Lee Van Cleef
Born in Somerville, New Jersey, USA — Jan 09 1925• Died Dec 16 1989
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Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van C…
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Perry Mason
Edward Doyle
Bonanza
Appling
Wagon Train
Rufe Beal
The Andy Griffith Show
Skip
Have Gun, Will Travel
Golias
The Twilight Zone
Steinhart
Maverick
The Rifleman
The Untouchables
Frank Diamond
Hawaiian Eye
Lawman
Rawhide
Fred Grant
Cheyenne
Braden
Four Star Playhouse
Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid
77 Sunset Strip
The Lone Ranger
Bull Harper
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jumbo Kane
The Ford Television Theatre
Trackdown
Ben Fraser
Zorro
Black Saddle
Frank Sandoe
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sentenza / Angel Eyes
Gunsmoke
Rad
Bronco
Laredo
Studio 57
State Trooper
Frank Parnessa
The Gene Autry Show
Hod - Henchman
Cavalcade of America
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ed Murdock
The Deputy
Cherokee Kid
Tombstone Territory
Sam Carver
Branded
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Peak
Yancy Derringer
Ike Milton
Mr. Lucky
Kruger
City Detective
Riverboat
Luke Cragg
The Alaskans
Annie Oakley
Amos Belcher
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Wire Service
Al Sanders
The Dakotas
Law of the Plainsman
Tracey
Stagecoach West
Lin Hyatt
For a Few Dollars More
Col. Douglas Mortimer
The Master
John Peter McAllister
High Noon
Jack Colby
Escape from New York
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Boston Blackie
Captain Jansen
My Mother the Car
How the West Was Won
River Pirate (uncredited)
Stories of the Century
Jesse James
Casey Jones
Mort Clio
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Reese
The Adventures of Champion
Frank
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dallas Clancy
Buffalo Bill Jr.
General Electric Theater
Dave Rudabaugh
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Ed Bailey
Joe Dakota
Adam Grant
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Marshal Chris Adams
Kansas City Confidential
Tony Romano
The Young Lions
1st Sgt. Rickett
The Octagon
McCarn
Death Rides a Horse
Ryan
The Bravados
Alfonso Parral
The Conqueror
Chepei
A Man Alone
Clanton
Speed Zone
Grandfather
Ride Lonesome
Frank
The Tin Star
Ed McGaffey
Posse from Hell
Leo
Ten Wanted Men
Al Drucker
Vice Squad
Pete Monty
Barquero
Travis
El Condor
Jaroo
The Big Combo
Fante
God's Gun
Father John / Lewis
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Corp. Stone
Bad Man's River
Roy King
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
The Lonely Man
Faro
The Naked Street
Harry Goldish (uncredited)
Dawn at Socorro
Earl Ferris
Captain Apache
Capt. Apache
Day of the Badman
Jake Hayes
Return of Sabata
Sabata / Major
The Slowest Gun in the West
Sam Bass
Armed Response
Burt Roth
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
Dakota
Rails Into Laramie
Ace Winton
Pardners
Gus
Sabata
Sabata
Master Ninja II
John Peter McAllister
The Grand Duel
Sheriff Clayton
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
Mike Bennett
The Squeeze
Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan
The Bandits of Corsica
Nerva
The Big Gundown
Jonathan Corbett
Master Ninja
John Peter McAllister
The Quiet Gun
Doug Sadler
Arena
Smitty
The Yellow Tomahawk
Fire Knife
The Commander
Col. Mazzarini
Take a Hard Ride
Kiefer
The Desperado
Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton
China Gate
Maj. Cham
Tribute to a Bad Man
Fat Jones
The Road to Denver
Pecos Larry
Day of Anger
Frank Talby
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Frankie
Kid Vengeance
McClain
It Conquered the World
Dr. Tom Anderson
Killing Machine
Julot
Tumbleweed
Marv
Jack Slade
Bolt Mackay
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)
Princess of the Nile
Hakar (uncredited)
Commandos
MSgt. Sullivan
Machete
Miguel
I Cover the Underworld
Flash Logan
Gypsy Colt
Hank
Untamed Frontier
Dave Chittun
Nowhere to Hide
Ike Scanlon
The Vanishing American
Jay Lord
Last Stagecoach West
Steve Margolies
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage)
The Lawless Breed
Dirk Hanley
Beyond the Law
Billy Joe Cudlip
Arrow In The Dust
Tillotson Henchman
White Lightning
Brutus Allen
Thieves of Fortune
Sergio Danielo Christophero
The Hard Way
McNeal
Accused of Murder
Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey
Code Name: Wild Geese
Archie 'China' Travers
Raiders of Old California
Damon Pardee
The Master Ninja 5
John Peter McAllister
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
(archive footage)
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Frank Emmett
Gun Battle at Monterey
Kirby
The Perfect Killer
Harry Chapman
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Shad Donaphin
The Nebraskan
Pvt. Reno Benton
Jungle Raiders
Warren