| Ernest Borgnine |
Receiving Oscar in 1956 for Marty, from Grace Kelly |
| Born |
Ermes Effron Borgnino
(1917-01-24) January 24, 1917 (age 95)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Actor |
| Years active |
1951–present |
| Spouse |
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| Signature |
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Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917)[1][2] is an American actor of television and film. His career has spanned more than six decades. He was an unconventional lead in many films of the 1950s, including his Academy Award-winning turn in the 1955 film Marty. On television, he played Quinton McHale in the 1962–66 series McHale's Navy and co-starred in the mid-1980s action series Airwolf, in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine is also known for his role as Mermaid Man in the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Borgnine earned an Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the series ER.
Borgnine was born in Hamden, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Boselli), who immigrated to the United States from Carpi (Modena, Italy), and Camillo Borgnino, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ottiglio (Province of Alessandria, Italy).[3]
His parents separated when he was two years old, and he and his mother went to live in Italy. By 1923, his parents had reconciled, and the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine. The family had settled in North Haven, Connecticut, where he attended public schools. His mother also had the passion to develop her own style of dance.[citation needed] Anna gave her son a lot of moral support and he stood closely by her at all times.[citation needed]
Borgnine joined the United States Navy in 1935, after graduation from James Hillhouse High School[4] in New Haven, Connecticut. He was discharged in 1941, but re-enlisted when the United States entered World War II and served until 1945 (a total of ten years), reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate 1st Class. He served aboard the destroyer USS Lamberton (DD-119). His military decorations included the Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
In a British Film Institute interview about his life and career, Borgnine said of the war:
After World War II we wanted no more part in war. I didn't even want to be a boy-scout. I went home and said that I was through with the Navy and so now, what do we do? So I went home to mother, and after a few weeks of patting on the back and, 'You did good,' and everything else, one day she said, 'Well?' like mothers do. Which meant, 'Alright, you gonna get a job or what?'
[5]
In 2004, Borgnine received the honorary rank of Chief Petty Officer from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott—the US Navy's highest ranking enlisted sailor at the time—for Borgnine's support of the Navy and naval families worldwide.
After the war was over he returned to his parents' home with no job and no direction. Since he wasn't willing to settle for a dead-end job at one of the factories, his mother encouraged him to pursue a more glamorous profession and suggested that his personality would be well-suited for the stage. He surprised his mother by taking the suggestion to heart, although his father was far from enthusiastic. After graduation, he auditioned and was accepted to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, so-called for its audiences bartering their produce for admission during the Great Depression. In 1947, he landed his first stage role in State of the Union. Although it was a short role, he won over the audience. His next role was as the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. In 1949, he had his Broadway debut in the role of a nurse in the play Harvey. More roles on stage led him to being a decades-long character actor.
In 1951, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he eventually received his big break in From Here to Eternity (1953), playing the cruel Sergeant "Fatso" Judson in charge of the stockade, who taunts fellow soldier Angelo Maggio (played by Frank Sinatra). Borgnine built a reputation as a dependable character actor and appeared in early film roles as villains, including movies like Johnny Guitar, Vera Cruz and Bad Day at Black Rock. But in 1955, the actor starred as a warm-hearted butcher in Marty, the film version of the television play of the same name, which gained him an Academy Award for Best Actor over Frank Sinatra and former Best Actors Spencer Tracy and James Cagney.
Borgnine's film career continued successfully through the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s, including The Vikings, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Ice Station Zebra, The Poseidon Adventure, The Black Hole and Escape from New York. One of his most famous roles became that of Dutch, a member of The Wild Bunch in the 1969 Western classic from director Sam Peckinpah.
Of his role in 'The Wild Bunch', he later said, 'I did [think it was a moral film]. Because to me, every picture should have some kind of a moral to it. I feel that when we used to watch old pictures, as we still do I'm sure, the bad guys always got it in the end and the good guys always won out. Today it's a little different. Today it seems that the bad guys are getting the good end of it. There was always a moral in our story.'[5]
Borgnine made his TV debut as a character actor in Captain Video and His Video Rangers, beginning in 1951. These two episodes led to countless other television roles that Borgnine would gain in Goodyear Television Playhouse, Short Short Dramas, The Ford Television Theatre, Waterfront, The Lone Wolf, Fireside Theatre, The O. Henry Playhouse, Frontier Justice, Laramie, The Blue Angels, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Run for Your Life, Little House on the Prairie's two-part episode - "The Lord is My Shepherd", The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., Highway to Heaven with old friend Michael Landon, Murder, She Wrote, Walker, Texas Ranger, Touched by an Angel and the final episodes of ER, among many others.
