Clarence LeRoy Lee Van Cleef Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef began to lose interest in his apparently waning career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. The film made him a box-office draw, especially in Europe.Military serviceAfter basic training and further training at the Naval Fleet Sound School, Van Cleef was assigned to a submarine chaser and then to a minesweeper, USS Incredible, on which he worked as a sonarman.After leaving the Navy, Van Cleef read for a part in Our Town at the Little Theater Group in Clinton, New Jersey and received his first stage role. From there, he continued to meet with the group and audition for parts. The next biggest part was that of the boxer, Joe Pendleton, in the play Heaven Can Wait. During this time, he was observed by visiting talent scouts, who were impressed by Van Cleefs stage presence and delivery. One of these scouts later took him to New York City talent agent Maynard Morris of the MCA agency, who then sent him to the Alvin Theater for an audition.Van Cleefs screen debut came in High Noon. During a performance of Mister Roberts in Los Angeles, he was noticed by film director Stanley Kramer, who offered Van Cleef a role in his upcoming film. Kramer originally wanted Van Cleef for the role of the deputy Harvey Pell, but as he wanted Van Cleef to have his distinctive nose fixed, Van Cleef declined the role in favor of the part of the silent gunslinger Jack Colby. He was then cast mostly in villainous roles, due to his sharp cheeks and chin, piercing eyes, and hawk-like nose, from the part of Tony Romano in Kansas City Confidential (1952), culminating 14 years later in Sergio Leones The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s, Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California, with an inscription on his grave marker referring to his many acting performances as a villain BEST OF THE BAD. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Van Cleef, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

电影 unavailable from Lee Van Cleef

For a Few Dollars More

Col. Douglas Mortimer

电影 1965

The Tin Star

Ed McGaffey

电影 1957

Kansas City Confidential

Tony Romano

电影 1952

Speed Zone

Grandfather

电影 1989

Ride Lonesome

Frank

电影 1959

Beyond the Law

Billy Joe Cudlip

电影 1968

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Corp. Stone

电影 1953

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

Dakota

电影 1974

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

(archive footage)

电影 2014

Accused of Murder

Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey

电影 1956

The Bravados

Alfonso Parral

电影 1958

The Grand Duel

Sheriff Clayton

电影 1972

Ten Wanted Men

Al Drucker

电影 1955

The Big Gundown

Jonathan Corbett

电影 1967

Armed Response

Burt Roth

电影 1986

Thieves of Fortune

Sergio Danielo Christophero

电影 1990

Death Rides a Horse

Ryan

电影 1967

Sabata

Sabata

电影 1969

Return of Sabata

Sabata / Major

电影 1971

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

Frankie

电影 1973

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Self

电影 1979

Machete

Miguel

电影 1958

Day of Anger

Frank Talby

电影 1967

Vice Squad

Pete Monty

电影 1953

Kid Vengeance

McClain

电影 1976

Killing Machine

Julot

电影 1984

God's Gun

Father John / Lewis

电影 1976

Jungle Raiders

Warren

电影 1985

Bad Man's River

Roy King

电影 1971

Commandos

MSgt. Sullivan

电影 1968

Captain Apache

Capt. Apache

电影 1971

The Bandits of Corsica

Nerva

电影 1953

Gypsy Colt

Hank

电影 1954

The Hard Way

McNeal

电影 1980

Raiders of Old California

Damon Pardee

电影 1957

The Commander

Col. Mazzarini

电影 1988

Arrow In The Dust

Tillotson Henchman

电影 1954

Code Name: Wild Geese

Archie 'China' Travers

电影 1984

Dawn at Socorro

Earl Ferris

电影 1954

Princess of the Nile

Hakar (uncredited)

电影 1954

The Perfect Killer

Harry Chapman

电影 1977

Joe Dakota

Adam Grant

电影 1957

The Vanishing American

Jay Lord

电影 1955

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

Shad Donaphin

电影 1957

The Quiet Gun

Doug Sadler

电影 1957

The Nebraskan

Pvt. Reno Benton

电影 1953

Rails Into Laramie

Ace Winton

电影 1954

Jack Slade

Bolt Mackay

电影 1953

Last Stagecoach West

Steve Margolies

电影 1957

Octagon : le combat des maîtres

电影 2003

Posse from Hell

Leo

电影 1961

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sentenza / Angel Eyes

电影 1966

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)

电影 2000

How the West Was Won

River Pirate (uncredited)

电影 1962

I Cover the Underworld

Flash Logan

电影 1955

The Best of the Martial Arts Films

Self (archive footage)

电影 1990

The Desperado

Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton

电影 1954

The Road to Denver

Pecos Larry

电影 1955

Master Ninja

John Peter McAllister

电影 1984

Nowhere to Hide

Ike Scanlon

电影 1977

Master Ninja II

John Peter McAllister

电影 1984

White Lightning

Brutus Allen

电影 1953

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

Mike Bennett

电影 1959

The Naked Street

Harry Goldish (uncredited)

电影 1955

电视剧 unavailable from Lee Van Cleef

77 Sunset Strip

Tv 1958

Mr. Lucky

Tv 1959

General Electric Theater

Dave Rudabaugh

Tv 1953

Hawaiian Eye

Tv 1959

Zorro

Tv 1957

The Twilight Zone

Tv 1959

Laredo

Tv 1965

The Adventures of Champion

Frank

Tv 1955

Rawhide

Fred Grant

Tv 1959

My Mother the Car

Tv 1965

Yancy Derringer

Ike Milton

Tv 1958

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Ed Murdock

Tv 1957

Bronco

Tv 1958

The Alaskans

Tv 1959

Black Saddle

Frank Sandoe

Tv 1959

Branded

Tv 1965

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Jumbo Kane

Tv 1958

The Rifleman

Tv 1958

The Dakotas

Tv 1963

Lawman

Tv 1958

Riverboat

Luke Cragg

Tv 1959

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Tv 1955

Cavalcade of America

Tv 1952

The Master

John Peter McAllister

Tv 1984

City Detective

Tv 1953

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Tv 1951

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Peak

Tv 1959

The Ford Television Theatre

Tv 1952

The Adventures of Boston Blackie

Tv 1951

Maverick

Tv 1957

The Lone Ranger

Bull Harper

Tv 1949

The Deputy

Cherokee Kid

Tv 1959

Lawman

Deputy Clyde Wilson

Tv 1958

Casey Jones

Mort Clio

Tv 1957

The Untouchables

Frank Diamond

Tv 1959

Rawhide

Deck Sommers

Tv 1959

Trackdown

Ben Fraser

Tv 1957

Cavalcade of America

1st Mate Hawl Finch

Tv 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid

Tv 1952

The Lone Ranger

Jango

Tv 1949

The Ford Television Theatre

Stanley Perrin

Tv 1952

Bonanza

Appling

Tv 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Majeski

Tv 1958

State Trooper

Frank Parnessa

Tv 1956

Wagon Train

Rufe Beal

Tv 1957

The Gene Autry Show

Hod - Henchman

Tv 1950

The Gene Autry Show

Henchman Ray

Tv 1950

Annie Oakley

Amos Belcher

Tv 1954

Annie Oakley

Tim Brennan

Tv 1954

Stories of the Century

Jesse James

Tv 1954

Stagecoach West

Lin Hyatt

Tv 1960