Lee Marvin

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Lee Marvin

Born 19 February 1924 Died 29 August 1987, aged 63 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1947)
67years on screen and counting
18credits in 1953, their busiest year
117dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster Age: 90

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014
as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction poster Age: 81

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

2005
as The Sergeant
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller poster Age: 78

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
as The Sergeant (archive footage)
The Delta Force poster Age: 61

The Delta Force

1986
as Colonel Nick Alexander
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission poster Age: 60

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985
as Maj. John Reisman
Dog Day poster Age: 59

Dog Day

1984
as Jimmy Cobb
Gorky Park poster Age: 59

Gorky Park

1983
as Jack Osborne
Death Hunt poster Age: 57

Death Hunt

1981
as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
The Big Red One poster Age: 56

The Big Red One

1980
as The Sergeant
Avalanche Express poster Age: 55

Avalanche Express

1979
as Harry Wargrave
The Meanest Men in the West poster Age: 54

The Meanest Men in the West

1978
as Kalig Talbot
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday poster Age: 52

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976
as Sam Longwood
Shout at the Devil poster Age: 52

Shout at the Devil

1976
as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
The Klansman poster Age: 50

The Klansman

1974
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
The Spikes Gang poster Age: 50

The Spikes Gang

1974
as Harry Spikes
The Iceman Cometh poster Age: 49

The Iceman Cometh

1973
as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Emperor of the North poster Age: 49

Emperor of the North

1973
as A No. 1
Prime Cut poster Age: 48

Prime Cut

1972
as Nick Devlin
Pocket Money poster Age: 47

Pocket Money

1972
as Leonard
Monte Walsh poster Age: 46

Monte Walsh

1970
as Monte Walsh
Paint Your Wagon poster Age: 45

Paint Your Wagon

1969
as Ben Rumson
Hell in the Pacific poster Age: 44

Hell in the Pacific

1968
as American Pilot
Sergeant Ryker poster Age: 43

Sergeant Ryker

1968
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Point Blank poster Age: 43

Point Blank

1967
as Walker
The Dirty Dozen poster Age: 43

The Dirty Dozen

1967
as Maj. John Reisman
The Professionals poster Age: 42

The Professionals

1966
as Fardan
Ship of Fools poster Age: 41

Ship of Fools

1965
as Tenny
Cat Ballou poster Age: 41

Cat Ballou

1965
as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
The Killers poster Age: 40

The Killers

1964
as Charlie Strom
Donovan's Reef poster Age: 39

Donovan's Reef

1963
as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
The Losers poster Age: 38

The Losers

1963
as Dave Blassingame
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster Age: 38

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962
as Liberty Valance
The Comancheros poster Age: 37

The Comancheros

1961
as Crow
The Missouri Traveler poster Age: 33

The Missouri Traveler

1958
as Tobias Brown
Raintree County poster Age: 33

Raintree County

1957
as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
The Rack poster Age: 32

The Rack

1956
as Capt. John R. Miller
Attack poster Age: 32

Attack

1956
as Clyde Bartlett
Pillars of the Sky poster Age: 32

Pillars of the Sky

1956
as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
7 Men from Now poster Age: 32

7 Men from Now

1956
as Bill Masters
Shack Out on 101 poster Age: 31

Shack Out on 101

1955
as Slob / Mr. Gregory
I Died a Thousand Times poster Age: 31

I Died a Thousand Times

1955
as Babe Kossuck
Pete Kelly's Blues poster Age: 31

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955
as Al Gannaway
Not as a Stranger poster Age: 31

Not as a Stranger

1955
as Brundage
A Life in the Balance poster Age: 31

A Life in the Balance

1955
as The Killer
Violent Saturday poster Age: 31

Violent Saturday

1955
as Dill, Bank Robber
Bad Day at Black Rock poster Age: 30

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955
as Hector David
The Raid poster Age: 30

The Raid

1954
as Lt. Keating
The Caine Mutiny poster Age: 30

The Caine Mutiny

1954
as Meatball
Gorilla at Large poster Age: 30

Gorilla at Large

1954
as Shaughnessy--Policeman
The Wild One poster Age: 29

The Wild One

1953
as Chino
The Big Heat poster Age: 29

The Big Heat

1953
as Vince Stone
Gun Fury poster Age: 29

Gun Fury

1953
as Blinky
The Stranger Wore a Gun poster Age: 29

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953
as Dan Kurth
The Glory Brigade poster Age: 29

The Glory Brigade

1953
as Cpl. Bowman
Seminole poster Age: 29

Seminole

1953
as Sgt. Magruder
Down Among the Sheltering Palms poster Age: 29

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

1953
as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
Eight Iron Men poster Age: 28

Eight Iron Men

1952
as Sgt. Joe Mooney
Hangman's Knot poster Age: 28

Hangman's Knot

1952
as Rolph Bainter
The Duel at Silver Creek poster Age: 28

The Duel at Silver Creek

1952
as Tinhorn Burgess
We're Not Married! poster Age: 28

We're Not Married!

1952
as Pinky (uncredited)
Diplomatic Courier poster Age: 28

Diplomatic Courier

1952
as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
Teresa poster Age: 27

Teresa

1951
as G.I. (uncredited)
You're in the Navy Now poster Age: 27

You're in the Navy Now

1951
as Radio Man
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TV credits

Newest first
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster Age: 39

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
No poster
Age: 39

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
as Nick Karajanian
The Great Adventure poster Age: 39

The Great Adventure

1963
as Misok Bedrozian
Combat! poster Age: 38

Combat!

1962
as Sgt. Turk
The Virginian poster Age: 38

The Virginian

1962
as Martin Kalig
The Investigators poster Age: 37

The Investigators

1961
as Nostradamus
Ben Casey poster Age: 37

Ben Casey

1961
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 37

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Dr. Paul Probeck
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 37

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Buddy Bishop
The Dick Powell Show poster Age: 37

The Dick Powell Show

1961
as Finn
The DuPont Show of the Week poster Age: 37

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961
as Juan de Nuñez
Route 66 poster Age: 36

Route 66

1960
as Woody Biggs
Route 66 poster Age: 36

Route 66

1960
as John Ryan
The Barbara Stanwyck Show poster Age: 36

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960
as Jud Hollister
Checkmate poster Age: 36

Checkmate

1960
as Lee Tabor
The Untouchables poster Age: 35

The Untouchables

1959
as Mike Brannon
The Untouchables poster Age: 35

The Untouchables

1959
as Victor Rait / Howard Carson
The Untouchables poster Age: 35

The Untouchables

1959
as Nick Acropolis
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 35

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Steel Kelly
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 35

The Twilight Zone

1959
as Conny Miller
Bonanza poster Age: 35

Bonanza

1959
as Peter Kane
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster Age: 34

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
M Squad poster Age: 33

M Squad

1957
as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
Wagon Train poster Age: 33

Wagon Train

1957
as Jud Benedict
Wagon Train poster Age: 33

Wagon Train

1957
as Jose Morales
Climax! poster Age: 30

Climax!

1954
as Capt. Cavallero
Climax! poster Age: 30

Climax!

1954
as 'Little Man' Brush
Climax! poster Age: 30

Climax!

1954
as Mannon Tate
Studio 57 poster Age: 30

Studio 57

1954
The Motorola Television Hour poster Age: 29

The Motorola Television Hour

1953
No poster
Age: 29

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953
as John Temple
No poster
Age: 29

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre poster Age: 29

Revlon Mirror Theatre

1953
as Red Johnson
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Captain Morrissey
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Art Temple
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Dick Giles
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Joe Kittridge
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Clerk
General Electric Theater poster Age: 28

General Electric Theater

1953
as Sid Benton
Biff Baker U.S.A. poster Age: 28

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952
as Michler / Captain Hollis
Biff Baker U.S.A. poster Age: 28

Biff Baker U.S.A.

1952
as Captain Hollis Michler
Dragnet poster Age: 27

Dragnet

1951
as Henry Ross
Dragnet poster Age: 27

Dragnet

1951
as James Mitchell
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 27

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Jim Patterson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 27

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 27

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Russ Anderson
Treasury Men in Action poster Age: 26

Treasury Men in Action

1950
No poster
Age: 26

Cameo Theatre

1950
The Big Story poster Age: 25

The Big Story

1949
Suspense poster Age: 24

Suspense

1949
as Barrow
Suspense poster Age: 24

Suspense

1949
Studio One poster Age: 24

Studio One

1948
as Teale
Kraft Television Theatre poster Age: 23

Kraft Television Theatre

1947
as Milo Bogardus
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