In 2009, at the age of 92, Borgnine earned an Emmy nomination for his performances in the final two episodes of the long-running NBC medical series ER.
[edit] McHale's Navy
In 1962, Borgnine joined the ranks of other sitcom stars such as John Forsythe, Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, Alan Young, Fred MacMurray and Buddy Ebsen. That same year he signed a contract with Universal Studios for the lead role as the gruff but lovable skipper Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in what began as a serious one-hour 1962 episode called Seven Against the Sea for Alcoa Premiere. Just like the McHale character, Borgnine was a longtime navy man in real life. It later was reworked to comedy and became McHale's Navy, a World War II sitcom that co-starred two formerly unknown comedians/actors, the late Joe Flynn as Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton and Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker. Both of them got along very well with Borgnine, especially Conway. The insubordinate crew of PT-73 helped the show become an overnight success during its first season, although it did not land in the Top 30 until 1963, when it tied with Hazel in the ratings. Borgnine thrived on the adulation from fans for their favorite Navy man. He received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1963. At the end of the fourth season in 1966 low ratings and repetitive story lines brought McHale's Navy to an end. Borgnine was not happy about the show’s cancellation and was concerned about what television role he might play in the future. He also starred in the 1964 film version of the series and later appeared in a cameo performance in the 1997 remake.
[edit] Airwolf
Borgnine returned to a new contract with Universal Studios in 1983, for a co-starring role opposite Jan-Michael Vincent, on Airwolf. After he was approached by producer Donald P. Bellisario, who had been impressed by Borgnine's guest role as a wrestler in a 1982 episode of Magnum, P.I., he immediately agreed. He played Dominic Santini, a helicopter pilot, in the series which became an immediate hit. Borgnine's strong performances belied his exhaustion due to the grueling production schedule, and the challenges of working with his younger, troubled series lead. The show was cancelled by CBS in 1986.
[edit] The Single Guy
He auditioned a third time for a co-starring role opposite Jonathan Silverman in The Single Guy as doorman Manny Cordoba, which lasted two seasons. According to Silverman, Borgnine would come to work with more energy and passion than all other stars combined. He was the first person to arrive on the set every day and the last to leave.
Also in 1996, Borgnine toured the US on a bus to meet his fans and see the country. The trip was the subject of a 1997 documentary, Ernest Borgnine on the Bus. He also served one year as the Chairman of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, visiting patients in many Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.
Borgnine is a Freemason in Hollywood Lodge No. 355, and a 33rd° Scottish Rite Mason in the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction. He is also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose at that organization's Lodge in Junction City, OR.[citation needed]
Borgnine has volunteered to be Stories of Service National spokesman, urging his fellow World War II vets to come forward and share their stories.
Since 1999, Borgnine has provided his voice talent to the animated sitcom SpongeBob SquarePants as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man (where he is once again paired up with his McHale's Navy co-star Tim Conway as the voice of Mermaid Man's sidekick Barnacle Boy). He has expressed affection for this role, in no small part for its popularity among children. Borgnine also appears as himself in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", in addition to a number of television commercials. In 2000, he was the executive producer of Hoover, in which he is the only credited actor.
In 2007, 90-year-old Borgnine starred in the Hallmark original film A Grandpa for Christmas. He played a man who, after his estranged daughter is in a car accident, discovers that he has a granddaughter he never knew about. She is taken into his care, and they soon become great friends. Borgnine received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television for his performance. At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever.
On April 2, 2009, Borgnine starred in the last episode of the long-running medical series ER. His role was that of a husband whose long marriage ended with his wife's death. In his final scene, Borgnine's character is in a hospital bed lying beside his just-deceased wife. His performance garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, his third nomination and his first in 29 years (since being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1980 for All Quiet on the Western Front).
