Fishback
1927
Skedaddle Gold as
George F.
1927
The King of Kings (uncredited)
1927
Loco Luck as
'Dad' Perkins (postmaster)
1926
The Gypsy Romance as
Old Man playing Old Gypsy Woman
1926
Rolling Home as
Selectman
1926
The Wise Guy as
Horace Palmer
1926
The Highbinders as
Wadsworth Ladd
1925
Tumbleweeds as
Old Man (as George Marion)
1925
Clothes Make the Pirate as
Jennison
1925
The White Monkey as
Soames Forsyte
1925
Straight Through as
Parson Sanderson
1925
On the Go as
Eb Moots
1924
Bringin' Home the Bacon as
Noel Simms
1924
Galloping Gallagher (as George Marion)
1923
Anna Christie as
Chris Christopherson
1923
A Million to Burn as
Old Ben Marlowe
1923
The Girl I Loved as
The Judge
1922
Gun Shy as
The Undertaker
1921
Go Straight as
Jim Boyd
1917
Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (Short)
1915
Excuse Me as
Porter
Director
1916
Robinson Crusoe
1916
Madame X
Archive Footage
2003
Complicated Women (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1995
Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
Chris, 'Anna Christie'
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) - Chris, 'Anna Christie' (uncredited)
References
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