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Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Acting

Born January 24, 1917, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (36)
  • 2022Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016Naples '44 — Self
  • 2013Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie — Self
  • 2012Remote Control Magic: The Movie — Self (archive footage)
  • 2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants — Self
  • 2008Red and White: Gone with the West — Himself / Narrator
  • 2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project — Self
  • 2006Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' — Self
  • 2005Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah — Self
  • 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King — Self
  • 2000Frank Sinatra Memorial — Self
  • 2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memories — Self (archive footage)
  • 1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western — Self
  • 1997Ernest Borgnine on the Bus — Self
  • 1996Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach — Self (archive footage)
  • 1996The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage — Self
  • 1992Mistress — Himself
  • 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self (archive footage)
  • 1983James Bond: The First 21 Years — Self
  • 1977Superstunt — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)
  • 1974Sandy in Disneyland — Self
  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self
  • Great Performances — Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
  • The Jerry Lewis Show — Self
  • The Ray Anthony Show — himself
  • The Merv Griffin Show — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
  • The George Gobel Show — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • The Bob Hope Show — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Audience Member
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