George Francis Marion Sr. (July 16, 1860 – November 30, 1945) was an American film and stage actor and director, known for Anna Christie, both (1923) and (1930), and Death from a Distance (1935). Marion acted in 35 films between 1915 and 1935.

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George F. Marion, Sr.
George Marion in 1923
Born	George Francis Marion (1860-07-16)July 16, 1860 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 30, 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 85) Carmel, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director
Years active	1915–1935
Spouses	Lillian E. Swain ​ ​ (m. 1894, divorced)​ Agnes E. Daly ​ (m. 1896)​
Children	3, including George Marion, Jr.

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George F. Marion was born on July 16, 1860, in San Francisco, California, USA as George Francis Marion.^{[citation needed]}

Marion directed and starred as Count Cassibianca in The Little Duchess in 1901.^[1] He directed the 1904 musical Higgledy-Piggledy. He was in the Broadway production of Anna Christie (1921)^[2] of Pauline Lord and the two film versions of Anna Christie^[3] of Blanche Sweet (1923 silent) and Greta Garbo (1930 talkie).

Marion married to actress Lillian E. Swain in 1894 and later to Agnes E. Daly in 1896. He died of a heart attack in Carmel, California in 1945, at the age of 85. His son George Marion, Jr. was a famous Hollywood screenwriter.^{[citation needed]}