Lee Marvin

Acting · Born 1924-02-19 in New 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…

Filmography

• Avalanche Express as Harry Wargrave
• The Caine Mutiny as Meatball
• The Dirty Dozen as Maj. John Reisman
• Diplomatic Courier as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
• Paint Your Wagon as Ben Rumson
• Ship of Fools as Tenny
• The Comancheros as Crow
• Cat Ballou as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Liberty Valance
• We're Not Married! as Pinky (uncredited)