Lee Marvin
Acting
- Born:
- 1924-02-19
- Died:
- 1987-08-29
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the crime series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin is best remembered for his lead roles as "tough guy" characters such as Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen, Walker in Point Blank (both 1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980). One of Marvin's more notable movie projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played dual roles. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Known For
Filmography
Point Blank the Documentary
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Operation Dirty Dozen
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Delta Force
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Dog Day
Gorky Park
Canicule
Wogan
Champs-Elysées
Death Hunt
The Big Red One
Avalanche Express
The Meanest Men in the West
Superstunt
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Shout at the Devil
People's Choice Awards
The Klansman
The Spikes Gang
The Iceman Cometh
Emperor of the North
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Prime Cut
Pocket Money
Film '72
Monte Walsh
It Couldn't Be Done
Paint Your Wagon
No Name City
Hell in the Pacific
The Dick Cavett Show
Sergeant Ryker
Autumn and Cardboard
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Point Blank
The Dirty Dozen
Our Time In Hell
The Rock
Lionpower from MGM
The Professionals
Ship of Fools
Cat Ballou
The Killers
Top of the Pops
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Great Adventure
The Lawbreakers
Donovan's Reef
The Losers
Combat!
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Virginian
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Comancheros
The Mike Douglas Show
The Investigators
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
The Dick Powell Show
The DuPont Show of the Week
Route 66
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Checkmate
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Missouri Traveler
Raintree County
M Squad
Wagon Train
The Rack
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Attack
Pillars of the Sky
7 Men from Now
The Steve Allen Show
Shack Out on 101
I Died a Thousand Times
Pete Kelly's Blues
Not as a Stranger
A Life in the Balance
Violent Saturday
Bad Day at Black Rock
Climax!
Studio 57
The Raid
The Caine Mutiny
Gorilla at Large
The Wild One
The Motorola Television Hour
The Big Heat
Gun Fury
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Revlon Mirror Theatre
The Glory Brigade
Seminole
The Oscars
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
General Electric Theater
Eight Iron Men
Hangman's Knot
Biff Baker U.S.A.
The Duel at Silver Creek
We're Not Married!
Diplomatic Courier
Dragnet
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Teresa
You're in the Navy Now
Treasury Men in Action
Cameo Theatre
The Bob Hope Show
The Big Story
Suspense
Studio One
Kraft Television Theatre
Golden Globe Awards