Ernest Borgnine
Known for: Acting
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Simpsons
Ernest Borgnine (voice)
1989
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
JAG
Artemus Sullivan
1995
Series
The Love Boat
Dominic Rosselli
1977
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Cosmo Ponzini
1984
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Touched by an Angel
Max Blandish
1994
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Earl Gianelli / 'Mr. White Death'
1980
Series
Wagon Train
Willy Moran
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Indian Brave (uncredited)
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Earl Packer
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Estaban Zamora
1957
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Jonathan
1974
Series
Get Smart
TV Viewer (uncredited)
1965
Series
Home Improvement
Eddie Phillips
1991
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Melvin Freebie
1963
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Highway to Heaven
Guido Liggio
1984
Series
Airwolf
Dominic Santini
1984
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mathew O'Rourke
1948
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Big Jim Morrison
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Willie
1956
Series
Early Edition
Antonio Birelli
1996
Series
The District
Uncle Mike Murphy
2000
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Eddie Ryan
1993
Series
Jake and the Fatman
Col. Tom Cody
1987
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
7th Heaven
Joe
1996
Series
Run for Your Life
Harry Martin
1965
Series
Family Law
Frank Collero
1999
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Matt Houston
Buster Ryan
1982
Series
The Commish
Frank Nardino
1991
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Gus White
1952
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mermaid Man (voice)
1999
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Himself
1999
Series
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mermaid Man / Mermaid Man Doll (voice)
1999
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Series
Laramie
1959
Series
McHale's Navy
Quinton McHale
1962
Series
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Series
The Single Guy
Manny Cordoba
1995
Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973
Series
Hollywood Squares
The Center Square
1966
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self
1966
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Center Square
1966
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Carface (voice)
1996
Film
Escape from New York
Cabbie
1981
Film
RED
Henry, The Records Keeper
2010
Series
Jesus of Nazareth
The Centurion
1977
Series
The Lone Wolf
Saks
1954
Film
Gattaca
Caesar
1997
Film
Small Soldiers
Kip Killagin (voice)
1998
Series
Masquerade
Jerry
1983
Film
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. Gen. Worden
1967
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stanislaus Katczinsky
1951
Film
The Wild Bunch
Dutch Engstrom
1969
Ford Theatre
1948
Series
Alice in Wonderland
Lion
1985
Film
The Black Hole
Harry Booth
1979
Film
The Poseidon Adventure
Mike Rogo
1972
Film
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
1953
Film
The Flight of the Phoenix
Trucker Cobb
1965
Film
Convoy
Lyle Wallace
1978
Film
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Carface (voice)
1996
Film
BASEketball
Ted Denslow
1998
Film
The Vikings
Ragnar
1958
Series
General Electric Theater
Matty Moran
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Major David Orlovsky
1953
Series
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus
1984
Series
Future Cop
Joe Cleaver
1977
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Hully Brown
1951
Film
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stanislaus Katczinsky
1979
Series
MGM: When the Lion Roars
1992
Film
The Devil’s Rain
Jonathan Corbis
1975
Film
Emperor of the North
Shack
1973
Film
Hannie Caulder
Emmett Clemens
1971
Film
Bad Day at Black Rock
Coley Trimble
1955
Series
Treasure Island in Outer Space
Billy Bones
1987
Film
Ice Station Zebra
Boris Vaslov
1968
Film
Deadly Blessing
Isaiah
1981
Film
The Prince and the Pauper
John Canty
1977
Film
Super Fuzz
Willy Dunlop
1980
Film
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Strabo
1954
Film
Barabbas
Lucius
1961
Film
When Time Ran Out...
Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
1980
Film
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Gen. Sam Worden
1988
Film
The Lion of Judah
Slink (voice)
2011
Series
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie
1991
Series
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self
1967
Series
The Burning Shore
Ernie
1991
Series
Oceano
Pedro El Triste
1989
Film
The Ghost of Flight 401
Dom Cimoli
1978
Film
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Carface Carruthers (voice)
1998
Film
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Gen. Sam Worden
1987
Film
Airwolf: The Movie
Dominic Santini
1984
Film
Strange Wilderness
Milas
2008
Film
Chuka
Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
1967
Film
Blueberry
Rolling Star
2004
Film
September 11
Old Man (segment "USA")
2002
Film
Vera Cruz
Donnegan
1954
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Film
Jubal
Shep Horgan
1956
Film
Marty
Marty
1955
Series
The O. Henry Playhouse
Buck
1957
Film
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
2009
Film
The Last Command
Mike Radin
1955
Film
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Gen. Worden
1985
Film
Willard
Al Martin
1971
Series
飞狼国语公映版
1991
Film
Run for Cover
Morgan
1955
Film
Violent Saturday
Stadt, Amish Farmer
1955
Film
