Lee Marvin profile
Actor profile

Lee Marvin

19th February 1924 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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.

79 Movies 51 TV Shows 130 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dog Day poster
Dog Day 10th January 1984 as Jimmy Cobb
The Rock poster
The Rock 1st January 1967 as Self (uncredited)
Cat Ballou poster
Cat Ballou 24th June 1965 as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
The Rack poster
The Rack 2nd November 1956 as Capt. John R. Miller
Attack poster
Attack 19th September 1956 as Clyde Bartlett
Teresa poster
Teresa 5th April 1951 as G.I. (uncredited)
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Peter Kane
M Squad poster
M Squad 20th September 1957 as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Mannon Tate
Dragnet poster
Dragnet 16th December 1951 as James Mitchell