caption website death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name occupation
guy marks -lrb- 1970s -rrb- -lsb- http://www.akaguymarks.weebly.com/ a.k.a. guy marks -rsb- 28 november 1987 pomona , new jersey philadelphia , pennsylvania guy marks 31 october 1923 guy marks headshot.jpg guy marks
 mario scarpa actor , comedian , singer , impressionist
guy marks

guy marks -lrb- 31 october 1923 -- 28 november 1987 -rrb- was an american actor , comedian , singer and impressionist .
a familiar face on tv sitcoms and variety shows of the 1960s and 1970s , he appeared regularly on the ed sullivan show , the merv griffin show , the dean martin show , the mike douglas show and the joey bishop show .
he had a natural gift for mimicry , and his impressions of celebrities such as humphrey bogart , gary cooper , boris karloff and many others were considered among the best .
but he also could imitate a housefly on a slippery oil cloth , or neon signs , alligators , driftwood furniture , rubber bands , frozen chickens , frogs , praying mantis and his favorite , that of an ostrich .
all of which often found their way into his act or in characters he played on tv .
