Lee Marvin
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Bonanza
Peter Kane
1959
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Wagon Train
Jud Benedict
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Jose Morales
1957
Series
Climax!
Capt. Cavallero
1954
Series
Climax!
'Little Man' Brush
1954
Series
Climax!
Mannon Tate
1954
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Paul Probeck
1961
Series
Dr. Kildare
Buddy Bishop
1961
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Nick Karajanian
1963
Series
The Virginian
Martin Kalig
1962
Series
The Twilight Zone
Steel Kelly
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Conny Miller
1959
Series
Dragnet
Henry Ross
1951
Series
Dragnet
James Mitchell
1951
Series
Studio One
Teale
1948
Series
The Untouchables
Mike Brannon
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Victor Rait / Howard Carson
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Nick Acropolis
1959
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Combat!
Sgt. Turk
1962
Series
Route 66
Woody Biggs
1960
Series
Route 66
John Ryan
1960
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Detective
1956
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
Milo Bogardus
1947
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Sgt. Paul Ryker
1963
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
M Squad
Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
1957
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Jud Hollister
1960
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975
Series
Suspense
Barrow
1949
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
Checkmate
Lee Tabor
1960
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Series
The Great Adventure
Misok Bedrozian
1963
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Finn
1961
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
John Temple
1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Series
Treasury Men in Action
1950
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Film
The Delta Force
Colonel Nick Alexander
1986
Series
The Investigators
Nostradamus
1961
Film
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. John Reisman
1967
Series
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Michler / Captain Hollis
1952
Series
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Captain Hollis Michler
1952
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
Self
1956
Film
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Liberty Valance
1962
Film
The Professionals
Fardan
1966
Series
The DuPont Show of the Week
Juan de Nuñez
1961
Series
General Electric Theater
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Captain Morrissey
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Art Temple
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Dick Giles
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Joe Kittridge
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Clerk
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Sid Benton
1953
Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Red Johnson
1953
Film
The Big Heat
Vince Stone
1953
Film
Point Blank
Walker
1967
Film
Bad Day at Black Rock
Hector David
1955
Series
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
Film
The Caine Mutiny
Meatball
1954
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jim Patterson
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Russ Anderson
1951
Film
Cat Ballou
Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
1965
Film
Emperor of the North
A No. 1
1973
Film
Paint Your Wagon
Ben Rumson
1969
Film
Shout at the Devil
Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
1976
Series
The Lawbreakers
Self - Host
1963
Film
The Comancheros
Crow
1961
Film
The Big Red One
The Sergeant
1980
Film
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
7 Men from Now
Bill Masters
1956
Film
The Wild One
Chino
1953
Cameo Theatre
1950
Film
Hell in the Pacific
American Pilot
1968
Film
Ship of Fools
Tenny
1965
Film
Gorky Park
Jack Osborne
1983
Film
Death Hunt
RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
1981
Series
The Big Story
1949
Film
The Killers
Charlie Strom
1964
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Film
Violent Saturday
Dill
1955
Film
We're Not Married!
Pinky (uncredited)
1952
Film
Hangman's Knot
Rolph Bainter
1952
Film
Not as a Stranger
Brundage
1955
Film
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Maj. John Reisman
1985
Film
Raintree County
Orville 'Flash' Perkins
1957
Film
Pocket Money
Leonard
1972
Film
Donovan's Reef
Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
1963
Film
I Died a Thousand Times
Babe Kossuck
1955
Film
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Dan Kurth
1953
Film
Prime Cut
Nick Devlin
1972
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Pillars of the Sky
Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
1956
Film
The Iceman Cometh
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
1973
Film
Avalanche Express
Harry Wargrave
1979
Film
The Duel at Silver Creek
Tinhorn Burgess
1952
Film
The Rock
Self (uncredited)
1967
Superstunt
Self - Host
1977
Film
The Meanest Men in the West
Kalig Talbot
1978
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Sergeant (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Raid
Lt. Keating
1954
Film
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Sam Longwood
1976
Film
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
1970
Film
The Spikes Gang
Harry Spikes
1974
Film
Attack
Clyde Bartlett
1956
Film
Gun Fury
Blinky
1953
Film
Shack Out on 101
Slob / Mr. Gregory
1955
Film
You're in the Navy Now
Radio Man
1951
Film
Point Blank the Documentary
Self
2024
Film
A Life in the Balance
The Killer
1955
Film
Pete Kelly's Blues
Al Gannaway
1955
Film
The Rack
Capt. John R. Miller
1956
Film
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
1986
Film
The Klansman
Sheriff Track Bascomb
1974
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Film
Sam Fuller & the Big Red One
Self
1984
Series
It Couldn't Be Done
Narrator
1970
Film
Eight Iron Men
Sgt. Joe Mooney
1952
Film
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Self
1967
Film
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Sergeant
2005
Film
Sergeant Ryker
Sgt. Paul Ryker
1968
Film
Gorilla at Large
Shaughnessy--Policeman
1954
Film
Seminole
Sgt. Magruder
1953
Film
Diplomatic Courier
Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
1952
Film
Dog Day
Jimmy Cobb
1984
Film
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
1953
Film
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Teresa
G.I. (uncredited)
1951
Film
Canicule
1983
Film
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
Himself
1986
Film
The Missouri Traveler
Tobias Brown
1958
Film
The Glory Brigade
Cpl. Bowman
1953
Film
The Losers
Dave Blassingame
1963
Film
Our Time In Hell
Narrator
1967
Film
No Name City
Self
1969
Film
Autumn and Cardboard
Narrator
1968
Film
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
2006