Lee Marvin
Acting1924New York City, New York, USA
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
Acting History
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
as The Sergeant
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as The Sergeant (archive footage)
1986
The Delta Force
as Colonel Nick Alexander
1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Maj. John Reisman
People's Choice Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
1984
1983
Gorky Park
as Jack Osborne
1982
Wogan
TVas Self
1981
Death Hunt
as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
1980
The Big Red One
as The Sergeant
1979
Avalanche Express
as Harry Wargrave
1978
The Meanest Men in the West
as Kalig Talbot
1976
Shout at the Devil
as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
as Sam Longwood
1974
The Spikes Gang
as Harry Spikes
The Klansman
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TVas Self• 1 eps
1973
Emperor of the North
as A No. 1
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
1972
Pocket Money
as Leonard
Prime Cut
as Nick Devlin
1970
Monte Walsh
as Monte Walsh
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
It Couldn't Be Done
TVas Narrator
1969
Paint Your Wagon
as Ben Rumson
No Name City
as Self
1968
1967
The Dirty Dozen
as Maj. John Reisman
Point Blank
as Walker
The Rock
as Self (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Our Time In Hell
as Narrator
1966
The Professionals
as Fardan
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 4 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1965
Cat Ballou
as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Ship of Fools
as Tenny
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Nick Karajanian• 1 eps
1964
The Killers
as Charlie Strom
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. Paul Probeck / Buddy Bishop• 1 eps
Top of the Pops
TVas Self
1963
Donovan's Reef
as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
The Losers
as Dave Blassingame
Combat!
TVas Sgt. Turk• 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Sgt. Paul Ryker• 2 eps
The Dick Powell Show
TVas Finn• 1 eps
The Great Adventure
TVas Misok Bedrozian• 1 eps
The Lawbreakers
TVas Self - Host
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Liberty Valance
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
Bonanza
TVas Peter Kane• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Martin Kalig• 1 eps
1961
The Comancheros
as Crow
Route 66
TVas John Ryan• 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Jud Hollister• 1 eps
The Investigators
TVas Nostradamus
The Twilight Zone
TVas Steel Kelly / Conny Miller• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Co-Host / Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
TVas Juan de Nuñez
The Untouchables
TVas Mike Brannon / Victor Rait / Howard Carson / Nick Acropolis• 1 eps
Checkmate
TVas Lee Tabor• 1 eps
1960
Wagon Train
TVas Jud Benedict / Jose Morales• 1 eps
1959
The Steve Allen Show
TVas Self - M-Squad / Self - Guest / Self - Detective• 1 eps
1958
The Missouri Traveler
as Tobias Brown
Climax!
TVas Mannon Tate• 1 eps
1957
Raintree County
as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
M Squad
TVas Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger• 117 eps
1956
Pillars of the Sky
as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Attack
as Clyde Bartlett
7 Men from Now
as Bill Masters
The Rack
as Capt. John R. Miller
Kraft Television Theatre
TVas Milo Bogardus• 1 eps
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
TVas Self
1955
I Died a Thousand Times
as Babe Kossuck
Not as a Stranger
as Brundage
Shack Out on 101
as Slob / Mr. Gregory
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Hector David
A Life in the Balance
as The Killer
Pete Kelly's Blues
as Al Gannaway
Violent Saturday
as Dill, Bank Robber
Studio One
TVas Teale• 1 eps
1954
The Raid
as Lt. Keating
Gorilla at Large
as Shaughnessy--Policeman
The Caine Mutiny
as Meatball
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TVas John Temple• 1 eps
The Caine Mutiny
Technical Supervisor
1953
Gun Fury
as Blinky
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Dan Kurth
The Wild One
as Chino
Seminole
as Sgt. Magruder
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Bowman
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
The Big Heat
as Vince Stone
Dragnet
TVas James Mitchell• 1 eps
General Electric Theater
TVas Captain Morrissey / Dick Giles / Sid Benton / Joe Kittridge / Art Temple / Clerk
Suspense
TVas Barrow• 1 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TVas Red Johnson
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Tinhorn Burgess
Diplomatic Courier
as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
as Rolph Bainter
We're Not Married!
as Pinky (uncredited)
Eight Iron Men
as Sgt. Joe Mooney
Biff Baker U.S.A.
TVas Captain Hollis Michler / Michler / Captain Hollis
1951
Teresa
as G.I. (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now
as Radio Man
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Jim Patterson / Russ Anderson
1949