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Barney Sheean
1968
Film
Johnny Guitar
Bart Lonergan
1954
Film
The Oscar
Barney Yale
1966
Film
Aces 'N' Eights
Thurmond Prescott
2008
Film
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Bull Slager
1953
Film
Mistress
Himself
1992
Film
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Judge Holliday
2008
Film
Hustle
Santuro
1975
Film
Laser Mission
Prof. Braun
1989
Film
The Bounty Hunter
Bill Rachin
1954
Film
National Lampoon's Snatched
Big Frank Baum
2011
Film
Love's Christmas Journey
Nicholas
2011
Film
The Greatest
Angelo Dundee
1977
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Film
Hoodwinked
Sal Piccolo
1989
Film
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
McHale's Navy
Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
1997
Film
The Long Ride Home
Lucas Moat
2003
Film
The Trail to Hope Rose
Eugene
2004
Film
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Sheriff Harve
1970
Film
Man on a String
Boris Mitrov
1960
Film
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Deputy Sam Hill
1971
Film
Sunday in the Country
Adam Smith
1974
Film
A Grandpa for Christmas
Bert O'Riley
2007
Film
Go Naked in the World
Pete Stratton
1961
Film
The Adventurers
Fat Cat
1970
Film
Torpedo Run
Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
1958
Film
La Classe américaine
Ernest (archive footage)
1993
Film
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Rex Page
2012
Film
Rail Kings
Steamtrain
2005
Film
The Catered Affair
Tom Hurley
1956
Film
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Sen. Brighton
1984
Film
High Risk
Clint
1981
Film
The Badlanders
John McBain
1958
Film
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
1997
Film
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie
1991
Film
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Self
1996
Film
Code Name: Wild Geese
Frank Fletcher
1984
Superstunt
Self
1977
Film
The Split
Bert Clinger
1968
Film
McHale's Navy
Quinton McHale
1964
Film
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
The Revengers
Hoop
1972
Film
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Bill Street
1951
Film
The Neptune Factor
Chief Diver Don MacKay
1973
Film
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Roo
1959
Film
The Mob
Joe Castro
1951
Film
The Double McGuffin
Firat
1979
Film
Any Man's Death
Herr Gantz
1990
Film
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Lew Brown
1956
Film
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self
2006
Film
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
2003
Film
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Sheriff Laughton
1995
Film
Der blaue Diamant
Hans Kroger
1993
Film
The Boxer
Captain Perkins
1972
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
Dr. Gustav Gruber
1995
Film
The Last Match
Coach
1990
Film
Seduction Of The South
Sante Carbone
1961
Film
La cura del gorilla
Jerry
2006
Film
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
2005
Film
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
1996
Film
Twice in a Lifetime
Vince Boselli
1974
Film
The Last Great Ride
Franklin Lyle
1999
Film
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Bischof
1989
Film
Holiday Hookers
Max
1976
Film
The Last Judgment
Pickpocket
1961
Film
The Genesis Code
Carl Taylor
2010
Film
A Bullet for Sandoval
Don Pedro Sandoval
1969
Film
Shoot
Lou
1976
Film
Barn Red
Michael Bolini
2004
Film
Everyone Loves Mel
Grandpa
2000
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Officer Joe Cleaver
Film
Young Warriors
Lt. Bob Carrigan
1983
Film
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
The Square Jungle
Bernie Browne
1955
Film
Pay or Die!
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
1960
The Ray Anthony Show
himself
1963
Film
The Big Turnaround
Father Lopez
1988
Film
Spike of Bensonhurst
Baldo Cacetti
1988
Film
Law and Disorder
Cy
1974
Film
Three Brave Men
Bernard F. Goldsmith
1956
Film
The Rabbit Trap
Eddie Colt
1959
Film
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
Himself - Narrator
2003
Film
The Wishing Well
Big Jim
2009
Film
The Trackers
Sam Paxton
1971
Film
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage)
2003
Film
Fire!
Sam Brisbane
1977
Film
Bunny O'Hare
Bill Green - Gruenwald
1971
Film
Another Harvest Moon
Frank
2010
Film
Naples '44
Self
2016
Film
Rain for a Dusty Summer
The General
1971
Film
Cops and Robin
Joe Cleaver
1978
Film
Ravagers
Rann
1979
Film
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Self
2013
Film
Carpool
Mickey Doyle
1983
Film
Skeleton Coast
Colonel Smith
1988
Film
Man Hunt
Ben Robeson
1984
Film
The Kiss Of Debt
Godfather Mariano
2000
Captiva Island
Arty
1995
Film
Black City
Peppino Navarra
1961
Film
Appearances
Emil Danzig
1990
Film
Moving Target
Captain Morrison
1988
The Spirit of the Season
Grandpa
1994
Film
Future Cop
Officer Joe Cleaver
1976
Film
Oliviero Rising
Bill
2009
Film
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
2000
Film
Night Club
Albert
2011
Film
Sandy in Disneyland
Self
1974
Film
That One Summer
Otis Garner
2005
Film
Blood Feud
J. Edgar Hoover
1983
Film
3 Below
Grandpa
2005
Film
The Blue Light
Faerie King
2004
Film
Tides of War
Doctor
1990
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
2000
Legend in Granite
Vince Lombardi
1973
Film
Red and White: Gone with the West
Himself / Narrator
2008
Film
Tierärztin Christine
Dr. Gustav Gruber
1993
Film
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Ben Quinn
1999
Film
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Self
1997
Film
Castle Rock
Nate
2000
Film
The Opponent
Victor
1988
Film
China Corsair
Hu Chang
1951
Film
Abilene
Hotis Brown
1999
Film
Frozen Stupid
Frank Norgard
2008