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Lee Van Cleef
Actor
Born January 9, 1925Died December 16, 1989 (64 years)
Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef began to lose interest in his apparently waning career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. The film made him a box-office draw, especially in Europe.
Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s, Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California, with an inscription on his grave marker referring to his many acting performances as a villain: "BEST OF THE BAD".
Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s, Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California, with an inscription on his grave marker referring to his many acting performances as a villain: "BEST OF THE BAD".
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Filmography
| 2025 | Forgotten Martial Arts Movies · as Cast |
| 2011 | |
| 2009 | Comic Relief 2009 · as Cast |
| 2008 | How the West Was Lost · as Sentenza |
| 2005 | |
| 1992 | Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania · as Cast |
| 1990 | Thieves of Fortune · as Sergio Danielo Christophero |
| 1989 | Speed Zone · as Grandfather |
| 1988 | The Commander · as Col. Mazzarini |
| 1986 | Armed Response · as Burt Roth |
| 1985 | Jungle Raiders · as Warren |
| 1984 | Master Ninja · as John Peter Mcallister |
| 1984 | Code Name: Wild Geese · as Archie 'china' Travers |
| 1984 | Goma-2 · as Julot |
| 1984 | Master Ninja II · as John Peter Mcallister |
| 1984 | The Master (TV Series) · as John Peter Mcallister |
| 1981 | Escape from New York · as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk |
| 1980 | The Octagon · as Mccarn |
| 1980 | The Hard Way · as Mcneal |
| 1979 | The Wild West · as Cast |
| 1978 | The Squeeze · as Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan |
| 1977 | The Perfect Killer · as Harry Chapman |
| 1977 | Nowhere to Hide · as Ike Scanlon |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Take a Hard Ride · as Kiefer |
| 1974 | The Stranger and the Gunfighter · as Dakota |
| 1973 | Mean Frank and Crazy Tony · as Frankie |
| 1972 | The Grand Duel · as Sheriff Clayton |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! · as Marshal Chris Adams |
| 1971 | Bad Man's River · as Roy King |
| 1971 | Captain Apache · as Capt. Apache |
| 1971 | Return of Sabata · as Sabata / Major |
| 1970 | El Condor · as Jaroo |
| 1970 | Barquero · as Travis |
| 1969 | Sabata · as Sabata |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Beyond the Law · as Billy Joe Cudlip |
| 1967 | Day of Anger · as Frank Talby |
| 1967 | Death Rides a Horse · as Ryan |
| 1967 | The Big Gundown · as Jonathan Corbett |
| 1966 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly · as Sentenza / Angel Eyes |
| 1965 | For a Few Dollars More · as Col. Douglas Mortimer |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Destry (TV Series) · as Ace Slater |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Raoul Volta |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won · as River Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Dakotas (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · as Reese |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Henry Kane |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Salty |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell · as Leo |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as Lin Hyatt |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Skip |
| 1960 | The Slowest Gun in the West · as Sam Bass |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Buck |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Alaskans (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hotel de Paree (TV Series) · as Thompson |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Steinhart |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) · as Tracey |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Peak |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Caleb |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Luke Cragg |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Cherokee Kid |
| 1959 | Ride Lonesome · as Frank |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Frank Diamond |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Frank Sandoe |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Fred Grant |
| 1959 | Guns Girls and Gangsters · as Mike Bennett |
| 1958 | Machete · as Miguel |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Majeski |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Deputy Clyde Wilson |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Ike Milton |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Northwest Passage (TV Series) · as Frank Wade |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Jumbo Kane |
| 1958 | The Bravados · as Alfonso Parral |
| 1958 | The Young Lions · as 1st Sgt. Rickett |
| 1958 | Day of the Badman · as Jake Hayes |
| 1957 | The Tin Star · as Ed Mcgaffey |
| 1957 | Raiders of Old California · as Damon Pardee |
| 1957 | Joe Dakota · as Adam Grant |
| 1957 | Gun Battle at Monterey · as Kirby |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Devery |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as Sam Carver |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Mort Clio |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Ben Fraser |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as 1st Sentry |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Edward Doyle |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Rufe Beal |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Corbin |
| 1957 | Last Stagecoach West · as Steve Margolies |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man · as Faro |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral · as Ed Bailey |
| 1957 | China Gate · as Maj. Cham |
| 1957 | The Badge of Marshal Brennan · as Shad Donaphin |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Cherokee Bob |
| 1957 | The Quiet Gun · as Doug Sadler |
| 1956 | Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Bill Dalton |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Ed Murdock |
| 1956 | Accused of Murder · as Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Hackett |
| 1956 | Pardners · as Gus |
| 1956 | It Conquered the World · as Dr. Tom Anderson |
| 1956 | Tribute to a Bad Man · as Fat Jones |
| 1956 | The Conqueror · as Chepei |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Frank Parnessa |
| 1955 | The Road to Denver · as Pecos Larry |
| 1955 | The Vanishing American · as Jay Lord |
| 1955 | A Man Alone · as Clanton |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1955 | Brave Eagle (TV Series) · as Great Bear |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Champion (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as John Hooker |
| 1955 | The Naked Street · as Harry Goldish (uncredited) |
| 1955 | I Cover the Underworld · as Flash Logan |
| 1955 | Buffalo Bill Jr. (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Big Combo · as Fante |
| 1955 | Ten Wanted Men · as Al Drucker |
| 1955 | Treasure of Ruby Hills · as Frank Emmett |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Howard Branch |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as Sgt. Bucheroff |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Dawn at Socorro · as Earl Ferris |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie · as Ace Winton |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV Series) · as Ed Mccleod |
| 1954 | The Lineup (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Tommy |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Dr. Frank Strauss |
| 1954 | Princess of the Nile · as Hakar (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Desperado · as Paul Clayton/buck Clayton |
| 1954 | The Yellow Tomahawk · as Fire Knife |
| 1954 | Arrow in the Dust · as Tillotson Henchman |
| 1954 | Gypsy Colt · as Hank |
| 1954 | Waterfront (TV Series) · as Ed |
| 1954 | Stories of the Century (TV Series) · as Jesse James |
| 1954 | Annie Oakley (TV Series) · as Amos Belcher |
| 1953 | The Nebraskan · as Pvt. Reno Benton |
| 1953 | Tumbleweed · as Marv |
| 1953 | Jack Slade · as Bolt Mackay |
| 1953 | The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series) · as Floyd |
| 1953 | City Detective (TV Series) |
| 1953 | Vice Squad · as Pete Monty |
| 1953 | Arena · as Smitty |
| 1953 | The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · as Corp. Stone |
| 1953 | White Lightning · as Brutus Allen |
| 1953 | Bandits of Corsica · as Nerva |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Dave Rudabaugh |
| 1952 | The Lawless Breed · as Dirk Hanley |
| 1952 | Kansas City Confidential · as Tony Romano |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Stanley Perrin |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as 1st Mate Hawl Finch |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Bob Wheeler Aka Sonora Kid |
| 1952 | Untamed Frontier · as Dave Chittun |
| 1952 | High Noon · as Jack Colby |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Brogger |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Larkin |
| 1951 | Sky King (TV Series) · as Mark |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Captain Jansen |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Range Rider (TV Series) · as El Latigo |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Jack Coleman |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Hod - Henchman |
| 1950 | Space Patrol (TV Series) · as Herrick |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Jango |