Ernest Borgnine

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-24 (95 years old)

Deathday

2012-07-08

Place of Birth

Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Ernest Borgnine

Biography

Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieve...

Acting

1972

1969

The Wild Bunch

as Dutch Engstrom

1967

The Dirty Dozen

as Maj. Gen. Worden

1997

Gattaca

as Caesar

1965

2004

Renegade

as Rolling Star

2002

11’09”01—September 11

as Old Man (segment "USA")

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

1979

All Quiet on the Western Front

as Stanislaus Katczinsky

1975

Hustle

as Santuro

1980

Super Fuzz

as Willy Dunlop

1983

Young Warriors

as Lt. Bob Carrigan

1977

1998

Small Soldiers

as Kip Killagin (voice)

1953

From Here to Eternity

as Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson

1961

Barabbas

as Lucius

1971

Hannie Caulder

as Emmett Clemens

1968

The Split

as Bert Clinger

1981

1951

The Mob

as Joe Castro

1979

The Black Hole

as Harry Booth

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Bart Lonergan

1978

Convoy

as Lyle Wallace

1954

Vera Cruz

as Donnegan

2010

The Genesis Code

as Carl Taylor

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1988

Moving Target

as Captain Morrison

1989

Laser Mission

as Prof. Braun

1998

BASEketball

as Ted Denslow

2008

1955

Bad Day at Black Rock

as Coley Trimble

1971

Willard

as Al Martin

1958

The Vikings

as Ragnar

1956

Jubal

as Shep Horgan

1997

McHale's Navy

as Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.

1960

Pay or Die!

as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino

1953

1955

Marty

as Marty Piletti

1973

The Neptune Factor

as Chief Diver Don MacKay

1984

Airwolf: The Movie

as Dominic Santini

1975

The Devil's Rain

as Jonathan Corbis

2011

The Lion of Judah

as Slink (voice)

2010

RED

as Henry, The Records Keeper

1967

Chuka

as Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach

1981

High Risk

as Clint

1955

Violent Saturday

as Stadt, Amish Farmer

1980

When Time Ran Out...

as Det. Sgt. Tom Conti

1968

Ice Station Zebra

as Boris Vaslov

1996

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

as Carface (voice)

2015

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

1977

The Greatest

as Angelo Dundee

2008

Aces 'N' Eights

as Thurmond Prescott

1958

Torpedo Run

as Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan

1960

Man on a String

as Boris Mitrov

1988

Skeleton Coast

as Colonel Smith

1998

An All Dogs Christmas Carol

as Carface Carruthers (voice)

1992

Mistress

as Himself

1978

2007

2005

3 Below

as Grandpa

2000

1966

The Oscar

as Barney Yale

1976

Shoot

as Lou

1955

Run for Cover

as Morgan

1958

The Badlanders

as John McBain

1968

1977

Fire!

as Sam Brisbane

1971

Bunny O'Hare

as Bill Green - Gruenwald

1969

A Bullet for Sandoval

as Don Pedro Sandoval

2003

The Long Ride Home

as Lucas Moat

1970

The Adventurers

as Fat Cat

1988

The Opponent

as Victor

1956

The Catered Affair

as Tom Hurley

1988

Spike of Bensonhurst

as Baldo Cacetti

1984

The Manhunt

as Ben Robeson

1983

Carpool

as Mickey Doyle

1972

2009

2005

Rail Kings

as Steamtrain

1961

Black City

as Peppino Navarra

2003

Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies

as Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage)

1984

Code Name: Wild Geese

as Frank Fletcher

1959

The Rabbit Trap

as Eddie Colt

1954

The Bounty Hunter

as Bill Rachin

1974

2008

1983

Blood Feud

as J. Edgar Hoover

1990

1961

Go Naked in the World

as Pete Stratton

1998

1995

1972

The Boxer

as Captain Perkins

1988

The Big Turnaround

as Father Lopez

1971

The Trackers

as Sam Paxton

1951

China Corsair

as Hu Chang

1956

Three Brave Men

as Bernard F. Goldsmith

2008

Frozen Stupid

as Frank Norgard

1993

Der blaue Diamant

as Hans Kroger

1978

Cops and Robin

as Joe Cleaver

2011

1971

1974

Twice in a Lifetime

as Vince Boselli

2012

Remote Control Magic: The Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1964

McHale's Navy

as Quinton McHale

2000

The Kiss Of Debt

as Godfather Mariano

2004

Barn Red

as Michael Bolini

1999

The Last Great Ride

as Franklin Lyle

1993

Tierärztin Christine

as Dr. Gustav Gruber

1955

The Square Jungle

as Bernie Browne

1976

1989

Hoodwinked

as Sal Piccolo

2000

Hoover

as J. Edgar Hoover

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2011

Night Club

as Albert

1951

1955

The Last Command

as Mike Radin

1961

The Last Judgment

as Pickpocket

1961

Seduction Of The South

as Sante Carbone

1990

Appearances

as Emil Danzig

1996

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Naples '44

as Self

1979

Ravagers

as Rann

1976

Future Cop

as Officer Joe Cleaver

1973

Legend in Granite

as Vince Lombardi

1990

Any Man's Death

as Herr Gantz

1990

Tides of War

as Doctor

2009

1993

La Classe américaine

as Ernest (archive footage)

1999

Abilene

as Hotis Brown

2004

The Blue Light

as Faerie King

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Future Cop: Cops and Robin

as Officer Joe Cleaver

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