In 2009, at age 92, he was the main character in Another Harvest Moon, directed by Greg Swartz and also starring Piper Laurie and Anne Meara. On October 2, 2010, Borgnine appeared as himself in a sketch on Saturday Night Live. On October 15, 2010 he appeared in his latest movie, Red, which was filmed earlier that year.
Borgnine's autobiography Ernie was published by Citadel Press in July 2008. Ernie is a loose, conversational recollection of highlights from his acting career and notable events from his personal life.
In the wake of the book's publication, he began a small promotional tour, visiting independent bookstores in the Los Angeles area to promote the book's release and meet some of his fans.[6]
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Borgnine has been married five times. He was first married to Rhoda Kemins (1949–1958), whom he met while serving in the Navy;[7] They had one daughter,Nancee (born August 18, 1952). Then he married actress Katy Jurado (1959–1963) Borgnine once referred to his second ex-wife this way: "Beautiful, but a tiger."
He later married singer Ethel Merman (1964); the marriage barely lasted a month. Their divorce was finalised on May 25, 1965. Borgnine married Donna Rancourt (1965–1972), with whom he had a son, Christopher (born August 9, 1969) and two daughters, Sharon (born August 5, 1965) and Diana (born December 29, 1970). His fifth and current marriage is to Tova Traesnaes (married February 24, 1973).
He has one sister, Evelyn Velardi (b. 1926). His mother, Anna Borgnine, died in 1949, after a long battle against tuberculosis, just days before his first wedding.
On January 24, 2007, Borgnine celebrated his 90th birthday at a bistro in West Hollywood, California. Guests included his wife Tova, decades-long friend Tim Conway, Dennis Farina, Army Archerd, Andy Granatelli, Bo Hopkins, Burt Young, Steven Bauer, his son Cris Borgnine, grandson Anthony Borgnine, Connie Stevens, David Gerber, Debbie Reynolds, Joe Mantegna, Norm Crosby and many more.
On February 24, 2008, Borgnine celebrated the 35th anniversary of his marriage to cosmetics maker Tova Traenaes.
He is a member of the Lambda chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Borgnine as "Grand Clown" in June 1973
A street was named in Borgnine’s honor in his hometown of Hamden, Connecticut, where he still enjoys a large and vocal following. There is also a Mexican-themed restaurant in New York City with a shrine dedicated to Borgnine.[8]
For 30 years (1972–2002), Borgnine marched in Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade as the "Grand Clown."[9]
In 2000, he received his 50-year pin as a Freemason in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Los Angeles in 1964, received the KCCH in 1979, was coroneted a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983, and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.[10]
On August 14, 2008, Borgnine was interviewed on FoxNews when he was asked about the secret to his longevity. Laughingly Borgnine responds "I don't dare tell you," but then he leans over to whisper into the ear of his interviewer, but the whisper is caught by the microphone, "I masturbate a lot."[11][12] This incident was lampooned in the 30 Rock episode "The Funcooker" which aired in March the following year, where Tracy Jordan, who has just been fined by the FCC for cursing on air, believes his paying for his transgression gives him increased license: "I can even say what Ernest Borgnine whispered to me."
