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Lee Marvin
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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 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.
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The Dirty Dozen
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The Caine Mutiny
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Delta Force
As Colonel Nick Alexander
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
As Liberty Valance
Cat Ballou
As Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
The Big Heat
As Vince Stone
Donovan's Reef
As Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
As Self (archive footage)
Chains
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Storming the Deck
From the Bounty to the Caine, mutiny films have always been about more than shipboard insurrection. This chain charts how cinematic rebellions at sea reflect th...
7 films
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 Weight of Command: Eight Faces of Authority
From courtroom to battlefield, from boardroom to the Oval Office, these eight performances explore the many masks of power and the human cost of wearing them.
8 films
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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Delta Force
1986 · Colonel Nick Alexander
The Dirty Dozen
1967 · Maj. John Reisman
Cat Ballou
1965 · Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Donovan's Reef
1963 · Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Liberty Valance
The Missouri Traveler
1958 · Tobias Brown
The Raid
1954 · Lt. Keating
The Caine Mutiny
1954 · Meatball
The Big Heat
1953 · Vince Stone
The Stranger Wore a Gun
1953 · Dan Kurth