Ernest Borgnine dead at 95.
07-08-12 | 04:11 PM
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Ernest Borgnine dead at 95.
Actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95
updated 6:23 PM EDT, Sun July 8, 2012
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(CNN) -- Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty," has died at age 95, his manager said Sunday.
The thick-set, gap-toothed Borgnine built a reputation for playing heavies in early films like "From Here to Eternity" and "Bad Day at Black Rock." But he turned that reputation on its head as the shy, homely title character in "Marty," taking home the Oscar for best actor -- one of four awards the film claimed.
Born in Connecticut to Italian immigrants, Borgnine -- originally Ermes Effron Borgnino -- began taking theater classes after serving in the Navy during World War II. He had joined the service after graduating from high school during the Great Depression and had been discharged in 1941, but re-enlisted after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II.
He made the move to films and then television in 1951, racking up more than 200 credits in projects ranging from the era of live television drama to the children's cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants."
He starred in the 1962-66 sitcom "McHale's Navy," was one of the original celebrities on the game show "The Hollywood Squares" and played William Holden's right-hand-man in Sam Peckinpah's revisionist Western "the Wild Bunch." He also was a regular on the 1980s television drama "Airwolf" and a frequent guest star on a variety of shows.
In addition to his Oscar for "Marty," Borgnine was nominated for three Emmys -- the most recent in 2009, for a guest spot on the hospital drama "ER" -- and won a life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2010.
CNN's Douglas Hyde contributed to this report.
updated 6:23 PM EDT, Sun July 8, 2012
CNN.com
(CNN) -- Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty," has died at age 95, his manager said Sunday.
The thick-set, gap-toothed Borgnine built a reputation for playing heavies in early films like "From Here to Eternity" and "Bad Day at Black Rock." But he turned that reputation on its head as the shy, homely title character in "Marty," taking home the Oscar for best actor -- one of four awards the film claimed.
Born in Connecticut to Italian immigrants, Borgnine -- originally Ermes Effron Borgnino -- began taking theater classes after serving in the Navy during World War II. He had joined the service after graduating from high school during the Great Depression and had been discharged in 1941, but re-enlisted after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II.
He made the move to films and then television in 1951, racking up more than 200 credits in projects ranging from the era of live television drama to the children's cartoon "SpongeBob SquarePants."
He starred in the 1962-66 sitcom "McHale's Navy," was one of the original celebrities on the game show "The Hollywood Squares" and played William Holden's right-hand-man in Sam Peckinpah's revisionist Western "the Wild Bunch." He also was a regular on the 1980s television drama "Airwolf" and a frequent guest star on a variety of shows.
In addition to his Oscar for "Marty," Borgnine was nominated for three Emmys -- the most recent in 2009, for a guest spot on the hospital drama "ER" -- and won a life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2010.
CNN's Douglas Hyde contributed to this report.
Another legend gone.
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07-08-12 | 04:16 PM
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Re: Ernest Borgnine dead at 95.
This one actually makes me sad. The Wild Bunch, The Poseidon Adventure, Escape from New York, The Dirty Dozen. He always seemed like such a warm presence. 
RIP
P.S.-He was also the voice of Mermaid Man.
RIPP.S.-He was also the voice of Mermaid Man.
07-08-12 | 04:19 PM
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I guess he slowed down on that masturbation.
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07-08-12 | 04:26 PM
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Marty!
07-08-12 | 04:55 PM
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Too bad...I always liked him.
07-08-12 | 05:15 PM
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RIP Mr. Denslow
07-08-12 | 05:20 PM
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Weird, weird, weird. I woke up this morning at like 5 because I was thirsty. Decided to throw on a movie for when I went back to sleep and picked the Black Hole, which was on my comp for the last year, but I've still never seen. My last thought before falling asleep was 'Is that Ernest Borgnine??". Creepy (for me at least)..
07-08-12 | 05:30 PM
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He was one of my favorite actors, and a TOTAL class act when I met him a few years back. Glad I got him to sign my Devil's Rain poster. Helluva nice guy. At least he left us with a lot of great films to enjoy.
07-08-12 | 05:31 PM
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Sad to hear. Great life, great career. The Wild Bunch is playing in town this week, will definitely make a sojourn to see the last of the bunch one more time.
07-08-12 | 05:39 PM
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One of my all-time favorite movies:
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07-08-12 | 05:58 PM
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07-08-12 | 06:10 PM
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Amazing life and career. Saw that he passed away from kidney failure. Guess his body finally gave out on him.
Hard to believe that he kept working literally until his death. I looked on IMDB and he has one more movie scheduled to be released. Most actors his age would have been long retired.
RIP
Hard to believe that he kept working literally until his death. I looked on IMDB and he has one more movie scheduled to be released. Most actors his age would have been long retired.
RIP
07-08-12 | 06:13 PM
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A legend, "Marty", "The Dirty Dozen", "The Wild Bunch", "From Here to Eternity", "Johnny Guitar", "Demetrius and the Gladiators," "Vera Cruz", "Three Bad Men", "The Vikings", "Torpedo Run", "Barabbas", and "Emperor of the North". RIP Dutch.
07-08-12 | 06:27 PM
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Odd, I was watching The Wild Bunch last night and was thinking to myself how under-appreciated an actor he was. He was one of the greats and a true loss to cinema. He also sounded like a pretty good guy in his personal life as well.
