George F. Marion

George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for Anna Christie, both (1923) and (1930), and Death from a Distance (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 1915 and 1935.

Early life
George F. Marion was born on July 16, 1860, in San Francisco, California, USA as George Francis Marion.

Career
Marion directed and starred as Count Cassibianca in The Little Duchess in 1901. He directed the 1904 musical Higgledy-Piggledy. He was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921) of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie).

Personal life and death
Marion married to actress Lillian E. Swain in 1894 and later to Agnes E. Daly in 1896. He died of a heart attack in Carmel, California in 1945, at the age of 85. His son George Marion, Jr. was a famous Hollywood screenwriter.

Partial filmography



 * Excuse Me (1915) - Porter
 * Madame X (1916, director)
 * Luke Wins Ye Ladye Faire (1917, Short)
 * Go Straight (1921) - Jim Boyd
 * Gun Shy (1922) - The Undertaker
 * The Girl I Loved (1923) - The Judge
 * A Million to Burn (1923) - Old Ben Marlowe
 * Anna Christie (1923) - Chris Christopherson
 * Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924) - Noel Simms
 * On the Go (1925) - Eb Moots
 * Straight Through (1925) - Parson Sanderson
 * The White Monkey (1925) - Soames Forsyte
 * Clothes Make the Pirate (1925) - Jennison
 * Tumbleweeds (1925) - Old Man
 * Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) - Old Man on Bench (uncredited)
 * The Highbinders (1926) - Wadsworth Ladd
 * The Wise Guy (1926) - Horace Palmer
 * Rolling Home (1926) - Selectman
 * The Gypsy Romance (1926) - Old Man playing Old Gypsy Woman
 * Loco Luck (1927) - 'Dad' Perkins (postmaster)
 * The King of Kings (1927) - (uncredited)
 * Skedaddle Gold (1927) - George F.
 * A Texas Steer (1927) - Fishback
 * Evangeline (1929) - René La Blanc
 * The Isle of Lost Ships (1929) - Old Sea Captain (uncredited)
 * The Bishop Murder Case (1929) - Adolph Drukker
 * Anna Christie (1930) - Chris Christopherson
 * The Big House (1930) - Pop
 * The Sea Bat (1930) - Antone
 * The Pay-Off (1930) - Mouse
 * A Lady's Morals (1930) - Innkeeper
 * Man to Man (1930) - Jim McCord - Banker
 * Lock, Stock and Barrel (1930) - the bellboy of the hotel Ritz de la Riviera
 * Laughing Sinners (1931) - Humpty
 * Six Hours to Live (1932) - Prof. Otto Bauer
 * Her First Mate (1933) - Sam
 * Port of Lost Dreams (1934) - Capt. Morgan Rock
 * Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935) - James Ballard
 * Death from a Distance (1935) - Jim Gray
 * Metropolitan (1935) - Papa Perontelli (final film role)