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Jacob Marley (Character)
from Scrooge (1951)

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Overview

Biography:
Jacob Marley was born in 1785. He was a banker, and an usurious moneylender... See more »
Alternate Names:
Ghost Of Marley / Ghost of Jacob Marley / Jacob Marley's Ghost / Jacob Marsley / Jacobo Marley / Jake Marley / Marley / Marley Geist / Marley Jacob / Marley Voice / Marley's Ghost / Marley's ghost / Marli Jacob / Maude Marley / Young Jacob Marley / Young Marley

Filmography

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  1. Shadows of a Stranger (2013) Played by Barnaby Edwards (as Marley's Ghost)

  2. Scrooge & Marley (2012/I) Played by Tim Kazurinsky (as Marley) / Nicholas Bailey (as Young Marley)
  3. A Christmas Carol (2012) Played by Bryan Murray
  4. Scrooge in the Hood (2011) Played by Allan Alexander
  5. Screw Scrooge (2011) Played by Bill Lafferty
  6. "Atop the Fourth Wall"
    ... aka "At4W" - USA (short title)
        - Cable #2 (2010) TV episode, Played by Loren Lovhaug
        - Extreme Super Christmas Special #1 (2009) TV episode, Played by Loren Lovhaug

  7. A Christmas Carol (2009) Played by Gary Oldman (as Marley)
    ... aka "A Christmas Carol: An IMAX 3D Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
    ... aka "Disney's A Christmas Carol" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "Disney's Christmas Carol" - Japan (English title)
  8. "My Family"
        - Ho Ho No (2007) TV episode, Played by John Challis
  9. The Carol Project (2006) (TV) Played by Kevin Cook (as Ghost of Jacob Marley)
  10. "Hot Properties"
        - It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol on 34th Street (2005) TV episode, Played by Clint Black (as Marley)
  11. A Carol of Christmas (2005) Played by Dan Keeton
  12. Karroll's Christmas (2004) (TV) Played by Dan Joffre
  13. A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004) (TV) Played by Jason Alexander / Jason Alexander (as Marley's Ghost)
    ... aka "A Christmas Carol" - Hungary (original title)
  14. Surviving Christmas (2004) Played by Kent Osborne (as Marley)
  15. Scrooge and Marley (2001) (TV) Played by Reg Grant
  16. Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) Played by Nicolas Cage (as Marley)
  17. A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000) (TV) Played by Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas (as Marli Jacob)
  18. A Christmas Carol (2000) (TV) Played by Ray Fearon

  19. "Popular"
        - Fall on Your Knees (1999) TV episode, Played by Cyia Batten (as Marley Jacob)
  20. A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV) Played by Bernard Lloyd (as Marley's Ghost)
  21. Ms. Scrooge (1997) (TV) Played by Katherine Helmond (as Maude Marley)
  22. A Christmas Carol (1997) (V) Played by Edward Asner (as Marley)
  23. "Timon & Pumbaa"
    ... aka "The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa" - USA (complete title)
        - Shopping Mauled/Library Brouhaha (1996) TV episode, Played by Maurice LaMarche
  24. Ebbie (1995) (TV) Played by Jeffrey DeMunn (as Jake Marley)
  25. Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994) (TV) Played by Martin Sheen (as Marley's Ghost)
    ... aka "Bah, Humbug!" - USA (short title)
  26. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Played by Jerry Nelson
  27. "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
    ... aka "Star Trek: TNG" - USA (promotional abbreviation)
        - Devil's Due (1991) TV episode, Played by William Glover
  28. Scrooge: A Christmas Sarah (1990) (TV) Played by Rowland Rivron

  29. Scrooged (1988) Played by Jamie Farr
  30. Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985) (TV) Played by Spike Milligan (as Ghost Of Marley)
  31. "Fame"
        - Ebenezer Morloch (1985) TV episode, Played by Ken Swofford
  32. "The Jetsons"
        - A Jetson Christmas Carol (1985) TV episode, Played by Mel Blanc (as Jacob Marsley)
  33. "Hallelujah!"
        - A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt (1984) TV episode, Played by Geoffrey Bayldon
  34. A Christmas Carol (1984) (TV) Played by Frank Finlay
  35. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) Played by Hal Smith (as Jacob Marley's Ghost)
  36. A Christmas Carol (1982/I) (TV) Played by Oliver Cliff (as Marley's Ghost)
  37. A Christmas Carol (1981) (TV) Played by Raye Birk (as Marley's Ghost)

