Jacob Marley Jacob Marley Jacob Marley is a fictional character who appears in Charles Dickens's 1843 novella "A Christmas Carol". He is Ebenezer Scrooge’s deceased business partner, now a chained and tormented ghost, doomed to wander the earth forever as punishment for his greed and selfishness when he was alive. Marley roams restlessly, witnessing the hardships others suffer and lamenting that he has forever lost his chance to help them. Marley arranges for the three spirits to visit Scrooge and gives his friend an opportunity for redemption, which Marley tells him was "...a chance and hope of my procuring." In "A Christmas
John Marley John Marley John Marley (born Mortimer Marlieb, October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who was known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in "Love Story" and as Jack Woltz— the defiant film mogul who awakens to find the severed head of his prized horse in his bed—in "The Godfather" (1972). He starred in John Cassavetes' feature "Faces" (1968) and appeared in "The Glitter Dome" (1984). Marley was born in Harlem in New York City. He dropped out of high school, turning instead to a career in acting. Marley served in the United States Army Signal