Lee Marvin
Born: 1924-02-19
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
The Comancheros
Avalanche Express
Gorky Park
Violent Saturday
Raintree County
Gun Fury
The Killers
Diplomatic Courier
The Delta Force
Cat Ballou
Teresa
Seminole
The Klansman
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Losers
Paint Your Wagon
Monte Walsh
The Raid
Dog Day
Death Hunt
The Professionals
Gorilla at Large
Sergeant Ryker
The Big Heat
Donovan's Reef
The Caine Mutiny
Pillars of the Sky
The Rock
The Duel at Silver Creek
Point Blank
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Big Red One
Shout at the Devil
The Wild One
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Emperor of the North
Ship of Fools
The Spikes Gang
Prime Cut
Seven Men from Now
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Hell in the Pacific
We're Not Married!
Attack
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
The Iceman Cometh
The Meanest Men in the West
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Rack
Pocket Money
I Died a Thousand Times
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Operation Dirty Dozen
You're in the Navy Now
Eight Iron Men
Hangman's Knot
The Glory Brigade
Lionpower from MGM
Not as a Stranger
The Missouri Traveler
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Pete Kelly's Blues
No Name City
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
A Life in the Balance
Shack Out on 101
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Our Time In Hell
