
Acting
Born February 19, 1924 · New York City, New York, USA
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.

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009

Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006

Operation Dirty Dozen
2006

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002

Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986

The Delta Force
1986

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985

Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
1984

Dog Day
1984

Gorky Park
1983

Death Hunt
1981

The Big Red One
1980

Avalanche Express
1979

The Meanest Men in the West
1978
Superstunt
1977

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976

Shout at the Devil
1976

The Klansman
1974

The Spikes Gang
1974

The Iceman Cometh
1973

Emperor of the North
1973

Prime Cut
1972

Pocket Money
1972

Monte Walsh
1970

Paint Your Wagon
1969

No Name City
1969

Hell in the Pacific
1968

Sergeant Ryker
1968

Autumn and Cardboard
1968

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967

Point Blank
1967

The Dirty Dozen
1967

Our Time In Hell
1967

The Rock
1967

Lionpower from MGM
1967

The Professionals
1966

Ship of Fools
1965

Cat Ballou
1965

The Killers
1964

Donovan's Reef
1963

The Losers
1963

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962

The Comancheros
1961

The Missouri Traveler
1958

Raintree County
1957

The Rack
1956

Attack
1956

Pillars of the Sky
1956

7 Men from Now
1956

Shack Out on 101
1955

I Died a Thousand Times
1955

Pete Kelly's Blues
1955

Not as a Stranger
1955

A Life in the Balance
1955

Violent Saturday
1955

Bad Day at Black Rock
1955

The Raid
1954

The Caine Mutiny
1954

Gorilla at Large
1954

The Wild One
1953

The Big Heat
1953

Gun Fury
1953

The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953

The Glory Brigade
1953

Seminole
1953

Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953

Eight Iron Men
1952

Hangman's Knot
1952

The Duel at Silver Creek
1952

We're Not Married!
1952

Diplomatic Courier
1952

Teresa
1951

You're in the Navy Now
1951