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Lee Marvin

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Lee Marvin, born in New York City on 19 February 1924 and dead on 29 August 1987, was an American actor best remembered for hardboiled tough guy roles, helped by his bass voice and prematurely white hair. He served as a Marine in the Pacific during the Second World War before turning to acting. Typecast at first as a villain, as in The Big Heat, he became an anti-hero on television in M Squad and in films such as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank and Paint Your Wagon. His double role in the comedy western Cat Ballou in 1965 won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, together with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award and the Silver Bear for Best Actor.

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Award
Golden Globe Award 1
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Silver Bear 1
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BAFTA Film Award 1
Award
Academy Award for Best Actor 1
Birth Year
1924 1
Death Year
1987 1
Role
Performer 1
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United States

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an American actor
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1. Lee Marvin (Wikipedia)
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    (February 19, 1924
  • Lead, death date
    August 29, 1987) was an American actor
  • Lead, role
    an American actor
  • Lead, award 1
    which won him the Oscar for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor
  • Lead, award 2
    which won him the Oscar for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor
  • Lead, award 3
    which won him the Oscar for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor
  • Lead, award 4
    which won him the Oscar for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor
  • Lead, nationality
    an American actor
  • Associated With: Film, Lead, medium 1
    Marvin's notable roles in film included Vince Stone in The Big Heat (1953)
  • Associated With: Television, Lead, medium 2
    such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger on the television series M Squad (1957
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