Borgnine won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the film Marty.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ernest Borgnine has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6324 Hollywood Blvd. In 1996, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 17th annual SAG Awards, held January 30, 2011.[13]
Each year, a dinner is held in Borgnine's honor by Tortilla Flats, a Mexican restaurant in Manhattan's West Village. February 2010 was the eighteenth consecutive year for the celebration. In addition to sitting in booths decorated with his photos, dinner guests answer trivia questions while wearing sailor hats and Borgnine masks.[14]
Film
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1951 |
China Corsair |
Hu Chang |
|
| 1951 |
Whistle at Eaton Falls, TheThe Whistle at Eaton Falls |
Bill Street |
|
| 1951 |
Mob, TheThe Mob |
Joe Castro |
|
| 1953 |
From Here to Eternity |
Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson |
|
| 1953 |
Stranger Wore a Gun, TheThe Stranger Wore a Gun |
Bull Slager |
|
| 1954 |
Johnny Guitar |
Bart Lonergan |
|
| 1954 |
Demetrius and the Gladiators |
Strabo |
|
| 1954 |
Bounty Hunter, TheThe Bounty Hunter |
Bill Rachin |
|
| 1954 |
Vera Cruz |
Donnegan |
|
| 1955 |
Bad Day at Black Rock |
Coley Trimble |
|
| 1955 |
Marty |
Marty |
Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor |
| 1955 |
Run for Cover |
Morgan |
|
| 1955 |
Violent Saturday |
Stadt, Amish Farmer |
|
| 1955 |
Last Command, TheThe Last Command |
Mike Radin |
|
| 1955 |
Square Jungle, TheThe Square Jungle |
Bernie Browne |
|
| 1956 |
Jubal |
Shep Horgan |
|
| 1956 |
Catered Affair, TheThe Catered Affair |
Tom Hurley |
|
| 1956 |
Best Things in Life Are Free, TheThe Best Things in Life Are Free |
Lew Brown |
|
| 1956 |
Three Brave Men |
Bernard F. "Bernie" Goldsmith |
|
| 1958 |
Vikings, TheThe Vikings |
Ragnar |
|
| 1958 |
Badlanders, TheThe Badlanders |
John "Mac" McBain |
|
| 1958 |
Torpedo Run |
Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Archer "Archie" Sloan |
|
| 1959 |
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll |
Roo Webber |
|
| 1959 |
Rabbit Trap, TheThe Rabbit Trap |
Eddie Colt |
Locarno International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 1960 |
Man on a String |
Boris Mitrov |
|
| 1960 |
Pay or Die |
Police Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino |
Nominated—Golden Laurel |
| 1961 |
Black City |
Peppino Navarra |
|
| 1961 |
Italian Brigands, TheThe Italian Brigands |
Sante Carbone |
|
| 1961 |
Go Naked in the World |
Pete Stratton |
|
| 1961 |
Last Judgement, TheThe Last Judgement |
Pickpocket |
|
| 1961 |
Barabbas |
Lucius |
|
| 1964 |
McHale's Navy |
Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale |
Spin-off of the series of the same name |
| 1965 |
Flight of the Phoenix, TheThe Flight of the Phoenix |
Trucker Cobb |
|
| 1966 |
Oscar, TheThe Oscar |
Barney Yale |
|
| 1967 |
Dirty Dozen, TheThe Dirty Dozen |
Major General Worden |
|
| 1967 |
Chuka |
Sergeant Otto Hansbach |
|
| 1968 |
Man Who Makes the Difference, TheThe Man Who Makes the Difference |
Himself |
Documentary short film |
| 1968 |
Legend of Lylah Clare, TheThe Legend of Lylah Clare |
Barney Sheean |
|
| 1968 |
Ice Station Zebra |
Boris Vaslov |
|
| 1968 |
Split, TheThe Split |
Bert Clinger |
|
| 1969 |
Wild Bunch, TheThe Wild Bunch |
Dutch Engstrom |
|
| 1969 |
Bullet for Sandoval, AA Bullet for Sandoval |
Don Pedro Sandoval |
|
| 1970 |
Adventurers, TheThe Adventurers |
Fat Cat |
|
| 1970 |
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? |
Sheriff Harve |
|
| 1971 |
Rain for a Dusty Summer |
The General |
|
| 1971 |
Willard |
Al Martin |
|
| 1971 |
Bunny O'Hare |
Bill Green / William Gruenwald |
|
| 1971 |
Hannie Caulder |
Emmett Clemens |
|
| 1972 |
World of Sport Fishing, TheThe World of Sport Fishing |
Himself |
Documentary |
| 1972 |
Film Portrait |
Himself |
Documentary |
| 1972 |
Revengers, TheThe Revengers |
Hoop |
|
| 1972 |
