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Ernest Borgnine
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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 achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
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The Writer's Fight
From Spartacus to the shadows of the blacklist, a chain of films that honours the courage of Hollywood's silenced screenwriters.
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When Finishing Beats Winning
A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.
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Criminal Alliances
A chain tracing the anti-hero ensemble film from its war-movie origins through heist, western, and genre mutations to the modern comic-book iteration, examining...
8 films
The Long Goodbye: Twilight of Heroes and Outlaws
There is a moment in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976) that cuts deeper than any broadsword. Sean Connery, sporting grey in his beard and exhaustion in h...
8 films
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The Lion of Judah
2011 · Slink (voice)
RED
2010 · Henry, The Records Keeper
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000 · Self
Everyone Loves Mel
2000 · Grandpa
Gattaca
1997 · Caesar
McHale's Navy
1997 · Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
Captiva Island
1995 · Arty
Escape from New York
1981 · Cabbie
Super Fuzz
1980 · Willy Dunlop
The Black Hole
1979 · Harry Booth
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · Stanislaus Katczinsky
Convoy
1978 · Lyle Wallace
Law and Disorder
1974 · Cy
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Mike Rogo
Willard
1971 · Al Martin
The Wild Bunch
1969 · Dutch Engstrom
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968 · Barney Sheean
Ice Station Zebra
1968 · Boris Vaslov
The Dirty Dozen
1967 · Maj. Gen. Worden
Chuka
1967 · Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
Seduction Of The South
1961 · Sante Carbone
The Vikings
1958 · Ragnar
The Bounty Hunter
1954 · Bill Rachin
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Bart Lonergan
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Bull Slager