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Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Birthday: 1917-01-24 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2018
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

as    Judge Holliday

2011
National Lampoon's Snatched

as    Big Frank Baum

2011
The Lion of Judah

as    Slink (voice)

2010
The Genesis Code

as    Carl Taylor

2010
Another Harvest Moon

as    Frank

2009
The Wishing Well

as    Big Jim

2008
Aces 'N' Eights

as    Thurmond Prescott

2005
3 Below

as    Grandpa

2004
The Trail to Hope Rose

as    Eugene

2004
Renegade

as    Rolling Star

2003
The Long Ride Home

as    Lucas Moat

2002
11'09''01 September 11

as    Old Man (segment "USA")

2000
Castle Rock

as    Nate

1999
1998
An All Dogs Christmas Carol

as    Carface (voice)

1998
Everyone Loves Mel

as    Grandpa

1998
BASEketball

as    Ted Denslow

1997
McHale's Navy

as    Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.

1997
Gattaca

as    Caesar

1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

as    Carface (voice)

1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series

as    Carface Caruthers (voice)

1995
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung

as    Dr. Gustav Gruber

1995
The Single Guy

as    Manny Cordoba

1990
The Last Match

as    Coach