Poseidon Adventure, TheThe Poseidon Adventure |
Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo |
|
| 1972 |
Ripped Off |
Captain Perkins |
|
| 1973 |
Emperor of the North Pole |
Shack |
|
| 1973 |
Neptune Factor, TheThe Neptune Factor |
Chief Diver Don MacKay |
|
| 1974 |
Law and Disorder |
Cy |
|
| 1974 |
Vengeance Is Mine |
Adam Smith |
|
| 1975 |
Devil's Rain, TheThe Devil's Rain |
Jonathan "John" Corbis |
|
| 1975 |
Hustle |
Santuro |
|
| 1976 |
Shoot |
Lou |
|
| 1977 |
Greatest, TheThe Greatest |
Angelo Dundee |
|
| 1978 |
Crossed Swords |
John Canty |
|
| 1978 |
Convoy |
Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace |
|
| 1979 |
Ravagers |
Rann |
|
| 1979 |
Double McGuffin, TheThe Double McGuffin |
Firat |
|
| 1979 |
Black Hole, TheThe Black Hole |
Harry Booth |
|
| 1980 |
When Time Ran Out |
Detective Sergeant Tom Conti |
|
| 1980 |
Super Fuzz |
Sergeant Willy Dunlop |
|
| 1981 |
Escape from New York |
Cabbie |
|
| 1981 |
Deadly Blessing |
Isaiah Schmidt |
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor |
| 1981 |
High Risk |
Clint |
|
| 1983 |
Graduates of Malibu High, TheThe Graduates of Malibu High |
Lieutenant Bob Carrigan |
|
| 1984 |
Code Name: Wild Geese |
Fletcher |
|
| 1985 |
Man Hunt |
Ben Robeson |
|
| 1987 |
Skeleton Coast |
Colonel Smith |
|
| 1987 |
Opponent, TheThe Opponent |
Victor |
|
| 1988 |
Big Turnaround, TheThe Big Turnaround |
Father Lopez |
|
| 1988 |
Moving Target |
Captain Morrison |
|
| 1988 |
Any Man's Death |
Herr Gantz |
|
| 1988 |
Spike of Bensonhurst |
Baldo Cacetti |
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
| 1989 |
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears |
Bischof |
|
| 1990 |
Last Match, TheThe Last Match |
Coach |
|
| 1990 |
Tides of War |
Doctor |
|
| 1990 |
Laser Mission |
Professor Braun |
|
| 1992 |
Mistress |
Himself |
Cameo |
| 1994 |
Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart, TheThe Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart |
Unknown |
|
| 1995 |
Captiva Island |
Arty |
|
| 1996 |
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage |
Himself |
Voice; Documentary |
| 1996 |
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders |
Grandfather |
|
| 1996 |
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 |
Carface Carruthers |
Voice |
| 1997 |
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus |
Himself |
Documentary |
| 1997 |
McHale's Navy |
Admiral Quinton McHale, Sr. (a.k.a. Cobra) |
Based on the series of the same name |
| 1997 |
Gattaca |
Caesar |
|
| 1998 |
12 Bucks |
Lucky |
|
| 1998 |
Small Soldiers |
Kip Killigan |
Voice |
| 1998 |
BASEketball |
Ted Denslow |
|
| 1998 |
Mel |
Grandpa |
|
| 1999 |
Last Great Ride, TheThe Last Great Ride |
Franklin Lyle |
|
| 1999 |
Abilene |
Hotis Brown |
|
| 1999 |
Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island, TheThe Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island |
Ben Quinn |
|
| 2000 |
Kiss of Debt, TheThe Kiss of Debt |
Godfather Mariano |
|
| 2000 |
Castle Rock |
Nate |
|
| 2000 |
Hoover |
J. Edgar Hoover |
Also executive producer |
| 2002 |
Whiplash |
Judge DuPont |
|
| 2002 |
11'09"01 September 11 |
Pensioner |
Segment "United States of America" |
| 2003 |
Barn Red |
Michael Bolini |
|
| 2003 |
American Hobo, TheThe American Hobo |
Narrator |
Documentary |
| 2003 |
Long Ride Home, TheThe Long Ride Home |
Lucas Moat |
|
| 2004 |
Blueberry |
Rolling Star |
|
| 2005 |
That One Summer |
Otis Garner |
|
| 2005 |
3 Below |
Grandpa |
|
| 2005 |
Rail Kings |
Steamtrain |
|
| 2006 |
Cura del gorilla, LaLa Cura del gorilla |
Jerry Warden |
|
| 2006 |
Frozen Stupid |
Frank Norgard |
|
| 2007 |
Oliviero Rising |
Bill |
|
| 2008 |
Strange Wilderness |
Milas |
|
| 2008 |
I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell |
Judge Holliday |
|
| 2009 |
Another Harvest Moon |
Frank |
|
| 2010 |
Genesis Code, TheThe Genesis Code |
Carl Taylor |
|
| 2010 |
Red |
Henry, The Records Keeper |
|
| 2011 |
Night Club |
Albert |
