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Ernest Borgnine

Actor, Producer
Born January 24, 1917Died July 8, 2012 (95 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Escape from New York
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • Convoy
  • Renegade
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Highway to Heaven
  • Willard
  • The Devil's Rain
  • Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
  • Laser Mission
  • The Commish
  • The Stranger Wore a Gun
  • Make Room for Daddy
  • The Lion of Judah
  • A Bullet for Sandoval
  • Snatched
  • The Manhunt
  • Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
  • The Blue Light
  • That One Summer

Known For

  • Escape from New York
  • The Wild Bunch
  • The Poseidon Adventure
  • BASEketball
  • Airwolf
  • Convoy
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Ice Station Zebra
  • September 11
  • From Here to Eternity
  • The Vikings
  • The Devil's Rain
  • Johnny Guitar
  • The Black Hole
  • Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
  • The Flight of the Phoenix
  • Emperor of the North
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • Bad Day at Black Rock
  • Renegade
  • Willard
  • Airwolf
  • Jubal
  • The Catered Affair

Filmography

2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
The Lion of Judah · as Slink (voice)
2011
Night Club · as Albert
2011
Snatched · as Big Frank Baum
2010
RED · as Henry, The Records Keeper
2010
2010
The Genesis Code · as Carl Taylor
2010
Enemy Mind · as Command
2009
The Wishing Well · as Big Jim
2008
Frozen Stupid · as Frank Norgard
2008
2008
Aces 'N' Eights · as Thurmond Prescott
2008
Strange Wilderness · as Milas
2007
Oliviero Rising · as Bill
2007
A Grandpa for Christmas · as Bert O'riley
2006
2005
Rail Kings · as Steamtrain
2005
3 Below · as Grandpa
2005
2004
2004
Renegade · as Rolling Star
2004
Barn Red · as Michael Bolini
2004
The Blue Light · as Faerie King
2003
The Long Ride Home · as Lucas Moat
2002
September 11 · as Old Man (segment "usa")
2000
Hoover · as J. Edgar Hoover
2000
The District (TV Series) · as Uncle Mike Murphy
2000
The Last Great Ride · as Franklin Lyle
2000
Castle Rock · as Nate
2000
Chump Change · as Det. Lt. Mike Rogo
2000
The Kiss of Debt · as Godfather Mariano
1999
1999
Family Law (TV Series) · as Frank Collero
1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series) · as Lawrence Yaeger
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Mermaid Man (voice)
1999
Shadows of the Past · as Hotis Brown
1998
An All Dogs Christmas Carol · as Carface Carruthers (voice)
1998
Mel · as Grandpa
1998
12 Bucks · as Lucky
1998
BASEketball · as Ted Denslow
1998
Small Soldiers · as Kip Killagin (voice)
1997
Gattaca · as Caesar
1997
McHale's Navy · as Admiral Quinton Mchale Sr.
1996
Early Edition (TV Series)
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven (TV Series) · as Carface Caruthers (voice)
1996
1996
7th Heaven (TV Series) · as Joe
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 · as Carface (voice)
1995
1995
JAG (TV Series) · as Artemus Sullivan
1995
The Single Guy (TV Series) · as Manny Cordoba
1995
Pinky and the Brain (TV Series) · as Father (voice)
1995
1995
Captiva Island · as Arty
1994
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Max Blandish
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Paul Manning
1993
La classe américaine · as Ernest (archive Footage)
1993
Der blaue Diamant · as Hans Kroger
1993
Veterinarian Christine · as Dr. Gustav Gruber
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Eddie Ryan
1992
1991
1991
La montagna dei diamanti (TV Series) · as Ernie
1991
The Commish (TV Series) · as Frank Nardino
1991
Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Eddie Phillips
1991
The Last Match · as Coach
1991
Tides of War · as Doctor
1990
Hollywood Mavericks · as Dutch Engstrom
1990
Any Man's Death · as Herr Gantz
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Ernest Borgnine (voice)
1989
Jake Spanner, Private Eye · as Sal Piccolo
1989
Laser Mission · as Prof. Braun
1989
Ocean (TV Series) · as Pedro El Triste
1989
1988
Spike of Bensonhurst · as Baldo Cacetti
1988
The Opponent · as Victor
1988
Skeleton Coast · as Colonel Smith
1988
1988
Moving Target · as Captain Morrison
1988
The Big Turnaround · as Father Lopez
1987
Treasure Island in Outer Space (TV Series) · as Billy Bones
1987
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Col. Tom Cody
1987
1985
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV Series) · as Lion
1985
1984
The Manhunt · as Ben Robeson
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese · as Frank Fletcher
1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Cosmo Ponzini
1984
Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Guido Liggio
1984
The Last Days of Pompeii (TV Series) · as Marcus
1984
Airwolf · as Dominic Santini
1984
Airwolf (TV Series) · as Dominic Santini
1983
Masquerade (TV Series) · as Jerry
1983
Carpool · as Mickey Doyle
1983
Young Warriors · as Lt. Bob Carrigan
1983
Blood Feud · as J. Edgar Hoover
1982
Matt Houston (TV Series) · as Buster Ryan
1981
Deadly Blessing · as Isaiah
1981
1981
High Risk · as Clint
1980
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) · as Earl Gianelli / 'mr. White Death'
1980
Super Fuzz · as Willy Dunlop
1980
When Time Ran Out... · as Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
1979
The Black Hole · as Harry Booth
1979
Little House Years · as Jonathan
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front · as Stanislaus Katczinsky
1979
Ravagers · as Rann
1979
1979
The Horror Show · as (archive Footage)
1979
The Wild West · as Cast
1978
Convoy · as Lyle Wallace
1978
Cops and Robin · as Joe Cleaver
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401 · as Dom Cimoli
1978
Profile: Hardy Krüger · as Trucker Cobb
1977
Crossed Swords · as John Canty
1977
The Greatest · as Angelo Dundee
1977
Fire · as Sam Brisbane
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Dominic Rosselli
1977
Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as The Centurion
1977
Jesus of Nazareth · as The Centurion
1976
Holiday Hookers · as Max
1976
Shoot · as Lou
1976
Future Cop (TV Series) · as Joe Cleaver
1975
Hustle · as Santuro
1975
The Devil's Rain · as Jonathan Corbis
1974
Sunday in the Country · as Adam Smith
1974
1974
1973
Legend in Granite · as Vince Lombardi
1973
The Neptune Factor · as Chief Diver Don Mackay
1973
1972
The Poseidon Adventure · as Mike Rogo
1972
The Revengers · as Hoop
1972
The Boxer · as Captain Perkins
1971
Hannie Caulder · as Emmett Clemens
1971
The Trackers · as Sam Paxton
1971
Bunny O'Hare · as Bill Green - Gruenwald
1971
Guns of the Revolution · as The General
1971
Willard · as Al Martin
1970
1970
The Adventurers · as Fat Cat
1969
A Bullet for Sandoval · as Don Pedro Sandoval
1969
The Wild Bunch · as Dutch Engstrom
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare · as Barney Sheean
1968
The Split · as Bert Clinger
1968
Ice Station Zebra · as Boris Vaslov
1967
The Dirty Dozen · as Maj. Gen. Worden
1967
Chuka · as Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
1966
The Oscar · as Barney Yale
1965
The Flight of the Phoenix · as Trucker Cobb
1965
Get Smart (TV Series) · as Tv Viewer (uncredited)
1965
1965
Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Harry Martin
1965
The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as The Center Square
1964
McHale's Navy · as Quinton Mchale
1963
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Melvin Freebie
1962
McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as Quinton Mchale
1961
Barabbas · as Lucius
1961
I briganti italiani · as Sante Carbone
1961
The Last Judgment · as Pickpocket
1961
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Captain Quentin Machale
1961
Il re di Poggioreale · as Peppino Navarra
1961
Go Naked in the World · as Pete Stratton
1960
Pay or Die! · as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
1960
Man on a String · as Boris Mitrov
1959
1959
Laramie (TV Series)
1959
The Rabbit Trap · as Eddie Colt
1958
The Badlanders · as John Mcbain
1958
Torpedo Run · as Lt. Archer 'archie' Sloan
1958
The Vikings · as Ragnar
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Willy Moran
1957
O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as Buck
1956
Three Brave Men · as Bernard F. Goldsmith
1956
Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Big Jim Morrison
1956
1956
The Catered Affair · as Tom Hurley
1956
Jubal · as Shep Horgan
1955
The Square Jungle · as Bernie Browne
1955
The Last Command · as Mike Radin
1955
Marty · as Marty Piletti
1955
Run for Cover · as Morgan
1955
Violent Saturday · as Stadt, Amish Farmer
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock · as Coley Trimble
1954
Vera Cruz · as Donnegan
1954
The Bounty Hunter · as Bill Rachin
1954
1954
Johnny Guitar · as Bart Lonergan
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Saks
1954
Waterfront (TV Series) · as Jack Bannion
1953
Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Cop
1953
From Here to Eternity · as Sgt. James R. 'fatso' Judson
1953
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Matty Moran
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Gus White
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Stanislaus Katczinsky
1951
Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sgt. Lenahan
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Hully Brown
1951
The Mob · as Joe Castro
1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls · as Bill Street
1951
China Corsair · as Hu Chang
1950
Rocky King, Detective (TV Series) · as Cast
1949
Captain Video And His Video Rangers (TV Series) · as Nargola
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Woodruff
1948
Ford Theatre (TV Series)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mathew O'rourke

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