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Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 August 29, 1987) was an American actor.Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the crime series M Squad (19571960) ... ... ( read more! ) 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.Borgnines film career be ... ... ( read more! ) Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky) was an American actor. Known for his granite features and brawny physique, he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, western, and war films initially as a supporting player and later a leading man. A quintessential cinematic tough guy, Bronson was cast in various roles where the p ... ... ( read more! ) Jim Brown was an American former professional football player who also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be ... ... ( read more! ) John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 February 3, 1989) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. First known as an actor on television and in film, Cassavetes also became a pioneer of American independent cinema, writing and directing movies financed in part with income from his acting work. AllMovie called him "an iconoclastic ... ... ( read more! ) . Richard Hanley Jaeckel (October 10, 1926 June 14, 1997) was an American actor of film and television.Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Jaeckel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) Sandy-haired, tall and burly George Harris Kennedy, Jr. was born in New York City, to Helen A. (Kieselbach), a ballet dancer, and George Harris Kennedy, an orchestra leader and musician. He had German, Irish, and English ancestry. A World War II veteran, Kennedy at one stage in his career cornered the market at playing tough, no-nonsense characters ... ... ( read more! ) ... Ralph Meeker (born Ralph Rathgeber November 21, 1920 August 5, 1988) was an American actor. He first rose to prominence for his roles in the Broadway productions of Mister Roberts (19481951) and Picnic (1953), the former of which earned him a Theatre World Award for his performance. In film, Meeker is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mike H ... ... ( read more! ) Robert Bushnell Ryan (November 11, 1909 July 11, 1973) was an American actor who often played hardened cops and ruthless villains.Ryan was born in Chicago, Illinois, the first child of Timothy Ryan and his wife Mabel Bushnell Ryan. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1932, having held the schools heavyweight boxing title all four years of his a ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (Greek: "" January 21, 1922 January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades.Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz (19 ... ... ( read more! ) Donald McNichol Sutherland (July 17, 1935 June 20, 2024) was a Canadian actor whose film career spanned over 6 decades. He was nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002) the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk ... ... ( read more! ) Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker (born May 30, 1927), was an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne. ... ... ( read more! )