|
| 2011 |
Lion of Judah, TheThe Lion of Judah |
Slink |
|
| 2011 |
Snatched |
Big Frank Baum |
|
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1961 |
Blue Angels, TheThe Blue Angels |
Unknown |
Episode "The Blue Leaders" |
| 1962–66 |
McHale's Navy |
Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale |
|
| 1971 |
Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? |
Deputy Sam Hill |
Television film |
| 1971 |
Trackers, TheThe Trackers |
Sam Paxton |
Television film |
| 1973 |
Legend in Granite |
Vince Lombardi |
Television film |
| 1974 |
Twice in a Lifetime |
Vince Boselli |
Television film |
| 1974 |
Little House on the Prairie |
Jonathan |
Episode "The Lord is my Shepherd" |
| 1976–77 |
Future Cop |
Cleaver |
|
| 1977 |
Jesus of Nazareth |
The Roman Centurion |
Miniseries |
| 1977 |
Fire! |
Sam Brisbane |
Television film |
| 1978 |
Ghost of Flight 401, TheThe Ghost of Flight 401 |
Dom Cimoli |
Television film |
| 1978 |
Cops and Robin |
Joe Cleaver |
Television film |
| 1979 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
Stanislaus Katczinsky |
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| 1979 |
Holiday Hookers |
Max |
Television film |
| 1982 |
Magnum, P.I. |
Earl Gianelli (a.k.a. Mr. White Death) |
Episode "Mr. White Death" |
| 1983 |
Blood Feud |
J. Edgar Hoover |
Miniseries |
| 1983 |
Carpool |
Mickey Doyle |
Television film |
| 1983 |
Masquerade |
Jerry |
Pilot episode |
| 1984 |
Love Leads the Way: A True Story |
Senator Brighton |
Television film |
| 1984 |
Last Days of Pompeii, TheThe Last Days of Pompeii |
Marcus |
Miniseries |
| 1984–86 |
Airwolf |
Dominic Santini |
|
| 1985 |
Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission, TheThe Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission |
Major General Worden |
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen |
| 1985 |
Alice in Wonderland |
The Lion |
Television film |
| 1987 |
Space Island |
Billy Bones |
Miniseries |
| 1987 |
Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission, TheThe Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission |
Major General Worden |
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen |
| 1988 |
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission |
Major General Worden |
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen |
| 1989 |
Ocean |
Pedro El Triste |
Miniseries |
| 1989 |
Jake Spanner, Private Eye |
Sal |
Television film |
| 1990 |
Appearances |
Emil Danzig |
Television film |
| 1991 |
Home Improvement |
Eddie Phillips |
Episode "Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor" |
| 1991 |
Mountain of Diamonds |
Ernie |
Television film |
| 1993 |
Tierärztin Christine |
Dr. Gustav Gruber |
Television film |
| 1993 |
Hunt for the Blue Diamond |
Hans Kroger |
Television film |
| 1993 |
Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons |
Himself |
Voice; Episode "Boy-Scoutz n the Hood" |
| 1995 |
Tierärztin Christine II: The Temptation |
Dr. Gustav Gruber |
Television film |
| 1995–97 |
Single Guy, TheThe Single Guy |
Doorman |
|
| 1996–99 |
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series |
Carface Caruthers |
Voice |
| 1998 |
JAG |
Artemus Sullivan |
Episode "Yesterday's Heroes" |
| 1999–present |
SpongeBob SquarePants |
Mermaid Man |
Voice |
| 2000 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
Eddie Ryan |
Episode "The Avenging Angel" |
| 2002 |
7th Heaven |
Joe |
Episode "The Known Soldier" |
| 2003 |
District, TheThe District |
Uncle Mike Murphy |
Episode "Last Waltz" |
| 2004 |
Blue Light, TheThe Blue Light |
Faerie King |
Television film |
| 2004 |
Trail to Hope Rose, TheThe Trail to Hope Rose |
Eugene |
Television film |
| 2007 |
Grandpa for Christmas, AA Grandpa for Christmas |
Bert O'Riley |
Television film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television |
| 2008 |
Aces 'n Eights |
Thurmond Prescott |
Television film |
| 2009 |
ER |
Paul Manning |
Episodes "Old Times" and "And in the End..."
