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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1925 |
| From | Somerville, New Jersey, … |