Lee Marvin
Acting
Born: February 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 29, 1987 (aged 63)
Highest Rated
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
1967
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Big Heat
1953
The Delta Force
1986
Bonanza
1959
Point Blank
1967
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
The Caine Mutiny
1954
The Professionals
1966
Gorky Park
1983
The Big Red One
1980
Photos (5)
Movies (66)
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. John Reisman
The Delta Force
Colonel Nick Alexander
Point Blank
Walker
Gorky Park
Jack Osborne
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Liberty Valance
The Professionals
Fardan
The Comancheros
Crow
The Caine Mutiny
Meatball
The Big Heat
Vince Stone
Death Hunt
RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
Emperor of the North
A No. 1
Cat Ballou
Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
The Big Red One
The Sergeant
Bad Day at Black Rock
Hector David
Paint Your Wagon
Ben Rumson
The Wild One
Chino
Donovan's Reef
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Pocket Money
Leonard
The Killers
Charlie Strom
7 Men from Now
Bill Masters
Ship of Fools
Tenny
Gun Fury
Blinky
Hell in the Pacific
American Pilot
Gorilla at Large
Shaughnessy--Policeman
Prime Cut
Nick Devlin
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Maj. John Reisman
The Duel at Silver Creek
Tinhorn Burgess
Shout at the Devil
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
The Spikes Gang
Harry Spikes
Diplomatic Courier
Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
Attack
Clyde Bartlett
Raintree County
Orville 'Flash' Perkins
We're Not Married!
Pinky (uncredited)
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
I Died a Thousand Times
Babe Kossuck
Avalanche Express
Harry Wargrave
Violent Saturday
Dill, Bank Robber
The Raid
Lt. Keating
The Meanest Men in the West
Kalig Talbot
The Klansman
Sheriff Track Bascomb
Hangman's Knot
Rolph Bainter
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Dan Kurth
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Paul Ryker
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Sam Longwood
The Rack
Capt. John R. Miller
Seminole
Sgt. Magruder
Eight Iron Men
Sgt. Joe Mooney
Not as a Stranger
Brundage
You're in the Navy Now
Radio Man
Pillars of the Sky
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Dog Day
Jimmy Cobb
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Sergeant
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
Teresa
G.I. (uncredited)
Pete Kelly's Blues
Al Gannaway
The Glory Brigade
Cpl. Bowman
Shack Out on 101
Slob / Mr. Gregory
The Losers
Dave Blassingame
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Sergeant (archive footage)
A Life in the Balance
The Killer
The Missouri Traveler
Tobias Brown
Canicule
1983
Autumn and Cardboard
Narrator
Our Time In Hell
Narrator
TV Shows (51)
Dragnet
Henry Ross · 1 eps
Dragnet
James Mitchell · 1 eps
Bonanza
Peter Kane · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Jud Benedict · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Jose Morales · 1 eps
The Virginian
Martin Kalig · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Steel Kelly · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Conny Miller · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Paul Probeck · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Buddy Bishop · 1 eps
Climax!
Capt. Cavallero · 1 eps
Climax!
'Little Man' Brush · 1 eps
Climax!
Mannon Tate · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Mike Brannon · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Victor Rait / Howard Carson · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Nick Acropolis · 1 eps
Combat!
Sgt. Turk · 1 eps
Studio One
Teale · 1 eps
Route 66
Woody Biggs · 1 eps
Route 66
John Ryan · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
Milo Bogardus · 1 eps
Suspense
Barrow · 1 eps
Suspense
1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Paul Ryker · 2 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
Checkmate
Lee Tabor · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Jud Hollister · 1 eps
M Squad
Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger · 117 eps
The Dick Powell Show
Finn · 1 eps
Treasury Men in Action
1 eps
The Investigators
Nostradamus · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Misok Bedrozian · 1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
Juan de Nuñez · 1 eps
The Motorola Television Hour
1 eps
General Electric Theater
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Captain Morrissey · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Art Temple · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Dick Giles · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Joe Kittridge · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Clerk · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Sid Benton · 1 eps
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Michler / Captain Hollis · 1 eps
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Captain Hollis Michler · 5 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jim Patterson · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Russ Anderson · 1 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Red Johnson · 1 eps
The Big Story
1 eps
It Couldn't Be Done
Narrator · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (29)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 10 eps
Top of the Pops
Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 3 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 5 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - M-Squad · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Detective · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 4 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
The Lawbreakers
Self - Host · 32 eps
The Rock
Self (uncredited)
Point Blank the Documentary
Self
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Self
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
Himself
No Name City
Self