Self-taught bluegrass fiddler Jim VanCleve was created and raised in Florida, where his desire for bluegrass 1st blossomed. His family’s proceed to North Carolina after that positioned VanCleve in the center of string music group nation, and by his teenagers he was gigging frequently being a fiddler. VanCleve was just 18 yrs . old when he became a member of Rambler’s Choice in 1998. The group released its just album, Sounds from the Mountains, on Rounder Information that same calendar year, and VanCleve left to utilize Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. He following joined pushes with two various other alumni of Quicksilver, Barry Abernathy and Steve Gulley, to create Mountain Heart, alongside Alan Perdue and Johnny Dowdle. Hill Center released a self-titled record in 1999, and implemented it with 2000’s gospel-tinged The Trip, 2002’s NO ALTERNATIVE WAY, 2004’s Drive of Character, and 2006’s WIDELY OPEN. In 2007 VanCleve released his debut single album (including musical efforts from Mountain Center associates), No Apologies, on Rural Tempo Information.
Music Songs Nature of the Beast, Devil's Courthouse, Train 45, Way It Always Seems to Go, We Can't Be Darlings Anymore, Grey Afternoon, Fall Creek Falls, Let the Big Dog Eat, Wheel Hoss, It's Mighty Dark to Travel, Ripped Fuel, Foster's Reel, X Grass, Ralph Crimson, Panhandle Country, Chattanooga Breakdown, Tillery Cove, Greenbrier, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Pretty Little Indian, Highlands, Stoney Point, Scars, Cascades
Albums No Apologies
Facts
Filmography
Awards
Salaries
Quotes
Trademarks
Pictures
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Fact
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His death certificate gave throat cancer as a secondary cause of death.
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When still working as an accountant, Van Cleef was offered an acting job "starting on Monday." He protested that he needed to give his employer two weeks' notice, only to be told that he started on Monday or didn't start at all. When Van Cleef's employer heard this, he promptly fired him, removing the need for any notice period.
He was involved in a car accident in 1959 in which he lost his left kneecap. Doctors told him he would never be able to ride a horse again because of the injury. Within six months he was back in the saddle.
Interviewed in "Bad at the Bijou" by William R. Horner (McFarland, 1982).
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Was portrayed as a bounty hunter in the Lucky Luke comic book "The Bounty Hunter".
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Son of Clarence Leroy Van Cleef and Maria Lavinia Van Fleet, both mostly of Dutch ancestry. He also had distant French, Swedish, Belgian (Flemish), English, and German, roots.
10
During one summer in the early 1950s he was a camp counselor in NYC for Marc Furstenberg.
11
Was the inspiration for the character Revolver Ocelot in the "Metal Gear" series of games.
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According to the book "Weird NJ" (Sceurman, Mark and Mark Moran, Barnes and Noble Books, 2004 ISBN 0-7607-3979-X) he was a descendant of the Morris County Van Cleefs who were infamous in the area for their strange living and "procreational" efforts. In fact, one trait that Lee had was that he had one green eye and one blue eye. According to the book, "this telltale characteristic was corrected in the movies with colored contact lenses".
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He had almost given up his acting career in the mid-'60s and turned to painting when he was cast by Sergio Leone in For a Few Dollars More (1965). It made him a superstar in Europe and restarted his career in the US, making him again a recognizable and bankable name.
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One episode of his short-lived TV series, The Master (1984), was titled "The Good, The Bad and the Priceless".
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He had three children from his first marriage: Alan (B. 1947), Deborah (B. 1948), and David. In 1960, when Lee married his second wife Joan Miller. They adopted a daughter, Denise.
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He was missing the last joint of his middle finger, a disfigurement prominently featured in the climactic gunfight of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). He actually lost it while building a playhouse for his daughter, although there were rumors that it happened in a road accident or a bar fight.
Actor
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thieves of Fortune
1990
Sergio Danielo Christophero
Speed Zone
1989
Rock-Skipping Grandfather
Der Commander
1988
Col. Mazzarini
Armed Response
1986
Burt Roth
La leggenda del rubino malese
1985
Warren
Geheimcode Wildgänse
1984
China
The Master
1984
TV Series
John Peter McAllister / The Master
Goma-2
1984
Julot
Escape from New York
1981
Hauk
The Octagon
1980
McCarn
The Hard Way
1979
TV Movie
McNeal
The Squeeze
1978
Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan
The Perfect Killer
1977
Harry Chapman
Nowhere to Hide
1977
TV Movie
Ike Scanlon
Vengeance
1977
McClain
Diamante Lobo
1976
Father John / Lewis
Take a Hard Ride
1975
Kiefer
El kárate, el Colt y el impostor
1974
Dakota
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
Frankie Diomede
The Grand Duel
1972
Sheriff Clayton
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
1972
Chris
Bad Man's River
1971
Roy King
È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta!
