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Ernest Borgnine

Acting 95 (deceased) years old Hamden, Connecticut, USA ★ 3.8
Born: January 24, 1917
Died: July 8, 2012

Biography

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

The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code Carl Taylor 2010
The Ghost of Flight 401
The Ghost of Flight 401 Dom Cimoli 1978
Laser Mission
Laser Mission Prof. Braun 1989
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Love Leads the Way: A True Story Sen. Brighton 1984
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix Trucker Cobb 1965

Filmography

Acting Credits (243)

Rat Pack
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
Naples '44
Naples '44 Self 2016
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie Self 2013
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Remote Control Magic: The Movie Self (archive footage) 2012
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Rex Page 2012
Love's Christmas Journey
Love's Christmas Journey Nicholas 2011
The Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah Slink (voice) 2011
Night Club
Night Club Albert 2011
National Lampoon's Snatched
National Lampoon's Snatched Big Frank Baum 2011
RED
RED Henry, The Records Keeper 2010
Another Harvest Moon
Another Harvest Moon Frank 2010
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code Carl Taylor 2010
The Wishing Well
The Wishing Well Big Jim 2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Self 2009
Oliviero Rising
Oliviero Rising Bill 2009
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine Self 2009
Frozen Stupid
Frozen Stupid Frank Norgard 2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance Judge Holliday 2008
Aces 'N' Eights
Aces 'N' Eights Thurmond Prescott 2008
Strange Wilderness
Strange Wilderness Milas 2008
Red and White: Gone with the West
Red and White: Gone with the West Himself / Narrator 2008
A Grandpa for Christmas
A Grandpa for Christmas Bert O'Riley 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Self 2007
La cura del gorilla
La cura del gorilla Jerry 2006
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' Self 2006
Rail Kings
Rail Kings Steamtrain 2005
3 Below
3 Below Grandpa 2005
That One Summer
That One Summer 2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah Self 2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self (archive footage) 2004
Renegade
Renegade Rolling Star 2004
The Trail to Hope Rose
The Trail to Hope Rose Eugene 2004
Barn Red
Barn Red Michael Bolini 2004
The Blue Light
The Blue Light Faerie King 2004
The Long Ride Home
The Long Ride Home Lucas Moat 2003
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage) 2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King Self 2003
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker Himself - Narrator 2003
September 11
September 11 Old Man (segment "USA") 2002
Hoover
Hoover J. Edgar Hoover 2000
The District
The District Uncle Mike Murphy 2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories Self (archive footage) 2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Frank Sinatra Memorial Self 2000
Everyone Loves Mel
Everyone Loves Mel Grandpa 2000
Castle Rock
Castle Rock Nate 2000
The Kiss Of Debt
The Kiss Of Debt Godfather Mariano 2000
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island Ben Quinn 1999
Family Law
Family Law Frank Collero 1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants Mermaid Man (voice) 1999
Abilene
Abilene Hotis Brown 1999
The Last Great Ride
The Last Great Ride Franklin Lyle 1999
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
An All Dogs Christmas Carol Carface Carruthers (voice) 1998
BASEketball
BASEketball Ted Denslow 1998
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers Kip Killagin (voice) 1998
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western Self 1997
Gattaca
Gattaca Caesar 1997
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy Admiral Quinton McHale Sr. 1997
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus Self 1997
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage Self 1996
Early Edition
Early Edition Antonio Birelli 1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series Carface (voice) 1996
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders 1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven Joe 1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Carface (voice) 1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Self (archive footage) 1996
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung Dr. Gustav Gruber 1995
JAG
JAG Artemus Sullivan 1995
The Single Guy
The Single Guy Manny Cordoba 1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart Sheriff Laughton 1995
Captiva Island
Captiva Island Arty 1995
The Spirit of the Season
The Spirit of the Season Grandpa 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Max Blandish 1994
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine Ernest (archive footage) 1993
Tierärztin Christine
Tierärztin Christine Dr. Gustav Gruber 1993
Der blaue Diamant
Der blaue Diamant Hans Kroger 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Eddie Ryan 1993
Mistress
Mistress Himself 1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
MGM: When the Lion Roars 1992
Mountain of Diamonds
Mountain of Diamonds Ernie 1991
The Commish
The Commish Frank Nardino 1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Eddie Phillips 1991
飞狼国语公映版
飞狼国语公映版 1991
The Burning Shore
The Burning Shore Ernie 1991
Appearances
Appearances Emil Danzig 1990
Any Man's Death
Any Man's Death Herr Gantz 1990
The Last Match
The Last Match Coach 1990
Tides of War
Tides of War Doctor 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Ernest Borgnine (voice) 1989
Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked Sal Piccolo 1989
Laser Mission
Laser Mission Prof. Braun 1989
Oceano
Oceano Pedro El Triste 1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears Bischof 1989
Spike of Bensonhurst
Spike of Bensonhurst Baldo Cacetti 1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Gen. Sam Worden 1988
The Opponent
The Opponent Victor 1988
Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast Colonel Smith 1988
Moving Target
Moving Target Captain Morrison 1988
The Big Turnaround
The Big Turnaround Father Lopez 1988
Treasure Island in Outer Space
Treasure Island in Outer Space Billy Bones 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman Col. Tom Cody 1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission Gen. Sam Worden 1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Self (archive footage) 1986
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland Lion 1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Gen. Worden 1985
Man Hunt
Man Hunt Ben Robeson 1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Love Leads the Way: A True Story Sen. Brighton 1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese Frank Fletcher 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Cosmo Ponzini 1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven Guido Liggio 1984
Airwolf: The Movie
Airwolf: The Movie Dominic Santini 1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii Marcus 1984