  38. A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre (1979) (TV) Played by David Long (as Marley) / Josie Lawrence (as Marley Voice) / Jennifer Borge (as Marley Voice) / Mary Irey (as Marley Voice)
  39. A Christmas Carol (1979) Played by Ed Doring (as Marley)
  40. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) (TV) Played by Theodore Bikel (as Marley's Ghost)
  41. Scrooge (1978) (TV) Played by Drew Borland (as Marley's Ghost)
  42. A Christmas Carol (1977) (TV) Played by John Le Mesurier (as Marley's Ghost)
  43. Canción de Navidad (1974) (TV) Played by Miguel Manzano (as Jacobo Marley)
  44. A Christmas Carol (1971) (TV) Played by Michael Hordern (as Marley's Ghost)
  45. Scrooge (1970) Played by Alec Guinness (as Jacob Marley's Ghost)

  46. A Christmas Carol (1969) (TV) Played by Bruce Montague
  47. "Novela"
        - Leyenda de Navidad (1966) TV episode, Played by Joaquín Pamplona (as Marley's Ghost)
  48. Karácsonyi ének (1964) (TV) Played by János Rajz (as Jacob Marley's Ghost)
  49. Mr. Scrooge (1964) (TV) Played by Eric Christmas
  50. Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) (TV) Played by Royal Dano (as Marley's Ghost)
    ... aka "A Christmas Carol" - USA (short title)
  51. Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa oder Eine Geistergeschichte zum Christfest (1960) (TV) Played by Stefan Schnabel (as Marley Geist)
    ... aka "A Christmas Carol in Prose, or, A Ghost Story of Christmas" - USA (informal literal English title)
  52. A Christmas Carol (1960) Played by Bruce Anderson (as Marley's Ghost)

  53. "Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens"
    ... aka "Tales from Dickens" - UK (original title)
        - A Christmas Carol (1958) TV episode, Played by Wilfred Fletcher (as Marley's Ghost)
  54. "G.E. True Theater"
    ... aka "General Electric Theater" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)
        - The Trail to Christmas (1957) TV episode, Played by Will Wright (as Jake Marley)
  55. "The Alcoa Hour"
        - The Stingiest Man in Town (1956) TV episode, Played by Robert Weede (as Marley's Ghost)
  56. The Merry Christmas (1955) (TV) Played by Edmund Willard (as Marley's Ghost)
  57. "Shower of Stars"
        - A Christmas Carol (1954) TV episode, Played by Basil Rathbone (as Marley's ghost)
  58. "Kraft Theatre"
    ... aka "Kraft Television Theatre" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Kraft Mystery Theatre" - USA (new title)
        - A Christmas Carol (1952) TV episode, Played by Richard Purdy
  59. "Fireside Theatre"
        - A Christmas Carol (1951) TV episode, Played by Malcolm Keen (as Marley's Ghost)
  60. Scrooge (1951) Played by Michael Hordern / Patrick Macnee (as Young Jacob Marley)
    ... aka "A Christmas Carol" - USA
  61. A Christmas Carol (1950) (TV) Played by W.E. Holloway (as Marley's Ghost)

  62. The Christmas Carol (1949) (TV) Played by Earl Lee (as Ghost of Jacob Marley)
  63. "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse"
    ... aka "The Philco Television Playhouse" - USA (original title)
    ... aka "Arena Theatre" - USA (new title)
    ... aka "Repertory Theatre" - USA (new title)
        - A Christmas Carol (1948) TV episode, Played by Frank M. Thomas (as Marley's Ghost)
  64. Leyenda de Navidad (1947) Played by Ramón Martori (as Marley's Ghost)

  65. A Christmas Carol (1938) Played by Leo G. Carroll (as Marley's Ghost)
    ... aka "Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" - USA (complete title)

  66. Scrooge (1923) Played by Forbes Dawson (as Marley)

  67. The Right to Be Happy (1916) Played by Harry Carter
  68. A Christmas Carol (1914) Played by Edward O'Neill
Archive Footage:
  1. "Family Theatre"
        - The Christmas Carol (1958) TV episode, Played by Earl Lee (as Marley's Ghost)
  2. "MGM Parade"
        - Episode #1.15 (1955) TV episode, Played by Leo G. Carroll (as Marley's Ghost)

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Quotes:
From Scrooge (1970)
the Ghost of Jacob Marley: See the phantoms filling the sky around you. They astound you, I can tell, these inhabitants of hell. Poor wretches whom the Hand of Heaven ignores. Beware, beware, beware, lest their dreadful fate be yours! See more »

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