Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 24, 1917
Died
Jul 08, 2012
Place of Birth
Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Credits
238 titles
Ernest Borgnine
Biography
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
Known For
Filmography
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Naples '44
Self
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Self
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Rex Page
Love's Christmas Journey
Nicholas
The Lion of Judah
Slink (voice)
Night Club
Albert
National Lampoon's Snatched
Big Frank Baum
RED
Henry, The Records Keeper
Another Harvest Moon
Frank
The Genesis Code
Carl Taylor
The Wishing Well
Big Jim
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
Oliviero Rising
Bill
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
Self
Frozen Stupid
Frank Norgard
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Judge Holliday
Aces 'N' Eights
Thurmond Prescott
Strange Wilderness
Milas
Red and White: Gone with the West
Himself / Narrator
A Grandpa for Christmas
Bert O'Riley
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
La cura del gorilla
Jerry
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self
Rail Kings
Steamtrain
3 Below
Grandpa
That One Summer
Otis Garner
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
Blueberry
Rolling Star
Barn Red
Michael Bolini
The Trail to Hope Rose
Eugene
The Blue Light
Faerie King
The Long Ride Home
Lucas Moat
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage)
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
Himself - Narrator
September 11
Old Man (segment "USA")
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
The District
Uncle Mike Murphy
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
Everyone Loves Mel
Grandpa
Castle Rock
Nate
The Kiss Of Debt
Godfather Mariano
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Ben Quinn
Family Law
Frank Collero
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mermaid Man (voice)
Abilene
Hotis Brown