Airwolf
Airwolf Dominic Santini 1984
Masquerade
Masquerade Jerry 1983
Carpool
Carpool Mickey Doyle 1983
Young Warriors
Young Warriors Lt. Bob Carrigan 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years Self 1983
Blood Feud
Blood Feud J. Edgar Hoover 1983
Matt Houston
Matt Houston Buster Ryan 1982
Deadly Blessing
Deadly Blessing Isaiah 1981
Escape from New York
Escape from New York Cabbie 1981
High Risk
High Risk Clint 1981
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. Earl Gianelli / 'Mr. White Death' 1980
Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz Willy Dunlop 1980
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out... Det. Sgt. Tom Conti 1980
The Black Hole
The Black Hole Harry Booth 1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Stanislaus Katczinsky 1979
Ravagers
Ravagers Rann 1979
The Double McGuffin
The Double McGuffin Firat 1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979
Convoy
Convoy Lyle Wallace 1978
Cops and Robin
Cops and Robin Joe Cleaver 1978
The Ghost of Flight 401
The Ghost of Flight 401 Dom Cimoli 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Dominic Rosselli 1977
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper John Canty 1977
The Greatest
The Greatest Angelo Dundee 1977
Fire!
Fire! Sam Brisbane 1977
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth The Centurion 1977
Future Cop
Future Cop Joe Cleaver 1977
Shoot
Shoot Lou 1976
Future Cop
Future Cop Officer Joe Cleaver 1976
Holiday Hookers
Holiday Hookers Max 1976
Hustle
Hustle Santuro 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain Jonathan Corbis 1975
Sunday in the Country
Sunday in the Country Adam Smith 1974
Law and Disorder
Law and Disorder Cy 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie Jonathan 1974
Sandy in Disneyland
Sandy in Disneyland Self 1974
Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime Vince Boselli 1974
Legend in Granite
Legend in Granite Vince Lombardi 1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Self 1973
The Neptune Factor
The Neptune Factor Chief Diver Don MacKay 1973
Emperor of the North
Emperor of the North Shack 1973
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure Mike Rogo 1972
The Revengers
The Revengers Hoop 1972
The Boxer
The Boxer Captain Perkins 1972
The Trackers
The Trackers Sam Paxton 1971
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder Emmett Clemens 1971
Bunny O'Hare
Bunny O'Hare Bill Green - Gruenwald 1971
Rain for a Dusty Summer
Rain for a Dusty Summer The General 1971
Willard
Willard Al Martin 1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? Deputy Sam Hill 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? Sheriff Harve 1970
The Adventurers
The Adventurers Fat Cat 1970
A Bullet for Sandoval
A Bullet for Sandoval Don Pedro Sandoval 1969
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch Dutch Engstrom 1969
The Split
The Split Bert Clinger 1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare Barney Sheean 1968
Ice Station Zebra
Ice Station Zebra Boris Vaslov 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1968
The Jerry Lewis Show
The Jerry Lewis Show Self 1967
Chuka
Chuka Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach 1967
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen Maj. Gen. Worden 1967
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares The Center Square 1966
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self 1966
The Oscar
The Oscar Barney Yale 1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Flight of the Phoenix Trucker Cobb 1965
Get Smart
Get Smart TV Viewer (uncredited) 1965
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show 1965
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life Harry Martin 1965
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy Quinton McHale 1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Melvin Freebie 1963
The Ray Anthony Show
The Ray Anthony Show himself 1963
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy Quinton McHale 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
Barabbas
Barabbas Lucius 1961
Seduction Of The South
Seduction Of The South Sante Carbone 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment Pickpocket 1961
Black City
Black City Peppino Navarra 1961
Go Naked in the World
Go Naked in the World Pete Stratton 1961
Pay or Die!
Pay or Die! Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino 1960
Man on a String
Man on a String Boris Mitrov 1960
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Roo 1959
Laramie
Laramie 1959
The Rabbit Trap
The Rabbit Trap Eddie Colt 1959
Torpedo Run
Torpedo Run Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan 1958
The Badlanders
The Badlanders John McBain 1958
The Vikings
The Vikings Ragnar 1958
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Willy Moran 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Indian Brave (uncredited) 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Earl Packer 1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Estaban Zamora 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
The O. Henry Playhouse Buck 1957
Three Brave Men
Three Brave Men Bernard F. Goldsmith 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Big Jim Morrison 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Willie 1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Best Things in Life Are Free Lew Brown 1956
The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair Tom Hurley 1956
Jubal
Jubal Shep Horgan 1956
Ernest Borgnine Presents The Catered Affair
Ernest Borgnine Presents The Catered Affair Self 1956
The Square Jungle
The Square Jungle Bernie Browne 1955
The Last Command
The Last Command Mike Radin 1955
Run for Cover
Run for Cover Morgan 1955
Marty
Marty Marty Piletti 1955
Violent Saturday
Violent Saturday Stadt, Amish Farmer 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock Coley Trimble 1955
Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz Donnegan 1954
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
The Bounty Hunter
The Bounty Hunter Bill Rachin 1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators Strabo 1954
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar Bart Lonergan 1954
The Lone Wolf
The Lone Wolf Saks 1954
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson 1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
The Stranger Wore a Gun Bull Slager 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Matty Moran 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Major David Orlovsky 1953
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre Gus White 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Stanislaus Katczinsky 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Hully Brown 1951
The Mob
The Mob Joe Castro 1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls Bill Street 1951
China Corsair
China Corsair Hu Chang 1951
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Mathew O'Rourke 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Audience Member 1944
Future Cop: Cops and Robin
Future Cop: Cops and Robin Officer Joe Cleaver

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