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Lee Marvin

1924 - 1987

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Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Although initially typecast as the "heavy" (i.e. villainous character), he later gained prominence for portraying anti-heroes, such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger on the television series M Squad (1957–1960). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Marvin is the 450th most popular actor (down from 394th in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from United States (down from 709th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular American Actor.

Lee Marvin was an American actor. He is most famous for his roles in films such as Cat Ballou, The Dirty Dozen, and Paint Your Wagon.

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Among actors, Lee Marvin ranks 450 out of 13,578. Before him are Claudia Mori, Ryan O'Neal, Anthony Perkins, Zoe Saldaña, Joan Fontaine, and Roy Scheider. After him are Kevin Bacon, Vanessa Williams, Louise Fletcher, Deborah Kerr, Renée Zellweger, and Andy García.

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Among people born in 1924, Lee Marvin ranks 39. Before him are J. D. Tippit, Sidney Lumet, Ezer Weizman, Benny Hill, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Amílcar Cabral. After him are Willard Boyle, Antony Hewish, Luigi Nono, Henry Mancini, Dmitry Yazov, and Jin Yong. Among people deceased in 1987, Lee Marvin ranks 26. Before him are Fahri Korutürk, Jascha Heifetz, Georg Wittig, Lino Ventura, Lawrence Kohlberg, and John Huston. After him are Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, Jean Anouilh, Nobusuke Kishi, Andrés Segovia, Joseph Campbell, and Luis Federico Leloir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Marvin ranks 977 out of 20,380. Before him are Zoe Saldaña (1978), Julius Axelrod (1912), Roy Scheider (1932), Richard E. Byrd (1888), Robert Evans (1930), and Jimmie Rodgers (1897). After him are Kevin Bacon (1958), Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Glenn Miller (1904), DMX (1970), and Theodore Schultz (1902).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lee Marvin ranks 232. Before him are Michael Landon (1936), Jean Seberg (1938), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Anthony Perkins (1932), Zoe Saldaña (1978), and Roy Scheider (1932). After him are Kevin Bacon (1958), Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Renée Zellweger (1969), Talia Shire (1946), and Burt Reynolds (1936).

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