Lee Marvin

Known For: Acting
Born: February 19, 1924
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 29, 1987

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, 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 Awa…

Filmography

Point Blank the Documentary

2024 · Self

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014 · Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

2009 · Self (archive footage)

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

2006 · Self (archive footage)

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006 · Self

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

2005 · The Sergeant

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002 · The Sergeant (archive footage)

Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge

1986 · Himself

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986 · Self

The Delta Force

1986 · Colonel Nick Alexander

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985 · Maj. John Reisman

Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

1984 · Self

Dog Day

1984 · Jimmy Cobb

Gorky Park

1983 · Jack Osborne

Canicule

1983

Wogan

1982 · Self

Champs-Elysées

1982 · Self

Death Hunt

1981 · RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen

The Big Red One

1980 · The Sergeant

Avalanche Express

1979 · Harry Wargrave

The Meanest Men in the West

1978 · Kalig Talbot

Superstunt

1977 · Self - Host

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Self (archive footage)

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976 · Sam Longwood

Shout at the Devil

1976 · Colonel Flynn O'Flynn

People's Choice Awards

1975 · Self - Presenter

The Klansman

1974 · Sheriff Track Bascomb

The Spikes Gang

1974 · Harry Spikes

The Iceman Cometh

1973 · Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman

Emperor of the North

1973 · A No. 1

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · Self

Prime Cut

1972 · Nick Devlin

Pocket Money

1972 · Leonard

Film '72

1971 · Self

Monte Walsh

1970 · Monte Walsh

It Couldn't Be Done

1970 · Narrator

Paint Your Wagon

1969 · Ben Rumson

No Name City

1969 · Self

Hell in the Pacific

1968 · American Pilot

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Sergeant Ryker

1968 · Sgt. Paul Ryker

Autumn and Cardboard

1968 · Narrator

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967 · Self

Point Blank

1967 · Walker

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · Maj. John Reisman

Our Time In Hell

1967 · Narrator

The Rock

1967 · Self (uncredited)

Lionpower from MGM

1967 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Professionals

1966 · Fardan

Ship of Fools

1965 · Tenny

Cat Ballou

1965 · Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn

The Killers

1964 · Charlie Strom

Top of the Pops

1964 · Self

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Sgt. Paul Ryker

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Nick Karajanian

The Great Adventure

1963 · Misok Bedrozian

The Lawbreakers

1963 · Self - Host

Donovan's Reef

1963 · Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley

The Losers

1963 · Dave Blassingame

Combat!

1962 · Sgt. Turk

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Virginian

1962 · Martin Kalig

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · Liberty Valance

The Comancheros

1961 · Crow

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self, Self - Co-Host

The Investigators

1961 · Nostradamus

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare

1961 · Dr. Paul Probeck, Buddy Bishop

The Dick Powell Show

1961 · Finn

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961 · Juan de Nuñez

Route 66

1960 · Woody Biggs, John Ryan

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Jud Hollister

Checkmate

1960 · Lee Tabor

The Untouchables

1959 · Mike Brannon, Victor Rait / Howard Carson, Nick Acropolis

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Steel Kelly, Conny Miller

Bonanza

1959 · Peter Kane

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958

The Missouri Traveler

1958 · Tobias Brown

Raintree County

1957 · Orville 'Flash' Perkins

M Squad

1957 · Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger

Wagon Train

1957 · Jud Benedict, Jose Morales

The Rack

1956 · Capt. John R. Miller

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

1956 · Self

Attack

1956 · Clyde Bartlett

Pillars of the Sky

1956 · Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

7 Men from Now

1956 · Bill Masters

The Steve Allen Show

1956 · Self - M-Squad, Self - Detective, Self - Guest

Shack Out on 101

1955 · Slob / Mr. Gregory

I Died a Thousand Times

1955 · Babe Kossuck

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955 · Al Gannaway

Not as a Stranger

1955 · Brundage

A Life in the Balance

1955 · The Killer

Violent Saturday

1955 · Dill, Bank Robber

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955 · Hector David

Climax!

1954 · Capt. Cavallero, 'Little Man' Brush, Mannon Tate

Studio 57

1954

The Raid

1954 · Lt. Keating

The Caine Mutiny

1954 · Meatball, Technical Supervisor

Gorilla at Large

1954 · Shaughnessy--Policeman

The Wild One

1953 · Chino

The Motorola Television Hour

1953

The Big Heat

1953 · Vince Stone

Gun Fury

1953 · Blinky

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953 · John Temple

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 · Dan Kurth

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953 · Red Johnson

The Glory Brigade

1953 · Cpl. Bowman

Seminole

1953 · Sgt. Magruder

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953 · Pvt. Snively (uncredited)

General Electric Theater

1953 · , Captain Morrissey, Art Temple, Dick Giles, Joe Kittridge, Clerk, Sid Benton

Eight Iron Men

1952 · Sgt. Joe Mooney

Hangman's Knot

1952 · Rolph Bainter

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952 · Michler / Captain Hollis, Captain Hollis Michler

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952 · Tinhorn Burgess

We're Not Married!

1952 · Pinky (uncredited)

Diplomatic Courier

1952 · Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)

Dragnet

1951 · Henry Ross, James Mitchell

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Jim Patterson, Russ Anderson

Teresa

1951 · G.I. (uncredited)

You're in the Navy Now

1951 · Radio Man

Treasury Men in Action

1950

Cameo Theatre

1950

The Bob Hope Show

1950 · Self

The Big Story

1949

Suspense

1949 · Barrow

Studio One

1948 · Teale

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 · Milo Bogardus

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee

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