Name
Lee Marvin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-02-19
Deathday
1987-08-29 (63 years old)
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
The Dirty Dozen
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12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded en...
Relase Date : 15 Jun, 1967
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The Professionals
(365 Votes)
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An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a n...
Relase Date : 1 Nov, 1966
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The Delta Force
(550 Votes)
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A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijack...
Relase Date : 14 Feb, 1986
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The Big Red One
(360 Votes)
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A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of ...
Relase Date : 28 May, 1980
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7 Men from Now
(130 Votes)
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Former sheriff Ben Stride, haunted by the loss of his wife in a Wells Fargo robbery, hunts...
Relase Date : 24 Jul, 1956
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Point Blank
(457 Votes)
7.048
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedl...
Relase Date : 30 Aug, 1967
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
(1,352 Votes)
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Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Donipho...
Relase Date : 13 Apr, 1962
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The Comancheros
(221 Votes)
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Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with h...
Relase Date : 16 Dec, 1961
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Death Hunt
(217 Votes)
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Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the m...
Relase Date : 15 Apr, 1981
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1979 Avalanche Express as Harry Wargrave
- 1954 The Caine Mutiny as Meatball
- 1967 The Dirty Dozen as Maj. John Reisman
- 1952 Diplomatic Courier as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
- 1969 Paint Your Wagon as Ben Rumson
- 1965 Ship of Fools as Tenny
- 1961 The Comancheros as Crow
- 1965 Cat Ballou as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
- 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Liberty Valance
- 1952 We're Not Married! as Pinky (uncredited)
- 1966 The Professionals as Fardan
- 1964 The Killers as Charlie Strom
- 1953 Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
- 1973 Emperor of the North as A No. 1
- 1968 Hell in the Pacific as American Pilot
- 2006 Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' as Self (archive footage)
- 1983 Gorky Park as Jack Osborne
- 1951 You're in the Navy Now as Radio Man
- 1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn as Self
- 1956 Attack as Clyde Bartlett
- 1951 Teresa as G.I. (uncredited)
- 1981 Death Hunt as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
- 1956 7 Men from Now as Bill Masters
- 1967 Point Blank as Walker
- 1972 Prime Cut as Nick Devlin
- 1967 Tonite Let's All Make Love in London as Self
- 1953 The Wild One as Chino
- 1955 I Died a Thousand Times as Babe Kossuck
- 1973 The Iceman Cometh as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
- 1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission as Maj. John Reisman
- 1955 Bad Day at Black Rock as Hector David
- 1953 The Big Heat as Vince Stone
- 1955 Pete Kelly's Blues as Al Gannaway
- 1955 Shack Out on 101 as Slob / Mr. Gregory
- 1952 The Duel at Silver Creek as Tinhorn Burgess
- 1953 Gun Fury as Blinky
- 1953 The Stranger Wore a Gun as Dan Kurth
- 1963 Donovan's Reef as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
- 1974 The Spikes Gang as Harry Spikes
- 1986 The Delta Force as Colonel Nick Alexander
- 1980 The Big Red One as The Sergeant
- 1953 Seminole as Sgt. Magruder
- 1972 Pocket Money as Leonard
- 1956 Pillars of the Sky as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
- 1955 Violent Saturday as Dill
- 1957 Raintree County as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
- 1976 Shout at the Devil as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
- 1976 The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday as Sam Longwood
- 1970 Monte Walsh as Monte Walsh
- 1954 Gorilla at Large as Shaughnessy--Policeman
- 1952 Hangman's Knot as Rolph Bainter
- 1956 The Rack as Capt. John R. Miller
- 1954 The Raid as Lt. Keating
- 2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as The Sergeant (archive footage)
- 1955 Not as a Stranger as Brundage
- 1953 The Glory Brigade as Cpl. Bowman
- 1984 Dog Day as Jimmy Cobb
- 1974 The Klansman as Sheriff Track Bascomb
- 1955 A Life in the Balance as The Killer
- 1978 The Meanest Men in the West as Kalig Talbot
- 1952 Eight Iron Men as Sgt. Joe Mooney
- 1967 The Rock as Self (uncredited)
- 1958 The Missouri Traveler as Tobias Brown
- 2009 The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1968 Sergeant Ryker as Sgt. Paul Ryker
- 2022 Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 No Name City as Self
- 2005 The Big Red One: The Reconstruction as The Sergeant
- 1963 The Losers as Dave Blassingame
- 1986 Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge as Himself
- 1984 Sam Fuller & the Big Red One as Self
- 1967 Our Time In Hell as Narrator
- 1967 Lionpower from MGM as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1968 Autumn and Cardboard as Narrator
- 2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977 Superstunt as Self - Host
- 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy as (archive footage)
- 2024 Point Blank the Documentary as Self
- 1983 Canicule
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show ( 1 episode ) as Finn
- 1963 The Great Adventure ( 1 episode ) as Misok Bedrozian
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 2 episodes ) as Sgt. Paul Ryker
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Teale
- 1962 Combat! ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Turk
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Steel Kelly
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Martin Kalig
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Jim Patterson
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Cavallero
- 1957 M Squad ( 117 episodes ) as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Barrow
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Paul Probeck
- 1953 The Oscars ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Jud Benedict
- 1952 Biff Baker U.S.A. ( 1 episode ) as Michler / Captain Hollis
- 1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show ( 1 episode ) as Jud Hollister
- 1963 The Lawbreakers ( 32 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1970 It Couldn't Be Done ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Jose Morales
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Mike Brannon
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Buddy Bishop
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Victor Rait / Howard Carson
- 1961 The DuPont Show of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Juan de Nuñez
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Captain Morrissey
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Art Temple
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Dick Giles
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Joe Kittridge
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Clerk
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Sid Benton
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode )
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 10 episodes ) as Self
- 1952 Biff Baker U.S.A. ( 5 episodes ) as Captain Hollis Michler
- 1982 Wogan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as 'Little Man' Brush
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Mannon Tate
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Detective
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Nick Karajanian
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 1964 Top of the Pops ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1960 Checkmate ( 1 episode ) as Lee Tabor
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode ) as Woody Biggs
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode ) as John Ryan
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Conny Miller
- 1959 The Untouchables ( 1 episode ) as Nick Acropolis
- 1959 Bonanza ( 1 episode ) as Peter Kane
- 1956 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as John Temple
- 1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Motorola Television Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Revlon Mirror Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Red Johnson
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Russ Anderson
- 1951 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Henry Ross
- 1951 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as James Mitchell
- 1950 Treasury Men in Action ( 1 episode )
- 1949 The Big Story ( 1 episode )
- 1947 Kraft Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Milo Bogardus
- 1950 Cameo Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Investigators ( 1 episode ) as Nostradamus
- 1971 Film '72 ( 1 episode ) as Self
