Lee Marvin
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1924-02-19
- Died
- 1987-08-29
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Лі Марвін · لی ماروین
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
TV Shows (51)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Bonanza
1959
as Peter Kane
Wogan
1982
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Jud Benedict / Jose Morales
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Nick Karajanian
The Virginian
1962
as Martin Kalig
Dragnet
1951
as Henry Ross / James Mitchell
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Steel Kelly / Conny Miller
Climax!
1954
as Capt. Cavallero / 'Little Man' Brush / Mannon Tate
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Paul Probeck / Buddy Bishop
The Untouchables
1959
as Mike Brannon / Victor Rait / Howard Carson / Nick Acropolis
Studio One
1948
as Teale
Combat!
1962
as Sgt. Turk
Route 66
1960
as Woody Biggs / John Ryan
Ben Casey
1961
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Milo Bogardus
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - M-Squad / Self - Detective / Self - Guest
M Squad
1957
as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Checkmate
1960
as Lee Tabor
Studio 57
1954
Treasury Men in Action
1950
The Great Adventure
1963
as Misok Bedrozian
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Jud Hollister
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Finn
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as John Temple
Suspense
1949
as Barrow
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as Michler / Captain Hollis / Captain Hollis Michler
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Investigators
1961
as Nostradamus
Cameo Theatre
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jim Patterson / Russ Anderson
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Captain Morrissey / Art Temple / Dick Giles / Joe Kittridge / Clerk / Sid Benton
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Juan de Nuñez
The Big Story
1949
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
as Red Johnson
The Lawbreakers
1963
as Self - Host
It Couldn't Be Done
1970
as Narrator
Movies (80)
The Dirty Dozen
1967
as Maj. John Reisman
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Liberty Valance
The Delta Force
1986
as Colonel Nick Alexander
Death Hunt
1981
as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
The Professionals
1966
as Fardan
Point Blank
1967
as Walker
Paint Your Wagon
1969
as Ben Rumson
The Comancheros
1961
as Crow
Bad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Hector David
The Wild One
1953
as Chino
The Rock
1967
as Self (uncredited)
The Caine Mutiny
1954
as Meatball
Gorilla at Large
1954
as Shaughnessy--Policeman
Cat Ballou
1965
as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Donovan's Reef
1963
as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
1986
as Himself
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
7 Men from Now
1956
as Bill Masters
The Big Red One
1980
as The Sergeant
Superstunt
1977
as Self - Host
Emperor of the North
1973
as A No. 1
Hell in the Pacific
1968
as American Pilot
Gorky Park
1983
as Jack Osborne
Raintree County
1957
as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
The Killers
1964
as Charlie Strom
The Big Heat
1953
as Vince Stone
The Spikes Gang
1974
as Harry Spikes
Ship of Fools
1965
as Tenny
Canicule
1983
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
as Sam Longwood
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Dog Day
1984
as Jimmy Cobb
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952
as Tinhorn Burgess
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Babe Kossuck
The Raid
1954
as Lt. Keating
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Radio Man
Attack
1956
as Clyde Bartlett
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Rolph Bainter
Shout at the Devil
1976
as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
A Life in the Balance
1955
as The Killer
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Violent Saturday
1955
as Dill, Bank Robber
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Dan Kurth
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Brundage
The Klansman
1974
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
Monte Walsh
1970
as Monte Walsh
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Maj. John Reisman
We're Not Married!
1952
as Pinky (uncredited)
Operation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self
The Rack
1956
as Capt. John R. Miller
Eight Iron Men
1952
as Sgt. Joe Mooney
Diplomatic Courier
1952
as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005
as The Sergeant
Gun Fury
1953
as Blinky
Avalanche Express
1979
as Harry Wargrave
The Meanest Men in the West
1978
as Kalig Talbot
Pocket Money
1972
as Leonard
Prime Cut
1972
as Nick Devlin
Sergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as The Sergeant (archive footage)
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
1984
as Self
Pillars of the Sky
1956
as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Seminole
1953
as Sgt. Magruder
Teresa
1951
as G.I. (uncredited)
No Name City
1969
as Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
Shack Out on 101
1955
as Slob / Mr. Gregory
The Glory Brigade
1953
as Cpl. Bowman
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
Point Blank the Documentary
2024
as Self
Our Time In Hell
1967
as Narrator
Pete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Al Gannaway
The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Tobias Brown
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
Autumn and Cardboard
1968
as Narrator
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
The Losers
1963
as Dave Blassingame
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
as Self (archive footage)
About Lee Marvin
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… With 131 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Lee Marvin has appeared in 80 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lee Marvin Movies
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) — as Maj. John Reisman
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Liberty Valance
- The Delta Force (1986) — as Colonel Nick Alexander
- Death Hunt (1981) — as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
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