Lee Marvin
- Acting
- February 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
- August 29, 1987
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
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films · Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth · Self
- Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' · Self
- Operation Dirty Dozen · Self
- 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 · Self
- 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
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy · (archive footage)
- The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday · Sam Longwood
- Shout at the Devil · Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
- People's Choice Awards · Self
- 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
- Sergeant Ryker · Sgt. Paul Ryker
- Autumn and Cardboard · Narrator
- Tonite Let's All Make Love in London · Self
- Point Blank · Walker, Screenplay
- The Dirty Dozen · Maj. John Reisman
- Our Time In Hell · Narrator
- The Rock · Self
- Lionpower from MGM · Self
- The Professionals · Fardan
- Ship of Fools · Tenny
- Cat Ballou · Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
- The Killers · Charlie Strom
- Top of the Pops · Self
- Kraft Suspense Theatre · Sgt. Paul Ryker
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre · Nick Karajanian
- The Great Adventure · Misok Bedrozian
- The Lawbreakers · Self
- Donovan's Reef · Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
- The Losers · Dave Blassingame
- Combat! · Sgt. Turk
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Virginian · Martin Kalig
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Liberty Valance
- The Comancheros · Crow
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- The Investigators · Nostradamus
- Ben Casey
- Dr. Kildare · Dr. Paul Probeck, Buddy Bishop
- The Dick Powell Show · Finn
- The DuPont Show of the Week · Juan de Nuñez
- Route 66 · Woody Biggs, John Ryan
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show · Jud Hollister
- Checkmate · Lee Tabor
- The Untouchables · Mike Brannon, Victor Rait / Howard Carson
- The Twilight Zone · Steel Kelly, Conny Miller
- Bonanza · Peter Kane
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- The Missouri Traveler · Tobias Brown