Lee Marvin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1924
- Died
- August 29, 1987 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Point Blank the Documentary
Movie · as Self
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Movie · as Self
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
Movie · as The Sergeant
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Movie · as The Sergeant (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Movie · as Self
The Delta Force
Movie · as Colonel Nick Alexander
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
Movie · as Himself
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Movie · as Maj. John Reisman
Dog Day
Movie · as Jimmy Cobb
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Movie · as Self
Gorky Park
Movie · as Jack Osborne
Canicule
Movie
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Death Hunt
Movie · as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
The Big Red One
Movie · as The Sergeant
Avalanche Express
Movie · as Harry Wargrave
The Meanest Men in the West
Movie · as Kalig Talbot
Superstunt
Movie · as Self - Host
Shout at the Devil
Movie · as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Movie · as Sam Longwood
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Spikes Gang
Movie · as Harry Spikes
The Klansman
Movie · as Sheriff Track Bascomb
Emperor of the North
Movie · as A No. 1
The Iceman Cometh
Movie · as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Prime Cut
Movie · as Nick Devlin
Pocket Money
Movie · as Leonard
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Monte Walsh
Movie · as Monte Walsh
It Couldn't Be Done
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
Paint Your Wagon
Movie · as Ben Rumson
No Name City
Movie · as Self
Hell in the Pacific
Movie · as American Pilot
Sergeant Ryker
Movie · as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Autumn and Cardboard
Movie · as Narrator
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Dirty Dozen
Movie · as Maj. John Reisman
Point Blank
Movie · as Walker
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Movie · as Self
The Rock
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Our Time In Hell
Movie · as Narrator
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Professionals
Movie · as Fardan
Ship of Fools
Movie · as Tenny
Cat Ballou
Movie · as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
The Killers
Movie · as Charlie Strom
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Donovan's Reef
Movie · as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
The Losers
Movie · as Dave Blassingame
The Great Adventure
TV · as Misok Bedrozian · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Sgt. Paul Ryker · 2 eps
The Lawbreakers
TV · as Self - Host · 32 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Nick Karajanian · 1 ep
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie · as Liberty Valance
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Combat!
TV · as Sgt. Turk · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Martin Kalig · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Comancheros
Movie · as Crow
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Finn · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. Paul Probeck, Buddy Bishop · 1 ep
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV · as Juan de Nuñez · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 3 eps
The Investigators
TV · as Nostradamus · 1 ep
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Jud Hollister · 1 ep
Checkmate
TV · as Lee Tabor · 1 ep
Route 66
TV · as Woody Biggs, John Ryan · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Steel Kelly, Conny Miller · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Mike Brannon, Victor Rait / Howard Carson, Nick Acropolis · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Peter Kane · 1 ep
The Missouri Traveler
Movie · as Tobias Brown
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Raintree County
Movie · as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
M Squad
TV · as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger · 117 eps
Wagon Train
TV · as Jud Benedict, Jose Morales · 1 ep
Attack
Movie · as Clyde Bartlett
7 Men from Now
Movie · as Bill Masters
Pillars of the Sky
Movie · as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
The Rack
Movie · as Capt. John R. Miller
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self, Self - Detective, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Died a Thousand Times
Movie · as Babe Kossuck
Bad Day at Black Rock
Movie · as Hector David
Pete Kelly's Blues
Movie · as Al Gannaway
Shack Out on 101
Movie · as Slob / Mr. Gregory
Violent Saturday
Movie · as Dill
Not as a Stranger
Movie · as Brundage
A Life in the Balance
Movie · as The Killer
The Caine Mutiny
Movie · as Meatball
Gorilla at Large
Movie · as Shaughnessy--Policeman
The Raid
Movie · as Lt. Keating
Climax!
TV · as Capt. Cavallero, 'Little Man' Brush, Mannon Tate · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · 1 ep
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Movie · as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
The Wild One
Movie · as Chino
The Big Heat
Movie · as Vince Stone
Gun Fury
Movie · as Blinky
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Movie · as Dan Kurth
Seminole
Movie · as Sgt. Magruder
The Glory Brigade
Movie · as Cpl. Bowman
General Electric Theater
TV · as Captain Morrissey, Art Temple, Dick Giles, Joe Kittridge, Clerk, Sid Benton · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · as John Temple · 1 ep
The Motorola Television Hour
TV · 1 ep
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV · as Red Johnson · 1 ep
Diplomatic Courier
Movie · as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
We're Not Married!
Movie · as Pinky (uncredited)
The Duel at Silver Creek
Movie · as Tinhorn Burgess
Hangman's Knot
Movie · as Rolph Bainter
Eight Iron Men
Movie · as Sgt. Joe Mooney
Biff Baker U.S.A.
TV · as Michler / Captain Hollis, Captain Hollis Michler · 1 ep
You're in the Navy Now
Movie · as Radio Man
Teresa
Movie · as G.I. (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Jim Patterson, Russ Anderson · 1 ep
Dragnet
TV · as Henry Ross, James Mitchell · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Treasury Men in Action
TV · 1 ep
Cameo Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as Barrow · 1 ep
The Big Story
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Teale · 1 ep
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · as Milo Bogardus · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep