Lee Marvin

from New York City, New York, USA

Artwork for The Dirty DozenImage of Lee Marvin

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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Timeline

2024Aged 100

  • Poster for Point Blank the Documentary

    Self

2022Aged 98

  • Poster for Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Self (archive footage)

2014Aged 90

  • Poster for Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)

2009Aged 85

  • Poster for The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

    Self (archive footage)

2006Aged 82

  • Poster for Operation Dirty Dozen

    Self

  • Poster for Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'

    Self (archive footage)

2005Aged 81

  • Poster for The Big Red One: The Reconstruction

    The Sergeant

2002Aged 78

  • Poster for The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Sergeant (archive footage)

1986Aged 62

  • Poster for The Delta Force

    Colonel Nick Alexander

  • Poster for The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    Self

  • Poster for Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge

    Himself

1985Aged 61

  • Poster for The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

    Maj. John Reisman

1984Aged 60

  • Poster for Dog Day

    Jimmy Cobb

  • Poster for Sam Fuller & the Big Red One

    Self

1983Aged 59

  • Poster for Canicule

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Gorky Park

    Jack Osborne

1981Aged 57

  • Poster for Death Hunt

    RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen

1980Aged 56

  • Poster for The Big Red One

    The Sergeant

1979Aged 55

  • Poster for Avalanche Express

    Harry Wargrave

1978Aged 54

  • Poster for The Meanest Men in the West

    Kalig Talbot

1977Aged 53

1976Aged 52

1974Aged 50

  • Poster for The Spikes Gang

    Harry Spikes

  • Poster for The Klansman

    Sheriff Track Bascomb

1973Aged 49

  • Poster for Emperor of the North

    A No. 1

  • Poster for The Iceman Cometh

    Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman

1972Aged 48

  • Poster for Pocket Money

    Leonard

  • Poster for Prime Cut

    Nick Devlin

1970Aged 46

  • Poster for Monte Walsh

    Monte Walsh

1969Aged 45

  • Poster for No Name City

    Self

  • Poster for Paint Your Wagon

    Ben Rumson

1968Aged 44

  • Poster for Autumn and Cardboard

    Narrator

  • Poster for Sergeant Ryker

    Sgt. Paul Ryker

  • Poster for Hell in the Pacific

    American Pilot

1967Aged 43

  • Poster for The Rock

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for Lionpower from MGM

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Our Time In Hell

    Narrator

  • Poster for The Dirty Dozen

    Maj. John Reisman

  • Poster for Point Blank

    Walker

  • Poster for Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

    Self

1966Aged 42

  • Poster for The Professionals

    Fardan

1965Aged 41

  • Poster for Cat Ballou

    Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn

  • Poster for Ship of Fools

    Tenny

1964Aged 40

  • Poster for The Killers

    Charlie Strom

1963Aged 39

  • Poster for The Losers

    Dave Blassingame

  • Poster for Donovan's Reef

    Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley

1962Aged 38

  • Poster for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    Liberty Valance

1961Aged 37

  • Poster for The Comancheros

    Crow

1958Aged 34

  • Poster for The Missouri Traveler

    Tobias Brown

1957Aged 33

  • Poster for Raintree County

    Orville 'Flash' Perkins

1956Aged 32

  • Poster for 7 Men from Now

    Bill Masters

  • Poster for Pillars of the Sky

    Sgt. Lloyd Carracart

  • Poster for Attack

    Clyde Bartlett

  • Poster for The Rack

    Capt. John R. Miller

1955Aged 31

  • Poster for Bad Day at Black Rock

    Hector David

  • Poster for Violent Saturday

    Dill

  • Poster for A Life in the Balance

    The Killer

  • Poster for Not as a Stranger

    Brundage

  • Poster for Pete Kelly's Blues

    Al Gannaway

  • Poster for I Died a Thousand Times

    Babe Kossuck

  • Poster for Shack Out on 101

    Slob / Mr. Gregory

1954Aged 30

  • Poster for Gorilla at Large

    Shaughnessy--Policeman

  • Poster for The Caine Mutiny

    Meatball

  • Poster for The Raid

    Lt. Keating

1953Aged 29

  • Poster for Down Among the Sheltering Palms

    Pvt. Snively (uncredited)

  • Poster for Seminole

    Sgt. Magruder

  • Poster for The Glory Brigade

    Cpl. Bowman

  • Poster for The Stranger Wore a Gun

    Dan Kurth

  • Poster for Gun Fury

    Blinky

  • Poster for The Big Heat

    Vince Stone

  • Poster for The Wild One

    Chino

1952Aged 28

  • Poster for Diplomatic Courier

    Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)

  • Poster for We're Not Married!

    Pinky (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Duel at Silver Creek

    Tinhorn Burgess

  • Poster for Hangman's Knot

    Rolph Bainter

  • Poster for Eight Iron Men

    Sgt. Joe Mooney

1951Aged 27

  • Poster for You're in the Navy Now

    Radio Man

  • Poster for Teresa

    G.I. (uncredited)