# Willis Marks
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{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Willis Marks
| image = Willis Marks (Her Defiance).jpg
| caption = Willis Marks in ''[Her Defiance](/source/Her_Defiance)'' (1916)
| birth_date = August 20, 1865
| birth_place = Rochester, Minnesota
| death_date = December 6, 1952
| death_place = Los Angeles, California
| occupation = Actor
}}
'''Willis Marks''' (August 20, 1865, [Rochester, Minnesota](/source/Rochester%2C_Minnesota), United States – December 6, 1952, [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California))[[https://duarchives.coalliance.org/repositories/2/resources/628 "Willis Marks Papers: Biographical / Historical"]. ''[Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries](/source/Colorado_Alliance_of_Research_Libraries)''. Retrieved November 3, 2023.] was an American [silent film](/source/silent_film) actor.
==Biography==
In 1888, Marks debuted on stage professionally. He acted in [Oliver Morosco](/source/Oliver_Morosco)'s [stock company](/source/Repertory_theatre) for nine years. He went to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles) in 1915, and for 20 years he portrayed older men in many [films](/source/movie), including ''[The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln](/source/The_Dramatic_Life_of_Abraham_Lincoln)'' (1924), in which he played [William Seward](/source/William_H._Seward). Marks' career declined after the emergence of [sound movie](/source/sound_movie)s.[{{cite web |last1=Wollstein |first1=Hans J. |title=Willis Marks |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/willis-marks-p45608 |website=AllMovie |access-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227011438/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/willis-marks-p45608 |archive-date=December 27, 2021}}]
Marks was married to actress Carroll Marshall.[{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=April 1910 |title=The Coast Defenders |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j24hAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Willis+Marks%22+actor&pg=PA861 |magazine=The Green Book Album: A Magazine of the Passing Show |location= |page=861 |publisher= |access-date=March 29, 2022}}] His son, Chandler Marks, was also an actor.[{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=April 14, 1917 |title=Flashes from Stock Stages |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lWtDAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Willis+Marks%22+actor&pg=RA14-PA12 |magazine=The Dramatic Mirror |location= |page=12 |publisher= |access-date=March 30, 2022}}]
Marks' papers are housed at the [University of Denver](/source/University_of_Denver).[[https://libguides.du.edu/c.php?g=90332&p=581967 "Archival Resources: Theater"]. ''University of Denver''. Retrieved November 3, 2023.]
==Partial filmography==
*''[Secret Love](/source/Secret_Love_(1916_film))'' (1916)
*''[Her Defiance](/source/Her_Defiance)'' (1916)
*''[Her Bitter Cup](/source/Her_Bitter_Cup)'' (1916)
*''[The Mysterious Mrs. M](/source/The_Mysterious_Mrs._M)'' (1917)
*''[The Clock](/source/The_Clock_(1917_film))'' (1917)
*''[The Vanity Pool](/source/The_Vanity_Pool)'' (1918)
*''[The Flash of Fate](/source/The_Flash_of_Fate)'' (1918)
*''[You Never Saw Such a Girl](/source/You_Never_Saw_Such_a_Girl)'' (1919)
*''[The Man from Funeral Range](/source/The_Man_from_Funeral_Range)'' (1919)
*''[When a Girl Loves](/source/When_a_Girl_Loves_(1919_film))'' (1919)
*''[The Wishing Ring Man](/source/The_Wishing_Ring_Man)'' (1919)
*''[Greased Lightning](/source/Greased_Lightning_(1919_film))'' (1919)
*''[The Virtuous Thief](/source/The_Virtuous_Thief)'' (1919)
*''[The Trembling Hour](/source/The_Trembling_Hour)'' (1919)
*''[Over the Garden Wall](/source/Over_the_Garden_Wall_(1919_film))'' (1919)
*''[The Family Honor](/source/The_Family_Honor)'' (1920)
*''[The Dancin' Fool](/source/The_Dancin'_Fool)'' (1920)
*''[The Jack-Knife Man](/source/The_Jack-Knife_Man)'' (1920)
*''[Homespun Folks](/source/Homespun_Folks)'' (1920)
*''[The Little Grey Mouse](/source/The_Little_Grey_Mouse)'' (1920)
*''[The Beautiful Gambler](/source/The_Beautiful_Gambler)'' (1921)
*''[Chickens](/source/Chickens_(1921_film))'' (1921)
*''[The Greater Profit](/source/The_Greater_Profit)'' (1921)
*''[Travelin' On](/source/Travelin'_On_(film))'' (1922)
*''[Man Under Cover](/source/Man_Under_Cover)'' (1922)
*''[Truxton King](/source/Truxton_King_(film))'' (1923)
*''[Which Shall It Be?](/source/Which_Shall_It_Be%3F)'' (1924)
*''[His Forgotten Wife](/source/His_Forgotten_Wife)'' (1924)
*''[The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln](/source/The_Dramatic_Life_of_Abraham_Lincoln)'' (1924)
*''[The Shadow on the Wall](/source/The_Shadow_on_the_Wall_(1925_film))'' (1925)
*''[Shattered Lives](/source/Shattered_Lives)'' (1925)
*''[The Night Ship](/source/The_Night_Ship)'' (1925)
*''[Silent Pal](/source/Silent_Pal)'' (1925)
*''[Private Affairs](/source/Private_Affairs_(1925_film))'' (1925)
*''[The Unknown Soldier](/source/The_Unknown_Soldier_(1926_film))'' (1926)
*''[Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm](/source/Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm_(1932_film))'' (1932)
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://digital.library.du.edu/findingaids/view?docId=ead/m036.xml;chunk.id=headerlink;brand=default A guide to the Willis Marks Papers, 1841-1926] at Digital.library.du.edu
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