Actor
· Acting
Lee Marvin
Born 1924-02-19
Died 1987-08-29
📍 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.
Filmography 144
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Operation Dirty Dozen
as Self
2006
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
as The Sergeant
2005
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as The Sergeant (archive footage)
2002
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
as Himself
1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self
1986
The Delta Force
as Colonel Nick Alexander
1986
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Maj. John Reisman
1985
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
as Self
1984
Dog Day
as Jimmy Cobb
1984
Gorky Park
as Jack Osborne
1983
Wogan
as Self
1982
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Death Hunt
as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
1981
The Big Red One
as The Sergeant
1980
Avalanche Express
as Harry Wargrave
1979
The Meanest Men in the West
as Kalig Talbot
1978
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
as Sam Longwood
1976
Shout at the Devil
as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
1976
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
The Klansman
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
1974
The Spikes Gang
as Harry Spikes
1974
The Iceman Cometh
as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
1973
Emperor of the North
as A No. 1
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Prime Cut
as Nick Devlin
1972
Pocket Money
as Leonard
1972
Monte Walsh
as Monte Walsh
1970
It Couldn't Be Done
as Narrator
1970
Paint Your Wagon
as Ben Rumson
1969
No Name City
as Self
1969
Hell in the Pacific
as American Pilot
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Sergeant Ryker
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
1968
Autumn and Cardboard
as Narrator
1968
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
as Self
1967
Point Blank
as Walker
1967
The Dirty Dozen
as Maj. John Reisman
1967
Our Time In Hell
as Narrator
1967
The Rock
as Self (uncredited)
1967
Lionpower from MGM
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
The Professionals
as Fardan
1966
Ship of Fools
as Tenny
1965
Cat Ballou
as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
1965
The Killers
as Charlie Strom
1964
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
1963
The Great Adventure
as Misok Bedrozian
1963
The Lawbreakers
as Self - Host
1963
Donovan's Reef
as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
1963
The Losers
as Dave Blassingame
1963
Combat!
as Sgt. Turk
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Virginian
as Martin Kalig
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Liberty Valance
1962
The Comancheros
as Crow
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Investigators
as Nostradamus
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Paul Probeck
1961
Dr. Kildare
as Buddy Bishop
1961
The Dick Powell Show
as Finn
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Juan de Nuñez
1961
Route 66
as Woody Biggs
1960
Route 66
as John Ryan
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Jud Hollister
1960
Checkmate
as Lee Tabor
1960
The Untouchables
as Mike Brannon
1959
The Untouchables
as Victor Rait / Howard Carson
1959
The Untouchables
as Nick Acropolis
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Steel Kelly
1959
The Twilight Zone
as Conny Miller
1959
Bonanza
as Peter Kane
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Missouri Traveler
as Tobias Brown
1958
Raintree County
as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
1957
M Squad
as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
1957
Wagon Train
as Jud Benedict
1957
Wagon Train
as Jose Morales
1957
The Rack
as Capt. John R. Miller
1956
Attack
as Clyde Bartlett
1956
Pillars of the Sky
as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
1956
7 Men from Now
as Bill Masters
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - M-Squad
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Detective
1956
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
Shack Out on 101
as Slob / Mr. Gregory
1955
I Died a Thousand Times
as Babe Kossuck
1955
Pete Kelly's Blues
as Al Gannaway
1955
Not as a Stranger
as Brundage
1955
A Life in the Balance
as The Killer
1955
Violent Saturday
as Dill, Bank Robber
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Hector David
1955
Climax!
as Capt. Cavallero
1954
Climax!
as 'Little Man' Brush
1954
Climax!
as Mannon Tate
1954
Studio 57
1954
The Raid
as Lt. Keating
1954
The Caine Mutiny
as Meatball
1954
Gorilla at Large
as Shaughnessy--Policeman
1954
The Wild One
as Chino
1953
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
The Big Heat
as Vince Stone
1953
Gun Fury
as Blinky
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Dan Kurth
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
as Red Johnson
1953
The Glory Brigade
as Cpl. Bowman
1953
Seminole
as Sgt. Magruder
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
as Captain Morrissey
1953
General Electric Theater
as Art Temple
1953
General Electric Theater
as Dick Giles
1953
General Electric Theater
as Joe Kittridge
1953
General Electric Theater
as Clerk
1953
General Electric Theater
as Sid Benton
1953
Eight Iron Men
as Sgt. Joe Mooney
1952
Hangman's Knot
as Rolph Bainter
1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.
as Michler / Captain Hollis
1952
Biff Baker U.S.A.
as Captain Hollis Michler
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Tinhorn Burgess
1952
We're Not Married!
as Pinky (uncredited)
1952
Diplomatic Courier
as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
1952
Dragnet
as Henry Ross
1951
Dragnet
as James Mitchell
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Jim Patterson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Russ Anderson
1951
Teresa
as G.I. (uncredited)
1951
You're in the Navy Now
as Radio Man
1951
Treasury Men in Action
1950
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
The Big Story
1949
Suspense
as Barrow
1949
Suspense
1949
Studio One
as Teale
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
as Milo Bogardus
1947
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944