Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born February 19, 1924
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the crime series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin is best remembered for his lead roles as "tough guy" characters such as Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen, Walker in Point Blank (both 1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980). One of Marvin's more notable movie projects was Cat Ballou (1965), a comedy Western in which he played dual roles. For portraying both gunfighter Kid Shelleen and criminal Tim Strawn, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, along with a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an NBR Award, and the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
MoviePoint Blank the Documentary
2024
as Self
MovieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieArmed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOperation Dirty Dozen
2006
as Self
MovieThe Big Red One: The Reconstruction
2005
as The Sergeant
MovieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as The Sergeant (archive footage)
MovieCombat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge
1986
as Himself
MovieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self
MovieThe Delta Force
1986
as Colonel Nick Alexander
MovieThe Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Maj. John Reisman
MovieSam Fuller & the Big Red One
1984
as Self
MovieDog Day
1984
as Jimmy Cobb
MovieGorky Park
1983
as Jack Osborne
MovieCanicule
1983
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieDeath Hunt
1981
as RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
MovieThe Big Red One
1980
as The Sergeant
MovieAvalanche Express
1979
as Harry Wargrave
MovieThe Meanest Men in the West
1978
as Kalig Talbot
Superstunt
1977
as Self - Host
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
as Sam Longwood
MovieShout at the Devil
1976
as Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Klansman
1974
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
MovieThe Spikes Gang
1974
as Harry Spikes
MovieThe Iceman Cometh
1973
as Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
MovieEmperor of the North
1973
as A No. 1
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MoviePrime Cut
1972
as Nick Devlin
MoviePocket Money
1972
as Leonard
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieMonte Walsh
1970
as Monte Walsh
TVIt Couldn't Be Done
1970
as Narrator
MoviePaint Your Wagon
1969
as Ben Rumson
MovieNo Name City
1969
as Self
MovieHell in the Pacific
1968
as American Pilot
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieSergeant Ryker
1968
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
MovieAutumn and Cardboard
1968
as Narrator
MovieTonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
MoviePoint Blank
1967
as Walker
MovieThe Dirty Dozen
1967
as Maj. John Reisman
MovieOur Time In Hell
1967
as Narrator
MovieThe Rock
1967
as Self (uncredited)
MovieLionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Professionals
1966
as Fardan
MovieShip of Fools
1965
as Tenny
MovieCat Ballou
1965
as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
MovieThe Killers
1964
as Charlie Strom
TVTop of the Pops
1964
as Self
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Sgt. Paul Ryker
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Nick Karajanian
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Misok Bedrozian
TVThe Lawbreakers
1963
as Self - Host
MovieDonovan's Reef
1963
as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
MovieThe Losers
1963
as Dave Blassingame
TVCombat!
1962
as Sgt. Turk
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Martin Kalig
MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Liberty Valance
MovieThe Comancheros
1961
as Crow
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Nostradamus
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Paul Probeck
TVThe Dick Powell Show
1961
as Finn
TVThe DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Juan de Nuñez
TVRoute 66
1960
as Woody Biggs
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Jud Hollister
TVCheckmate
1960
as Lee Tabor
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Mike Brannon
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Steel Kelly
TVBonanza
1959
as Peter Kane
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MovieThe Missouri Traveler
1958
as Tobias Brown
MovieRaintree County
1957
as Orville 'Flash' Perkins
TVM Squad
1957
as Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
TVWagon Train
1957
as Jud Benedict
MovieThe Rack
1956
as Capt. John R. Miller
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
MovieAttack
1956
as Clyde Bartlett
MoviePillars of the Sky
1956
as Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
Movie7 Men from Now
1956
as Bill Masters
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - M-Squad
MovieShack Out on 101
1955
as Slob / Mr. Gregory
MovieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Babe Kossuck
MoviePete Kelly's Blues
1955
as Al Gannaway
MovieNot as a Stranger
1955
as Brundage
MovieA Life in the Balance
1955
as The Killer
MovieViolent Saturday
1955
as Dill, Bank Robber
MovieBad Day at Black Rock
1955
as Hector David
TVClimax!
1954
as Capt. Cavallero
TVStudio 57
1954
MovieThe Raid
1954
as Lt. Keating
MovieThe Caine Mutiny
1954
as Meatball
MovieGorilla at Large
1954
as Shaughnessy--Policeman
MovieThe Wild One
1953
as Chino
TVThe Motorola Television Hour
1953
MovieThe Big Heat
1953
as Vince Stone
MovieGun Fury
1953
as Blinky
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as John Temple
MovieThe Stranger Wore a Gun
1953
as Dan Kurth
TVRevlon Mirror Theatre
1953
as Red Johnson
MovieThe Glory Brigade
1953
as Cpl. Bowman
MovieSeminole
1953
as Sgt. Magruder
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieDown Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
as Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
MovieEight Iron Men
1952
as Sgt. Joe Mooney
MovieHangman's Knot
1952
as Rolph Bainter
TVBiff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as Michler / Captain Hollis
MovieThe Duel at Silver Creek
1952
as Tinhorn Burgess
MovieWe're Not Married!
1952
as Pinky (uncredited)
MovieDiplomatic Courier
1952
as Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
TVDragnet
1951
as Henry Ross
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jim Patterson
MovieTeresa
1951
as G.I. (uncredited)
MovieYou're in the Navy Now
1951
as Radio Man
TVTreasury Men in Action
1950
Cameo Theatre
1950
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVThe Big Story
1949
TVSuspense
1949
as Barrow
TVStudio One
1948
as Teale
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
as Milo Bogardus
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
