Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 19, 1924
Died
Aug 29, 1987
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
131 titles
Lee Marvin
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
Self
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self (archive footage)
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Sergeant
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Sergeant (archive footage)
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
Himself
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
The Delta Force
Colonel Nick Alexander
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Maj. John Reisman
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Self
Dog Day
Jimmy Cobb
Gorky Park
Jack Osborne
Canicule
Wogan
Self
Champs-Elysées
Self
Death Hunt
RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
The Big Red One
The Sergeant
Avalanche Express
Harry Wargrave
The Meanest Men in the West
Kalig Talbot
Superstunt
Self - Host
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Sam Longwood
Shout at the Devil
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
The Klansman
Sheriff Track Bascomb
The Spikes Gang
Harry Spikes
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Emperor of the North
A No. 1
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Prime Cut
Nick Devlin
Pocket Money
Leonard
Film '72
Self
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
It Couldn't Be Done
Narrator
Paint Your Wagon
Ben Rumson
No Name City
Self
Hell in the Pacific
American Pilot
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Paul Ryker
Autumn and Cardboard
Narrator
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
Point Blank
Walker
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. John Reisman
Our Time In Hell
Narrator
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Rock
Self (uncredited)
The Professionals
Fardan