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).
Known For
| Birth Location | Hamden, Connecticut, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917-01-24 |
| Died | 2012-07-08 |
Movies
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Naples '44
as Self
2016
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2015
2013
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
as Rex Page
2012
Love's Christmas Journey
as Nicholas
2011
The Lion of Judah
as Slink (voice)
2011
Night Club
as Albert
2011
National Lampoon's Snatched
as Big Frank Baum
2011
RED
as Henry, The Records Keeper
2010
Another Harvest Moon
as Frank
2010
The Genesis Code
as Carl Taylor
2010
The Wishing Well
as Big Jim
2009
Oliviero Rising
as Bill
2009
2009
Frozen Stupid
as Frank Norgard
2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Judge Holliday
2008
Aces 'N' Eights
as Thurmond Prescott
2008
Red and White: Gone with the West
as Himself / Narrator
2008
Strange Wilderness
as Milas
2008
A Grandpa for Christmas
as Bert O'Riley
2007
2007
La cura del gorilla
as Jerry
2006
2006
Rail Kings
as Steamtrain
2005
3 Below
as Grandpa
2005
2005
2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Renegade
as Rolling Star
2004
The Blue Light
as Faerie King
2004
The Trail to Hope Rose
as Eugene
2004
Barn Red
as Michael Bolini
2004
The Long Ride Home
as Lucas Moat
2003
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
as Mermaid Man
2003
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
as Himself - Narrator
2003
2003
11'09''01 September 11
as Old Man (segment "USA")
2002
Hoover
as J. Edgar Hoover
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
2000
The Kiss Of Debt
as Godfather Mariano
2000
Castle Rock
as Nate
2000
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
as Ben Quinn
1999
Abilene
as Hotis Brown
1999
The Last Great Ride
as Franklin Lyle
1999
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
as Carface (voice)
1998
Everyone Loves Mel
as Grandpa
1998
BASEketball
as Ted Denslow
1998
Small Soldiers
as Kip Killagin (voice)
1998
Gattaca
as Caesar
1997
1997
McHale's Navy
as Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
1997
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
as Self
1997
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
as Carface (voice)
1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
as Dr. Gustav Gruber
1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Sheriff Laughton
1995
Captiva Island
as Arty
1995
La Classe américaine
as Ernest (archive footage)
1993
Tierärztin Christine
as Dr. Gustav Gruber
1993
Der blaue Diamant
as Hans Kroger
1993
Mistress
as Himself
1992
Mountain of Diamonds
as Ernie
1991
Appearances
as Emil Danzig
1990
Any Man's Death
as Herr Gantz
1990
The Last Match
as Coach
1990
Tides of War
as Doctor
1990
Hoodwinked
as Sal Piccolo
1989
Laser Mission
as Prof. Braun
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
as Bischof
1989
Spike of Bensonhurst
as Baldo Cacetti
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
as Gen. Sam Worden
1988
The Opponent
as Victor
1988
Skeleton Coast
as Colonel Smith
1988
The Big Turnaround
as Father Lopez
1988
Moving Target
as Captain Morrison
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
as Gen. Sam Worden
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
as Gen. Worden
1985
The Manhunt
as Ben Robeson
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
as Sen. Brighton
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
as Frank Fletcher
1984
Airwolf: The Movie
as Dominic Santini
1984
Carpool
as Mickey Doyle
1983
Young Warriors
as Lt. Bob Carrigan
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
1983
Blood Feud
as J. Edgar Hoover
1983
Deadly Blessing
as Isaiah
1981
Escape from New York
as Cabbie
1981
High Risk
as Clint
1981
Super Fuzz
as Willy Dunlop
1980
When Time Ran Out...
as Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
1980
The Black Hole
as Harry Booth
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Stanislaus Katczinsky
1979
The Double McGuffin
as Firat
1979
Ravagers
as Rann
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1979
Convoy
as Lyle Wallace
1978
Cops and Robin
as Joe Cleaver
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401
as Dom Cimoli
1978
The Prince and the Pauper
as John Canty
1977
The Greatest
as Angelo Dundee
1977
Fire!
as Sam Brisbane
1977
Shoot
as Lou
1976
Future Cop
as Officer Joe Cleaver
1976
Holiday Hookers
as Max
1976
Hustle
as Santuro
1975
The Devil's Rain
as Jonathan Corbis
1975
Sunday in the Country
as Adam Smith
1974
Law and Disorder
as Cy
1974
Twice in a Lifetime
as Vince Boselli
1974
Legend in Granite
as Vince Lombardi
1973
The Neptune Factor
as Chief Diver Don MacKay
1973
Emperor of the North
as Shack
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
as Mike Rogo
1972
The Revengers
as Hoop
1972
The Boxer
as Captain Perkins
1972
The Trackers
as Sam Paxton
1971
Hannie Caulder
as Emmett Clemens
1971
Bunny O'Hare
as Bill Green - Gruenwald
1971
Rain for a Dusty Summer
as The General
1971
Willard
as Al Martin
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Deputy Sam Hill
1971
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Sheriff Harve
1970
The Adventurers
as Fat Cat
1970
A Bullet for Sandoval
as Don Pedro Sandoval
1969
The Wild Bunch
as Dutch Engstrom
1969
The Split
as Bert Clinger
1968
Ice Station Zebra
as Boris Vaslov
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Barney Sheean
1968
Chuka
as Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
1967
The Dirty Dozen
as Maj. Gen. Worden
1967
The Oscar
as Barney Yale
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
as Trucker Cobb
1965
McHale's Navy
as Quinton McHale
1964
Barabbas
as Lucius
1961
Seduction Of The South
as Sante Carbone
1961
The Last Judgment
as Pickpocket
1961
Black City
as Peppino Navarra
1961
Go Naked in the World
as Pete Stratton
1961
Pay or Die!
as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
1960
Man on a String
as Boris Mitrov
1960
1959
The Rabbit Trap
as Eddie Colt
1959
Torpedo Run
as Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
1958
The Badlanders
as John McBain
1958
The Vikings
as Ragnar
1958
Three Brave Men
as Bernard F. Goldsmith
1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free
as Lew Brown
1956
The Catered Affair
as Tom Hurley
1956
Jubal
as Shep Horgan
1956
The Square Jungle
as Bernie Browne
1955
The Last Command
as Mike Radin
1955
Run for Cover
as Morgan
1955
Marty
as Marty Piletti
1955
Violent Saturday
as Stadt, Amish Farmer
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
as Coley Trimble
1955
Vera Cruz
as Donnegan
1954
The Bounty Hunter
as Bill Rachin
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Strabo
1954
Johnny Guitar
as Bart Lonergan
1954
From Here to Eternity
as Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
as Bull Slager
1953
The Mob
as Joe Castro
1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
as Bill Street
1951
China Corsair
as Hu Chang
1951
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