Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine (actually Ermes Effron Borgnino ; born January 24, 1917 in Hamden , Connecticut , † July 8, 2012 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor . For Marty , he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1956.
Borgnine has been one of the most famous character actors in Hollywood since the 1950s and was often seen in high-profile supporting roles. He appeared in more than 200 television and cinema films and was active as an actor until his death.
Life
Ernest Borgnine was the son of Italian immigrants. His father Camillo Borgnino came from Ottiglio , his mother Anna Boselli from a noble family in the northern Italian town of Carpi near Modena . In 1935 he joined the United States Navy and later fought as a gunner on the destroyer USS Lamberton (DD-119) during World War II . After ten years of service, he left the Navy at the end of the war and became a factory worker. At the suggestion of his mother, he attended the Randall's School of Drama in Hartford from 1947 . He played at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia and made his Broadway debut in 1949 . In 1951 he moved to Los Angeles and got his first film role as a Chinese.
In 1953, Borgnine made her breakthrough as a character actor in the role of a sadistic sergeant in the classic film Damned in All Eternity . For his leading role in Marty , where he was seen as the lone butcher, he received the National Board of Review Award, the award of the New York Film Critics Circle and a year later an Oscar for best actor and a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama . He prevailed among others against Spencer Tracy , Frank Sinatra and James Dean . Borgnine covered a wide range of acting over the decades, was one of the most famous character actors in Hollywood and was very popular with the audience.
He was often used as an important supporting actor and gave his roles, also through his massive appearance, an unmistakable profile. Borgnine has been in such well-known films over the years as the adventure film The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), the war film The Dirty Dozen (1967), the Western classic The Wild Bunch (1969), the disaster film The Poseidon's Infernal Journey ( 1972), the action film Convoy (1978) or the futuristic thriller The Rattlesnake (1981).
From the 1980s, Borgnine appeared regularly in television series. His embodiment of Dominic Santini in the US series Airwolf became particularly popular from 1984 . From the 1980s he also took part in a number of German productions and in 1993, for example, stood in front of the camera for veterinarian Christine together with Uschi Glas , Hans Clarin and Martin Semmelrogge .
He later made film appearances in Gattaca in 1997 and in 2002 in 11'09 "01 - September 11. In 2009 he received his third Emmy for his guest appearance as Paul Manning in the last episode of the Emergency Room series , And In The End He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2010. He had a supporting role as archivist in RED in 2010. Ernest Borgnine was active as an actor until the end of his life.
On the Hollywood Walk of Fame , he has a star of the film category at the address 6324 Hollywood Boulevard .
Borgnine was married five times. His first marriage to Rhoda Kemins from 1949 to 1958 had a daughter (* 1952). From 1959 to 1963 he was married to the actress Katy Jurado . His third marriage to actress and singer Ethel Merman lasted just 32 days in 1964. His fourth marriage to Donna Granucci, which lasted from 1965 to 1972, had a son (* 1969) and two daughters (* 1965 and 1970). Since 1972 Borgnine was married to his fifth wife, the entrepreneur Tova Traesnaes , who sold her own beauty line called "Tova". The marriage lasted until Borgnine's death.
Borgnine died of kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on July 8, 2012, at the age of 95 . The body was cremated and the urn given to the family.
Borgnine had been an active member of the Freemasonry Association since 1964 and became Grand Master of the Scottish Lodge in 1983 with 33 ° .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: The trail leads to the harbor (The Mob)
- 1953: From Here to Eternity (From Here to Eternity)
- 1953: The silent stranger (Stranger wore a Gun) - Director: André De Toth
- 1954: Johnny Guitar - When Women Hate (Johnny Guitar)
- 1954: The Gladiators (Demetrius and the Gladiators)
- 1954: Stadt in Angst (Bad Day at Black Rock)
- 1954: Vera Cruz
- 1955: Marty
- 1956: Fanfares of Joy (The Best Things in Life Are Free)
- 1955: The beater of Chicago (The Square Jungle)
- 1956: Girls without a dowry (The Catered Affair)
- 1958: Torpedo go! (Torpedo Run)
- 1958: The Vikings (The Vikings)
- 1958: Stolen Gold (The Badlanders)
- 1961: The Last Judgment does not take place (Il giudizio universale)
- 1961: Barabbas
- 1961: go naked into the world (Go Naked in the World)
- 1962–1966: McHale's Navy (TV series, 138 episodes)
- 1965: The Flight of the Phoenix (The Flight of the Phoenix)
- 1965: ... because nobody is without guilt (The Oscar)
- 1967: Chuka
- 1967: The Dirty Dozen (The Dirty Dozen)
- 1968: Cops, how long do you want to live (The Split)
- 1968: Big Lie Lylah Clare (The Legend of Lylah Clare)
- 1968: Ice Station Zebra (Ice Station Zebra)
- 1969: The Wild Bunch (The Wild Bunch)
- 1969: Around them was the breath of death (Los desesperados)
- 1971: The Challenge (Rain for a Dusty Summer)
- 1971: Willard
- 1971: In a saddle with death (Hannie Caulder)
- 1972: The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
- 1972: Revengers (The Revengers) - Director: Daniel Mann
- 1973: A Train for Two Scoundrels (Emperor Of The North Pole)
- 1973: The Odyssey of Neptune (The Neptune Factor)
- 1974: Killing Machine (Sunday in the Country) - Director: John Trent
- 1974: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie , TV series, episode 1x14)
- 1975: At Night When Corpses Cry (The Devil's Rain)
- 1975: Streets of Night (Hustle)
- 1976–1977: My friend, the robot ( Future Cop , TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1977: Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus of Nazareth)
- 1977: The Prince and the Pauper - Director: Richard Fleischer
- 1977: I am the greatest (The Greatest)
- 1978: The Ghost of Flight 401 (The Ghost of Flight 401)
- 1978: Convoy
- 1979: on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front) (TV movie)
- 1979: The Black Hole (The Black Hole)
- 1980: The day the world ended (When Time Ran Out ...)
- 1980: The Supercop (Poliziotto superpiù)
- 1981: The Rattlesnake (Escape from New York)
- 1981: Satisfaction (High Risk)
- 1982: Magnum ( Magnum PI , TV series, episode 3x09)
- 1984: secret code: wild geese
- 1984–1986: Airwolf (TV series, 55 episodes)
- 1984: Never say Indian again (Cane arrabbiato)
- 1986: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven , TV series, episode 3x04)
- 1987: The Treasure in Space (L'isola del tesoro)
- 1987: Skeleton Coast - Director: John Cardos
- 1988: Brooklyn Kid (Spike of Bensonhurst) - Director: Paul Morrissey
- 1989: Laser Mission
- 1989: You don't kiss gummy bears
- 1992: Listen who's hammering ( Home Improvement , TV series, episode 1x20)
- 1993: the blue diamond
- 1993: Veterinarian Dr. Christine - Director: Otto Retzer
- 1993: The Simpsons ( The Simpsons , TV series, episode 5x08)
- 1995–1997: A single always comes alone ( The Single Guy , TV series, 23 episodes)
- 1997: McHale's Navy
- 1997: Gattaca
- 1998: The sports cannons (BASEketball)
- 1998: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , TV series, episode 3x15)
- 1999: Alone Against the Future ( Early Edition , TV series, episode 3x13)
- 1999–2012: SpongeBob SquarePants ( SpongeBob SquarePants , TV series, 17 episodes, speaker of the mermaid man)
- 2002: 11.09 "01 - September 11
- 2003: The District - used in Washington ( The District , TV series, episode 3x16)
- 2004: Blueberry and the Curse of the Demons (Blueberry)
- 2004: The Trail to Hope Rose
- 2005: 3 Below - Revenge from the Deep (3 Below)
- 2007: Strange Wilderness
- 2007: A Grandpa For Christmas
- 2009: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2010: RED - Older, Harder, Better (RED - Retired.Extremely.Dangerous)
- 2010: Herbstmond (Another Harvest Moon) - Director: Greg Swartz
- 2011: Night Club - Director: Sam Borowski
- 2011: The Lion of Judah - The Lamb Who Saved the World ( The Lion of Judah , voice of Slink)
- 2012: The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez - Director: Elia Petridis
Awards
Honors
- 1955: National Board of Review Award for Marty ( Best Actor )
- 1955: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Marty ( Best Actor )
- 1956: Golden Globe Award for Marty ( Best Actor - Drama )
- 1956: Oscar for Marty ( Best Actor )
- 1956: British Film Academy Award for Marty ( Best Foreign Actor )
- 1959: Best Actor Award of the International Film Festival of Locarno for the rabbit trap
- 1960: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (6324 Hollywood Blvd.)
- 1985: Golden Boot Award
- 1997: King Vidor Memorial Award from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
- 2009: Special Tribute Award from the Almería International Short Film Festival
- 2009: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhode Island International Film Festival
- 2011: Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- 2012: Newport Beach Film Festival Achievement Award for The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Nominations
- 1961: 2nd place at the Laurel Awards for Pay or Die (Best Action Representation)
- 1963: Emmy nomination for McHale's Navy (Best Continuous Performance by a Series Leading Actor)
- 1980: Emmy nomination for Hallmark Hall of Fame: All Quiet on the Western Front (Best Supporting Actor in a Multi-Part or Special)
- 1982: Nomination for the Golden Raspberry for Deadly Blessing (worst supporting actor)
- 1989: Nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Brooklyn Kid
- 1999: Nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for All Dogs Go To Heaven (Best Actor in an Animation Program)
- 2005: Nomination for the TV Land Award for Airwolf ("Favorite Airborne Character (s)")
- 2008: Golden Globe nomination for A Grandpa for Christmas (best actor in a television series or film)
- 2009: Emmy nomination for Emergency Room - The Emergency Room: Last but not least ... (Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
Web links
- Ernest Borgnine in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Ernest Borgnine in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Ernest Borgnine in the nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Actor Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95
- ↑ Acting legend Ernest Borgnine died stern.de, July 9, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ↑ Luciana Nora: Ernest Borgnine: Una personalità per un terzo carpigiana ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Portrait of Ernest Borgnines on the official website of the Unione delle Terre d'Argine , to which the city of Carpi is today. (accessed on February 25, 2011)
- ↑ Famous Freemasons Ernest Borgnine , Homepage: Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon (accessed April 12, 2012)
- ^ Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, SJ, USA: Dedication of Long Beach Scottish Rite Theater to Actor & Brother Ernest Borgnine . Scottishrite.org. May 7, 2011. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Ernest Borgnine, 33 °, Grand Cross, Receives SAG Lifetime Achievement Award. The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 2011, accessed September 10, 2015 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Borgnine, Ernest |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Borgnine, Ermes Effron (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamden , Connecticut |
DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 2012 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |