{{Short description|American actor (1867–1937)}} {{Use American English|date=October 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = James A. Marcus | image = Hell's House (1932) - James Marcus (cropped).jpg | caption = Marcus in ''Hell's House'' (1932). | birth_date = {{birth date|1867|01|21|mf=yes}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1937|10|15|1867|01|21|mf=yes}} | death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1915–1937 }}

'''James A. Marcus''' (January 21, 1867 – October 15, 1937) was an American actor.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VnGeCQAAQBAJ&q=%22James+A.+Marcus%22+actor&pg=PA231|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses|first=George A.|last=Katchmer|year= 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476609058|access-date=May 26, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dxJDwAAQBAJ&q=%22James+A.+Marcus%22+actor&pg=PT120|title=Lest We Forget: The John Ford Stock Company|first=Bill|last=Levy|date=April 5, 2013|publisher=BearManor Media|access-date=May 26, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1937. He was born in New York City. On October 15, 1937, Marcus died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack at age 70.<ref>{{cite news |title=James A. Marcus |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/102053695 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=October 16, 1937 |page=19|id={{ProQuest|102053695}} }}</ref> Marcus' most notable films include ''Regeneration'', ''Oliver Twist'' and ''Sadie Thompson''.

==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''Regeneration'' (1915) * ''Carmen'' (1915) * ''Blue Blood and Red'' (1916) * ''The Serpent'' (1916) * ''The Honor System'' (1917) * ''Betrayed'' (1917) * ''The Conqueror'' (1917) * ''The Pride of New York'' (1917) * ''The Prussian Cur'' (1918) * ''On the Jump'' (1918) * ''Evangeline'' (1919) – Basil * ''The Strongest'' (1920) * ''Serenade'' (1921) * ''Oliver Twist'' (1922) * ''The Strangers' Banquet'' (1922) * ''Come on Over'' (1922) as Carmody * ''Beau Brummel'' (1924) * ''The Iron Horse'' (1924) * ''Dick Turpin'' (1925) * ''The Goose Hangs High'' (1925) * ''Lightnin''' (1925) * ''The Fighting Heart'' (1925) * ''The Eagle'' (1925) * ''All Around Frying Pan'' (1925) * ''The Love Gamble'' (1925) * ''The Scarlet Letter'' (1926) * ''The Texas Streak'' (1926) * ''Siberia'' (1926) * ''The Eagle of the Sea'' (1926) * ''The Traffic Cop'' (1926) * ''The Bachelor's Baby'' (1927) * ''Duck Soup'' (1927) * ''The Meddlin' Stranger'' (1927) * ''Life of an Actress'' (1927) * ''The Beauty Shoppers'' (1927) * ''Sadie Thompson'' (1928) * ''Isle of Lost Men'' (1928) * ''The Broken Mask'' (1928) * ''Buck Privates'' (1928) * ''The Border Patrol'' (1928) * ''Revenge'' (1928) * ''Whispering Winds'' (1929) * ''Captain of the Guard'' (1930) * ''Back Pay'' (1930) * ''Liliom'' (1930) * ''Fighting Caravans'' (1931) * ''Hell's House'' (1932) * ''The Man from Arizona'' (1932) * ''Strawberry Roan'' (1933) * ''The Trail Beyond'' (1934) * ''Red Morning'' (1934) * ''The Lonely Trail'' (1936) {{colend}}

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==External links== {{commons category|James A. Marcus}} * {{IMDb name|id=0546121|name=James A. Marcus}}

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