Lee Van Cleef
Biografía
Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor best known for his roles in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef began to lose interest in his apparently waning career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. The film made him a box-office draw, especially in Europe. Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s, Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California, with an inscription on his grave marker referring to his many acting performances as a villain: "BEST OF THE BAD".
Filmografía
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage) (2024)
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
(archive footage) (2014)
Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler
Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage) (2000)
Thieves of Fortune
Sergio Danielo Christophero (1990)
Los locos del Cannonball 3
Grandfather (1989)
Comando suicida
Col. Mazzarini (1988)
El poder de las armas
Burt Roth (1986)
La leggenda del rubino malese
Warren (1985)
The Master Ninja 5
John Peter McAllister (1985)
Comando Patos Salvajes
Archie 'China' Travers (1984)
Goma-2
Julot (1984)
The Master
John Peter McAllister (1984)
Master Ninja
John Peter McAllister (1984)
Master Ninja II
John Peter McAllister (1984)
1997: Rescate en Nueva York
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk (1981)
Duelo final
McCarn (1980)
The Hard Way
McNeal (1980)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self (1979)
El regreso de Chris Gretchco
Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan (1978)
Objetivo: matar
Harry Chapman (1977)
Nowhere to Hide
Ike Scanlon (1977)
La venganza
McClain (1976)
Seis balas... una venganza... una oración
Father John / Lewis (1976)
Por la senda más dura
Kiefer (1975)
El Kárate, el Colt y el Impostor
Dakota (1974)
Mátalos, jefe... te ayudo
Frankie (1973)
Gran duelo al amanecer
Sheriff Clayton (1972)
El desafío de los siete magníficos
Marshal Chris Adams (1972)
Capitán Apache
Capt. Apache (1971)
El hombre de Río Malo
Roy King (1971)
Texas, 1870
Sabata / Major (1971)
Los forajidos de Río Bravo
Travis (1970)
El Condor
Jaroo (1970)
Oro sangriento
Sabata (1969)
Los chacales del desierto
MSgt. Sullivan (1968)
Más allá de la ley
Billy Joe Cudlip (1968)
El día de la ira
Frank Talby (1967)
De hombre a hombre
Ryan (1967)
El halcón y la presa
Jonathan Corbett (1967)
El bueno, el feo y el malo
Sentenza / Angel Eyes (1966)
La muerte tenía un precio
Col. Douglas Mortimer (1965)
Laredo
(1965)
My Mother the Car
(1965)
Branded
(1965)
The Dakotas
(1963)
La conquista del Oeste
River Pirate (uncredited) (1962)
El hombre que mató a Liberty Valance
Reese (1962)
Justicieros del infierno
Leo (1961)
Stagecoach West
Lin Hyatt (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show
Skip (1960)
The Slowest Gun in the West
Sam Bass (1960)
Mr. Lucky
Kruger (1959)
Los Intocables
Frank Diamond (1959)
Intriga en Hawai (Serie de TV)
(1959)
The Alaskans
(1959)
La dimensión desconocida
Steinhart (1959)
Law of the Plainsman
Tracey (1959)
El Show de June Allyson
Peak (1959)
Riverboat
Luke Cragg (1959)
The Deputy
Cherokee Kid (1959)
Bonanza
Appling (1959)
Cabalgar en solitario
Frank (1959)
Black Saddle
Frank Sandoe (1959)
Cuero crudo
Deck Sommers (1959)
Guns Girls and Gangsters
Mike Bennett (1959)
Machete
Miguel (1958)
77 Sunset Strip
Majeski (1958)
Lawman
Deputy Clyde Wilson (1958)
Yancy Derringer
Ike Milton (1958)
El hombre del rifle
(1958)
Bronco
(1958)
Randall, el justiciero
Jumbo Kane (1958)
El Vengador Sin Piedad
Alfonso Parral (1958)
El baile de los malditos
1st Sgt. Rickett (1958)
La hora de la verdad
Jake Hayes (1958)
Cazador de forajidos
Ed McGaffey (1957)
Raiders of Old California
Damon Pardee (1957)
Gun Battle at Monterey
Kirby (1957)
Sediento de justicia
Adam Grant (1957)
Tombstone Territory
Sam Carver (1957)
El Zorro
(1957)
Casey Jones
Mort Clio (1957)
Trackdown
Ben Fraser (1957)
Maverick
(1957)
Perry Mason
Edward Doyle (1957)
Caravana
Rufe Beal (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel
Corbin (1957)
The Quiet Gun
Doug Sadler (1957)
Last Stagecoach West
Steve Margolies (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ed Murdock (1957)
Un hombre solitario
Faro (1957)
Duelo de titanes
Ed Bailey (1957)
Corredor hacia China
Maj. Cham (1957)
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Shad Donaphin (1957)
Accused of Murder
Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey (1956)
Wire Service
Al Sanders (1956)
State Trooper
Frank Parnessa (1956)
Juntos ante el peligro
Gus (1956)
Conquistaron el Mundo
Dr. Tom Anderson (1956)
La ley de la horca
Fat Jones (1956)
El conquistador de Mongolia
Chepei (1956)
The Vanishing American
Jay Lord (1955)
Un hombre solo
Clanton (1955)
The Adventures of Champion
Frank (1955)
Cheyenne
Harry Bittercreek Bartender (1955)
La ley del revólver
Ike Jeffords (1955)
La calle desnuda
Harry Goldish (uncredited) (1955)
La ruta de Denver
Pecos Larry (1955)
I Cover the Underworld
Flash Logan (1955)
Buffalo Bill, Jr.
(1955)
Agente especial
Fante (1955)
Diez Forajidos
Al Drucker (1955)
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Frank Emmett (1955)
Studio 57
Tommy (1954)
Amanecer en Socorro
Earl Ferris (1954)
La princesa del Nilo
Hakar (uncredited) (1954)
The Desperado
Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton (1954)
El hacha de guerra
Fire Knife (1954)
Flechas incendiarias
Tillotson Henchman (1954)
Las vías de la traición
Ace Winton (1954)
Gypsy Colt
Hank (1954)
Stories of the Century
Jesse James (1954)
Annie Oakley
Tim Brennan (1954)
The Nebraskan
Pvt. Reno Benton (1953)
Sombras en el rancho
Marv (1953)
Jack Slade
Bolt Mackay (1953)
City Detective
(1953)
Investigación criminal
Pete Monty (1953)
Arena
Smitty (1953)
El monstruo de tiempos remotos
Corp. Stone (1953)
White Lightning
Brutus Allen (1953)
El retorno de los hermanos corsos
Nerva (1953)
General Electric Theater
Dave Rudabaugh (1953)
Historia de un condenado
Dirk Hanley (1952)
El cuarto hombre
Tony Romano (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre
Stanley Perrin (1952)
Cavalcade of America
1st Mate Hawl Finch (1952)
Four Star Playhouse
Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid (1952)
Denbow, frontera indomable
Dave Chittun (1952)
Solo ante el peligro
Jack Colby (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Cowboy (1951)
Boston Blackie
Lou (1951)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
(1951)
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Ray (1950)
The Lone Ranger
Jango (1949)