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Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Acting
Born: Jan 09, 1925 — Died: Dec 16, 1989
From: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) 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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann (archive footage) 2014
Thieves of Fortune Sergio Danielo Christophero 1990 3.75
Speed Zone Grandfather 1989 4.544
Armed Response Burt Roth 1986 5.194
Escape from New York Police Commissioner Bob Hauk 1981 7.0
The Octagon McCarn 1980 5.02
Take a Hard Ride Kiefer 1975 5.289
The Stranger and the Gunfighter Dakota 1974 5.37
The Magnificent Seven Ride! Marshal Chris Adams 1972 5.535
The Grand Duel Sheriff Clayton 1972 5.982
Barquero Travis 1970 6.25
Sabata Sabata 1969 6.269
Beyond the Law Billy Joe Cudlip 1968 5.816
The Big Gundown Jonathan Corbett 1967 7.267
Death Rides a Horse Ryan 1967 6.978
For a Few Dollars More Col. Douglas Mortimer 1965 8.016
Ride Lonesome Frank 1959 6.691
The Young Lions 1st Sgt. Rickett 1958 6.759
The Bravados Alfonso Parral 1958 6.591
The Tin Star Ed McGaffey 1957 7.028
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Ed Bailey 1957 7.019
The Lonely Man Faro 1957 6.132
Pardners Gus 1956 6.664
It Conquered the World Dr. Tom Anderson 1956 4.855
Accused of Murder Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey 1956 4.813
The Big Combo Fante 1955 7.041
Ten Wanted Men Al Drucker 1955 5.879
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Corp. Stone 1953 6.597
High Noon Jack Colby 1952 7.667
Kansas City Confidential Tony Romano 1952 7.08
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1925
FromSomerville, New Jersey, …