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John Marlin

John Marlin

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Born June 28, 1906 in Samos, Greece

Died March 21, 1990

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A Greek immigrant, John Marlin immigrated to the United States in the 1920s and quickly found work as a waiter at a restaurant. During this time, Los Angeles was a small community and films were starting to increase in popularity so like many other actors, Marlin started working in the background in silent films in the 1920s.

Since he looked like your typical Italian, Marlin began appearing in movies that had your little Italian town setting and he found a niche as a waiter. The biggest problem for Marlin was that there were already people who were established as waiters and they were the ones who usually got upgraded to silent bits or dialog.

By the 1950s, Marlin's luck started to turn around because many of those very people who were his competition were starting to retire so he started to receive better roles and would constantly interact with the main characters. The wide variety of movies at the time enabled Marlin to venture into roles that weren't open to him in the earlier years of his career. He started appearing as spectators, socialites, and he even scored a few credited roles because his short stature enabled him to appear as an ape.

In the 1970s, he found steady employment in the television series Nichols as the stand-in for Stuart Margolin. This break didn't last long because Nichols was cancelled after one season. However, with the massive increase in popularity in television dramas, he was able to find regular work were he first started appearing in Italian based settings and as waiters. Marlin continued to act until he retired in the mid 1980s.

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The Colbys Poster

The Colbys TV Series1985Greek Bystander

Swing Shift Poster

Swing Shift Feature Film1984Workman

Lookin' to Get Out Poster

Lookin' to Get Out Feature Film1982Old Man Behind the Counter

My Favorite Year Poster

My Favorite Year Feature Film1982Waiter

Bret Maverick Poster

Bret Maverick TV Series1981Townsman

True Confessions Poster

True Confessions Feature Film1981Waiter

Airplane! Poster

Airplane! Feature Film1980Passenger in Terminal

Little Miss Marker Poster

Little Miss Marker Feature Film1980Bettor

Hart to Hart Poster

Hart to Hart TV Series1979Party Guest

Love and Bullets Poster

Love and Bullets Feature Film1979Hearing Spectator

Love at First Bite Poster

Love at First Bite Feature Film1979Villager

Roots: The Next Generations Poster

Roots: The Next Generations Mini-Series1979Waiter

The Champ Poster

The Champ Feature Film1979Boxing Match Spectator

House Calls Poster

House Calls Feature Film1978Restaurant Patron

The One and Only Poster

The One and Only Feature Film1978Spectator

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977Waiter

St. Ives Poster

St. Ives Feature Film1976Restaurant Patron

Two-Minute Warning Poster

Two-Minute Warning Feature Film1976Waiter

Barbary Coast Poster

Barbary Coast TV Series1975Waiter

Starsky and Hutch Poster

Starsky and Hutch TV Series1975Mr. Petroff

Switch TV Series1975Waiter

Chinatown Poster

Chinatown Feature Film1974Waiter

The Parallax View Poster

The Parallax View Feature Film1974Plane Passenger

The Rockford Files Poster

The Rockford Files TV Series1974Bank Manager

The Towering Inferno Poster

The Towering Inferno Feature Film1974Waiter

Young Frankenstein Poster

Young Frankenstein Feature Film1974Spectator

Zandy's Bride Poster

Zandy's Bride Feature Film1974Tailor

Kojak TV Series1973Observer on Street

The Way We Were Poster

The Way We Were Feature Film1973Waiter

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Poster

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Feature Film1972Party Guest

The Waltons Poster

The Waltons TV Series1972Townsman

Columbo TV Series1971Chef

Nichols TV Series1971Townsman

Skin Game Poster

Skin Game Feature Film1971Townsman

Support Your Local Gunfighter Poster

Support Your Local Gunfighter Feature Film1971Townsman

The Barefoot Executive Poster

The Barefoot Executive Feature Film1971Waiter

WUSA Feature Film1970Minor Role

Change of Habit Poster

Change of Habit Feature Film1969Onlooker

The Arrangement Poster

The Arrangement Feature Film1969Commuter

Good Times Poster

Good Times Feature Film1967Dealer

Hotel Feature Film1967Waiter

In Like Flint Poster

In Like Flint Feature Film1967Waiter

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin Poster

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin Feature Film1967Townsman

The Fastest Guitar Alive Poster

The Fastest Guitar Alive Feature Film1967Waiter

Valley of the Dolls Poster

Valley of the Dolls Feature Film1967Waiter

Batman TV Series1966Waiter

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966Boxing Match Spectator

That Girl Poster

That Girl TV Series1966Commuter

The Last of the Secret Agents? Poster

The Last of the Secret Agents? Feature Film1966Restaurant Patron

Laredo TV Series1965Townsman

The Cincinnati Kid Poster

The Cincinnati Kid Feature Film1965Bar Patron

The Hallelujah Trail Poster

The Hallelujah Trail Feature Film1965Miner

The Third Day Poster

The Third Day Feature Film1965Waiter

A Global Affair Poster

A Global Affair Feature Film1964Delegate

Gomer Pyle: USMC Poster

Gomer Pyle: USMC TV Series1964Crew Member

Kisses for My President Poster

Kisses for My President Feature Film1964Waiter

McHale's Navy Poster

McHale's Navy Feature Film1964Casino Patron

Robin and the 7 Hoods Poster

Robin and the 7 Hoods Feature Film1964Hood

The Best Man Poster

The Best Man Feature Film1964Delegate

4 for Texas Poster

4 for Texas Feature Film1963Casino Patron

Day in Court TV Series19631 episode, 1962

Sunday in New York Poster

Sunday in New York Feature Film1963Waiter

The Wheeler Dealers Poster

The Wheeler Dealers Feature Film1963Waiter

Wall of Noise Poster

Wall of Noise Feature Film1963Auction Guest

Gypsy Feature Film1962Audience Member

All in a Night's Work Poster

All in a Night's Work Feature Film1961Waiter

The Comancheros Poster

The Comancheros Feature Film1961Waiter

The Hoodlum Priest Poster

The Hoodlum Priest Feature Film1961Witness at Execution

Bells Are Ringing Poster

Bells Are Ringing Feature Film1960Waiter

Elmer Gantry Poster

Elmer Gantry Feature Film1960Boxing Match Spectator

North to Alaska Poster

North to Alaska Feature Film1960Waiter

Bonanza TV Series1959Saloon Patron

The Untouchables Poster

The Untouchables TV Series1959Student

Andy Hardy Comes Home Poster

Andy Hardy Comes Home Feature Film1958Townsman

Bronco TV Series1958Barfly

Damn Yankees Poster

Damn Yankees Feature Film1958Baseball Game Spectator

Darby's Rangers Poster

Darby's Rangers Feature Film1958Italian Machine Gunner

I Want to Live! Poster

I Want to Live! Feature Film1958Courtroom Spectator

Touch of Evil Poster

Touch of Evil Feature Film1958Townsman

Vertigo Feature Film1958Waiter

20 Million Miles to Earth Poster

20 Million Miles to Earth Feature Film1957Italian Townsman

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957Townsman

The Bachelor Party Poster

The Bachelor Party Feature Film1957Waiter

The Brothers Rico Poster

The Brothers Rico Feature Film1957Waiter

Top Secret Affair Poster

Top Secret Affair Feature Film1957Waiter

Zorro TV Series1957Townsman

Around the World in 80 Days Poster

Around the World in 80 Days Feature Film1956Extra

Emergency Hospital Poster

Emergency Hospital Feature Film1956Janitor

Forever, Darling Poster

Forever, Darling Feature Film1956Waiter

Giant Feature Film1956Waiter

Rumble on the Docks Poster

Rumble on the Docks Feature Film1956Party Guest

Untamed Mistress Poster

Untamed Mistress Feature Film1956

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955Sheep Herder

It's Always Fair Weather Poster

It's Always Fair Weather Feature Film1955Waiter

Athena Feature Film1954Audience Member

Phantom of the Rue Morgue Poster

Phantom of the Rue Morgue Feature Film1954Ape

Fast Company Poster

Fast Company Feature Film1953Waiter

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Poster

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Feature Film1953Waiter

Here Come the Girls Poster

Here Come the Girls Feature Film1953Bear man

The Band Wagon Poster

The Band Wagon Feature Film1953Waiter

The Golden Blade Poster

The Golden Blade Feature Film1953Citizen

Pat and Mike Poster

Pat and Mike Feature Film1952Waiter

The Iron Mistress Poster

The Iron Mistress Feature Film1952Party Guest

Force of Arms Poster

Force of Arms Feature Film1951Waiter

Lullaby of Broadway Poster

Lullaby of Broadway Feature Film1951Waiter

M Feature Film1951Onlooker at Accident

Mask of the Dragon Poster

Mask of the Dragon Feature Film1951Tourist

A Life of Her Own Poster

A Life of Her Own Feature Film1950Waiter

Black Hand Poster

Black Hand Feature Film1950Customer

Dangerous Assignment Poster

Dangerous Assignment TV Series1950Frederick

Pretty Baby Poster

Pretty Baby Feature Film1950Caravan Club Waiter

Tarzan and the Slave Girl Poster

Tarzan and the Slave Girl Feature Film1950Nagasi Brave

On the Town Poster

On the Town Feature Film1949Waiter

The Girl from Jones Beach Poster

The Girl from Jones Beach Feature Film1949Conference Guest

My Wild Irish Rose Poster

My Wild Irish Rose Feature Film1947Waiter

The Blue Dahlia Poster

The Blue Dahlia Feature Film1946Doorman

The Gay Cavalier Poster

The Gay Cavalier Feature Film1946Jose

Mildred Pierce Poster

Mildred Pierce Feature Film1945Waiter

The Conspirators Poster

The Conspirators Feature Film1944Undetermined Role

The Mummy's Curse Poster

The Mummy's Curse Feature Film1944Bit

Buck Privates Poster

Buck Privates Feature Film1941Pedestrian

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