Willis Marks
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Willis Marks (August 20, 1865, Rochester, Minnesota, United States – December 6, 1952, Los Angeles, California)[1] was an American silent film actor.
Biography
In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in Oliver Morosco's stock company for nine years. He went to Hollywood in 1915, and for 20 years he portrayed older men in many films, including The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924), in which he played William Seward. Marks' career declined after the emergence of sound movies.[2]
Marks was married to actress Carroll Marshall.[3] His son, Chandler Marks, was also an actor.[4]
Marks' papers are housed at the University of Denver.[5]
Partial filmography
- Secret Love (1916)
- Her Defiance (1916)
- Her Bitter Cup (1916)
- The Mysterious Mrs. M (1917)
- The Clock (1917)
- The Vanity Pool (1918)
- The Flash of Fate (1918)
- You Never Saw Such a Girl (1919)
- The Man from Funeral Range (1919)
- When a Girl Loves (1919)
- The Wishing Ring Man (1919)
- Greased Lightning (1919)
- The Virtuous Thief (1919)
- The Trembling Hour (1919)
- Over the Garden Wall (1919)
- The Family Honor (1920)
- The Dancin' Fool (1920)
- The Jack-Knife Man (1920)
- Homespun Folks (1920)
- The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
- The Beautiful Gambler (1921)
- Chickens (1921)
- The Greater Profit (1921)
- Travelin' On (1922)
- Man Under Cover (1922)
- Truxton King (1923)
- Which Shall It Be? (1924)
- His Forgotten Wife (1924)
- The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
- The Shadow on the Wall (1925)
- Shattered Lives (1925)
- The Night Ship (1925)
- Silent Pal (1925)
- Private Affairs (1925)
- The Unknown Soldier (1926)
- Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932)
References
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- ^ "Willis Marks Papers: Biographical / Historical". Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wollstein, Hans J. "Willis Marks". AllMovie. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Coast Defenders". The Green Book Album: A Magazine of the Passing Show. April 1910. p. 861. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Flashes from Stock Stages". The Dramatic Mirror. April 14, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "Archival Resources: Theater". University of Denver. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
External links
- Willis Marks at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- A guide to the Willis Marks Papers, 1841-1926 at Digital.library.du.edu
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