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.

Filmography

• 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films — Col. Nick Alexander (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2005The Big Red One: The Reconstruction — The Sergeant
• 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller — The Sergeant (archive footage)
• 1986The Delta Force — Colonel Nick Alexander
• 1985The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission — Maj. John Reisman
• 1984Dog Day — Jimmy Cobb
• 1983Canicule
• 1983Gorky Park — Jack Osborne
• 1981Death Hunt — RCMP Sgt. Edgar Millen
• 1980The Big Red One — The Sergeant
• 1979Avalanche Express — Harry Wargrave
• 1978The Meanest Men in the West — Kalig Talbot
• 1976Bob Hope's World of Comedy — (archive footage)
• 1976Shout at the Devil — Colonel Flynn O'Flynn
• 1976The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday — Sam Longwood
• 1974The Klansman — Sheriff Track Bascomb
• 1974The Spikes Gang — Harry Spikes
• 1973Emperor of the North — A No. 1
• 1973The Iceman Cometh — Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
• 1972Pocket Money — Leonard
• 1972Prime Cut — Nick Devlin
• It Couldn't Be Done — Narrator
• 1970Monte Walsh — Monte Walsh
• 1969Paint Your Wagon — Ben Rumson
• 1968Autumn and Cardboard — Narrator
• 1968Hell in the Pacific — American Pilot
• 1968Sergeant Ryker — Sgt. Paul Ryker
• 1967Our Time In Hell — Narrator
• 1967Point Blank — Walker
• 1967The Dirty Dozen — Maj. John Reisman
• 1966The Professionals — Fardan
• 1965Cat Ballou — Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
• 1965Ship of Fools — Tenny
• 1964The Killers — Charlie Strom
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Nick Karajanian
• 1963Donovan's Reef — Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
• Kraft Suspense Theatre — Sgt. Paul Ryker
• The Great Adventure — Misok Bedrozian
• 1963The Losers — Dave Blassingame
• Combat! — Sgt. Turk
• 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance — Liberty Valance
• The Virginian — Martin Kalig
• Ben Casey
• Dr. Kildare — Dr. Paul Probeck, Buddy Bishop
• 1961The Comancheros — Crow
• The Dick Powell Show — Finn
• The DuPont Show of the Week — Juan de Nuñez
• The Investigators — Nostradamus
• Checkmate — Lee Tabor
• Route 66 — Woody Biggs, John Ryan
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show — Jud Hollister
• Bonanza — Peter Kane
• The Twilight Zone — Steel Kelly, Conny Miller
• The Untouchables — Mike Brannon, Victor Rait / Howard Carson, Nick Acropolis
• 1958The Missouri Traveler — Tobias Brown
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
• M Squad — Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger
• 1957Raintree County — Orville 'Flash' Perkins
• Wagon Train — Jud Benedict, Jose Morales
• 19567 Men from Now — Bill Masters
• 1956Attack — Clyde Bartlett
• 1956Pillars of the Sky — Sgt. Lloyd Carracart
• 1956The Rack — Capt. John R. Miller
• 1955A Life in the Balance — The Killer
• 1955Bad Day at Black Rock — Hector David
• 1955I Died a Thousand Times — Babe Kossuck
• 1955Not as a Stranger — Brundage
• 1955Pete Kelly's Blues — Al Gannaway
• 1955Shack Out on 101 — Slob / Mr. Gregory
• 1955Violent Saturday — Dill
• Climax! — Capt. Cavallero, 'Little Man' Brush, Mannon Tate
• 1954Gorilla at Large — Shaughnessy--Policeman
• Studio 57
• 1954The Caine Mutiny — Meatball, Technical Supervisor
• 1954The Raid — Lt. Keating
• 1953Down Among the Sheltering Palms — Pvt. Snively (uncredited)
• General Electric Theater — Captain Morrissey, Art Temple, Dick Giles, Joe Kittridge, Clerk, Sid Benton
• 1953Gun Fury — Blinky
• Revlon Mirror Theatre — Red Johnson
• 1953Seminole — Sgt. Magruder
• 1953The Big Heat — Vince Stone
• 1953The Glory Brigade — Cpl. Bowman
• The Motorola Television Hour
• The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse — John Temple
• 1953The Stranger Wore a Gun — Dan Kurth
• 1953The Wild One — Chino
• Biff Baker U.S.A. — Michler / Captain Hollis, Captain Hollis Michler
• 1952Diplomatic Courier — Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)
• 1952Eight Iron Men — Sgt. Joe Mooney
• 1952Hangman's Knot — Rolph Bainter
• 1952The Duel at Silver Creek — Tinhorn Burgess
• 1952We're Not Married! — Pinky (uncredited)
• Dragnet — Henry Ross, James Mitchell
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Jim Patterson, Russ Anderson
• 1951Teresa — G.I. (uncredited)
• 1951You're in the Navy Now — Radio Man
• Cameo Theatre
• Treasury Men in Action
• Suspense — Barrow
• The Big Story
• Studio One — Teale
• Kraft Television Theatre — Milo Bogardus

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2024Point Blank the Documentary — Self
• 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)
• 2009The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Operation Dirty Dozen — Self
• 1986Combat Leadership: The Ultimate Challenge — Himself
• 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self
• 1984Sam Fuller & the Big Red One — Self
• Champs-Elysées — Self
• Wogan — Self
• 1977Superstunt — Self - Host
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• Film '72 — Self
• 1969No Name City — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• 1967Lionpower from MGM — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1967The Rock — Self (uncredited)
• 1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in London — Self
• Top of the Pops — Self
• The Lawbreakers — Self - Host
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Host
• The Steve Allen Show — Self, Self - Detective, Self - Guest
• The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee