Lee Marvin
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.
Films (77)
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