Lee Marvin
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Feb 19 1924• Died Aug 29 1987
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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…
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Top of the Pops
Self
Bonanza
Peter Kane
Dragnet
Henry Ross
The Virginian
Martin Kalig
The Twilight Zone
Steel Kelly
Climax!
Capt. Cavallero
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Paul Probeck
The Untouchables
Mike Brannon
The Professionals
Fardan
Wagon Train
Jud Benedict
Ben Casey
Studio One
Teale
Combat!
Sgt. Turk
Route 66
Woody Biggs
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - M-Squad
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Paul Ryker
Checkmate
Lee Tabor
Kraft Television Theatre
Milo Bogardus
Studio 57
Suspense
Barrow
M Squad
Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
Hangman's Knot
Rolph Bainter
The Great Adventure
Misok Bedrozian
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Jud Hollister
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
John Temple
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Treasury Men in Action
The Investigators
Nostradamus
The Delta Force
Colonel Nick Alexander
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. John Reisman
The Big Story
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Red Johnson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jim Patterson
General Electric Theater
The DuPont Show of the Week
Juan de Nuñez
The Comancheros
Crow
The Big Red One
The Sergeant
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Liberty Valance
Donovan's Reef
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
The Caine Mutiny
Meatball
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Cameo Theatre
The Wild One
Chino
Emperor of the North
A No. 1
Point Blank
Walker
Bad Day at Black Rock
Hector David
Death Hunt
RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
Paint Your Wagon
Ben Rumson
Gorky Park
Jack Osborne
The Big Heat
Vince Stone
Prime Cut
Nick Devlin
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self
Attack
Clyde Bartlett
Ship of Fools
Tenny
The Killers
Charlie Strom
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Michler / Captain Hollis
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
We're Not Married!
Pinky (uncredited)
The Rack
Capt. John R. Miller
The Raid
Lt. Keating
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Paul Ryker
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Maj. John Reisman
Raintree County
Orville 'Flash' Perkins
The Motorola Television Hour
The Klansman
Sheriff Track Bascomb
Gun Fury
Blinky
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
The Duel at Silver Creek
Tinhorn Burgess
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Dan Kurth
Not as a Stranger
Brundage
I Died a Thousand Times
Babe Kossuck
7 Men from Now
Bill Masters
The Spikes Gang
Harry Spikes
Avalanche Express
Harry Wargrave
Eight Iron Men
Sgt. Joe Mooney
Teresa
G.I. (uncredited)
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Sergeant
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Sam Longwood
Hell in the Pacific
American Pilot
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diplomatic Courier
Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
The Meanest Men in the West
Kalig Talbot
Seminole
Sgt. Magruder
The Lawbreakers
Self - Host
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Sergeant (archive footage)
Pocket Money
Leonard
Gorilla at Large
Shaughnessy--Policeman
Dog Day
Jimmy Cobb
Pillars of the Sky
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
You're in the Navy Now
Radio Man
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
Violent Saturday
Dill, Bank Robber
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
The Losers
Dave Blassingame
The Rock
Self (uncredited)
Shout at the Devil
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
A Life in the Balance
The Killer
The Glory Brigade
Cpl. Bowman
Pete Kelly's Blues
Al Gannaway
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self (archive footage)
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
Shack Out on 101
Slob / Mr. Gregory
The Missouri Traveler
Tobias Brown
No Name City
Self
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Self
Our Time In Hell
Narrator
Superstunt
Self - Host
It Couldn't Be Done
Narrator
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
Himself
Autumn and Cardboard
Narrator
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Self (archive footage)