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Marvin's notable roles in film included Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon (1969), Walker in Point Blank (1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980).
- The Dirty Dozen. Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson. 245 votes. In this classic World War II story, a group of twelve convicts is brought together for a daring, behind-enemy-lines mission that could redeem their lives or lead to their deaths.
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles. 188 votes. In this classic Western directed by John Ford, a young lawyer helps to bring justice to a lawless frontier town by going up against a brutal outlaw.
- The Professionals. Lee Marvin, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale. 150 votes. In this thrilling adventure film, a group of mercenaries is hired to rescue a wealthy man's kidnapped wife from a Mexican revolutionary.
- Cat Ballou. Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan. 194 votes. This lighthearted Western comedy follows a young woman who becomes an outlaw to avenge her father's death with the help of a washed-up gunslinger.
His film debut came in 'You're in the Navy Now' (1951) but it was his portrayal of villains in 'The Big Heat' (1953) and 'The Wild One' (1953) that brought him to the attention of the public and critical acclaim.
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- Point Blank (1967) After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man known only as Walker goes on a roaring rampage of revenge to retrieve the money that was stolen from him in John Boorman’s Point Blank.
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) When a U.S. senator played by James Stewart returns to his old frontier town for the funeral of a friend played by John Wayne, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance tells his complicated backstory in flashbacks.
- The Dirty Dozen (1967) An all-time classic of the war film genre, The Dirty Dozen is the quintessential guys-on-a-mission World War II movie. Marvin stars as Major John Reisman, who is assigned a war movie squad of convicted murderers to take behind enemy lines to kill German officers en masse.
- Cat Ballou (1965) Cat Ballou is a delightful Western comedy in contrast with the darker Westerns that were getting made at the time. Jane Fonda stars, in her breakout role, as the titular Catherine “Cat” Ballou, who hires a notorious gunfighter to protect her father’s ranch from another notorious gunfighter.
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and premature white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters.
1952 1h 20m Approved. 6.5 (729) Rate. During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land. Director Edward Dmytryk Stars Bonar Colleano Arthur Franz Lee Marvin. 9. Seminole.
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Feb 17, 2017 · Lee Marvin: 10 essential films. From The Dirty Dozen to Point Blank: a selection of some of the best films featuring Oscar-winning tough guy Lee Marvin.