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2010 |
Saturday Night Live |
Himself |
Celebrity cameo in "What Up With That" sketch |
| 2011 |
Love's Christmas Journey |
Nicolas |
Television Film |
- Ernest: "Spencer Tracy was the first actor I've seen who could just look down into the dirt and command a scene. He played a set-up with Robert Ryan that way. He's looking down at the road and then he looks at Ryan at just the precise, right minute. I tell you, Rob could've stood on his head and zipped open his fly and the scene would've still been Mr Tracy's."
- Ernest: "The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a camera or when you're on stage. There are some people who carry it all the time. That, to me, is not acting. What you've gotta do is find out what the writer wrote about and put it into your mind. This is acting. Not going out and researching what the writer has already written. This is crazy!"
- Ernest: "Everything I do has a moral to it. Yes, I've been in films that have had shootings. I made The Wild Bunch (1969), which was the beginning of the splattering of blood and everything else. But there was a moral behind it. The moral was that, by golly, bad guys got it. That was it. Yeah."
- Ernest: "Ever since they opened the floodgates with Clark Gable saying, 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn,' somebody's ears pricked up and said, 'Oh boy, here we go!'. Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right."
- Ernest on drugs: "No, I've never done anything. At least, not to my knowledge. I once took a bunch of goofballs by accident. They looked like candy. They were in a little bowl at a party. I grabbed a handful and went to town. That was some New Years Eve. I didn't have a coherent thought till February."
- Ernest on his $5,000 salary for playing the eponymous lead in Marty (1955), which won him a Best Actor Oscar: "...I would have done it for nothing."
- Ernest on Women's Rights: "They tried it the wrong way. You can't expect anyone to take you seriously if you burn your undies and tell me I'm a pig. That's why it failed. Too many ugly broads telling me that they don't want to sleep with me. Who wanted you anyway?"
- ^ "Ernest Borgnine." International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed. St. James Press, 2000. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006: "Born: Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut, January 24, 1917 (some sources say 1915 or 1918)."
- ^ Clooney, Nick (2003). The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-1044-0. , p. 114
- ^ Ernest Borgnine Biography (1929-)
- ^ Ernest Borgnine Interview
- ^ a b "Features | NFT Interviews | Ernest Borgnine". BFI. 2007-10-10. http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/borgnine.html. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "The Importance of Being Ernie". http://newtextureblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/ernest-borgnine-in-hollywood.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ M. A. Schmidt (April 10, 1955). "Ernest Borgnine: Fiendish 'Fatso' to Meek 'Marty'". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/marty-ar.html. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
- ^ Wilson, Michael (February 14, 2009). "The Taco Joint That Loves Ernest Borgnine". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/nyregion/14metjournal.html. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
- ^ Circus Parade secures funding, will return July 12
- ^ "Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A.: Dedication of Long Beach Scottish Rite Theatre to Actor & Brother Ernest Borgnine". Scottishrite.org. 2011-05-07. http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine/. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ^ "Anchors Floored After Mic Picks Up Ernest Borgnine’s Shock Secret to Long Life". Breitbart.tv. August 14 2008. http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=152013.
- ^ Jordan, Katy (August 15, 2008). "Ernest Borgnine, 91, reveals his little secret". Boston Herald. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/2008_08_15_Ernest_Borgnine__91__reveals_his_little_secret/srvc=home&position=6. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ "Actor Ernest Borgnine to receive lifetime award". BBC News (BBC). August 19, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11021875. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
- ^ "Tortilla Flats New York City | Ernest Borgnine". Tortillaflatsnyc.com. http://www.tortillaflatsnyc.com/ernie.html. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
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| Name |
Borgnine, Ernest |
| Alternative names |
Borgnino, Ermes Effron |
| Short description |
Actor |
| Date of birth |
January 24, 1917 |
| Place of birth |
Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
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