1971
Sabata / Major
Captain Apache
1971
Capt. Apache
El Condor
1970
Jaroo
Barquero
1970
Travis
Sabata
1969
Sabata
Commandos
1968
MSgt. Sullivan
Al di l
1968
Billy Joe Cudlip
Day of Anger
1967
Frank Talby
Death Rides a Horse
1967
Ryan
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Sentenza
Angel Eyes
La resa dei conti
1966
Jonathan 'Colorado' Corbett
Gunsmoke
1960-1966
TV Series
Ike Jeffords / Johnny Hooker / Rad Meadows
Laredo
1966
TV Series
Big Mike Kelly
Branded
1965-1966
TV Series
Charlie Yates / Fred Slater
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Col. Douglas Mortimer
My Mother the Car
1965
TV Series
Nick Fitch
The Andy Griffith Show
1965
TV Series
Skip
Rawhide
1964
TV Series
Deck Sommers / Fred Grant
Destry
1964
TV Series
Ace Slater
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
TV Series
Raoul Volta
77 Sunset Strip
1960-1963
TV Series
Majeski / Deek
Laramie
1960-1963
TV Series
Caleb / Mac Morgan / Dawson / ...
Have Gun - Will Travel
1962-1963
TV Series
Golias / Corbin
The Dick Powell Theatre
1963
TV Series
Salty
Perry Mason
1963
TV Series
Edward Doyle
The Dakotas
1962-1963
TV Series
Slade Tucker / Larry Jackson
Ripcord
1962-1963
TV Series
Jack Martin / Henry Kane
How the West Was Won
1962
River Pirate (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1959-1962
TV Series
Johnny Drako / Wicks / Stinger / ...
Death Valley Days
1954-1962
TV Series
Brogger / Fred Daniels
Cheyenne
1961-1962
TV Series
Harry / Larry Jackson / Braden
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Reese
Bronco
1961-1962
TV Series
Charley Clune / Shanghai Williams
The Joey Bishop Show
1962
TV Series
The Twilight Zone
1961
TV Series
Steinhart
Posse from Hell
1961
Leo
Stagecoach West
1961
TV Series
Lin Hyatt
Maverick
1961
TV Series
Wolf McManus
Hawaiian Eye
1961
TV Series
Manuel
Shotgun Slade
1961
TV Series
Buck
Bonanza
1960
TV Series
Appling
Lawman
1958-1960
TV Series
Jack Saunders
Deputy Clyde Wilson
Ned Scott
...
Colt .45
1958-1960
TV Series
Red Feather / Devery
Mr. Lucky
1960
TV Series
Kruger
The Deputy
1960
TV Series
Cherokee Kid
The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
TV Movie
Sam Bass
Black Saddle
1960
TV Series
Frank Sandoo
The Untouchables
1960
TV Series
Frank Diamond
The Alaskans
1960
TV Series
Roc
Hotel de Paree
1960
TV Series
Thompson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1960
TV Series
Peak
Law of the Plainsman
1959
TV Series
Tracey
Riverboat
1959
TV Series
Luke Cragg
Tombstone Territory
1959
TV Series
Jake Conroy / Sam Carver
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1959
TV Series
Jumbo Kane
The Real McCoys
1959
TV Series
1st Sentry
Yancy Derringer
1959
TV Series
Ike Milton / Frank James
Cimarron City
1959
TV Series
Tom
Fury
1959
TV Series
Race Collins
Ride Lonesome
1959
Frank
Northwest Passage
1959
TV Series
Frank Wade
Frontier Doctor
1958
TV Series
Deputy Sid Carver aka Bill Dalton
Machete
1958
Miguel
Guns, Girls, and Gangsters
1958
Mike Bennett
Zorro
1958
TV Series
Antonio Castillo
Target
1958
TV Series
The Bravados
1958
Alfonso Parral
State Trooper
1958
TV Series
Frank Parnessa
The Young Lions
1958
1st Sgt. Rickett
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1958
TV Series
Ed Murdock
Day of the Badman
1958
Jake Hayes
Wagon Train
1958
TV Series
Rufe Beal
Trackdown
1957
TV Series
Ben Fraser
Raiders of Old California
1957
Sgt. Damon Pardee
Casey Jones
1957
TV Series
Mort Clio
Gun Battle at Monterey
1957
Kirby
The Tin Star
1957
Ed McGaffey
General Electric Theater
1957
TV Series
Dave Rudabaugh
Joe Dakota
1957
Adam Grant
The Last Stagecoach West
1957
Steve Margolies
The Lonely Man
1957
Faro
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Ed Bailey
China Gate
1957
Maj. Cham
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957
Shad Donaphin
Schlitz Playhouse
1953-1957
TV Series
Cowboy / Wink / Larkin / ...
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
TV Series
Cherokee Bob
Soldiers of Fortune
1957
TV Series
Sergeant Bucheroff
The Quiet Gun
1957
Doug Sadler
Accused of Murder
1956
Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey
Crossroads
1956
TV Series
Charlie
The Sheriff of Cochise
1956
TV Series
Hackett
Wire Service
1956
TV Series
Al Sanders
The Ford Television Theatre
1954-1956
TV Series
Stanley Perrin
Pardners
1956
Gus
It Conquered the World
1956
Dr. Tom Anderson
Chevron Hall of Stars
1956
TV Series
Thomas
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
Fat Jones
Studio 57
1956
TV Series
Tommy
The Conqueror
1956
Chepei
The Millionaire
1956
TV Series
Howard Branch
Brave Eagle
1955
TV Series
Great Bear
The Vanishing American
1955
Jay Lord
A Man Alone
1955
Clanton
The Adventures of Champion
1955
TV Series
Frank
Luke and the Tenderfoot
1955
TV Series
Johnny Dark
The Naked Street
1955
Harry Goldish (uncredited)
The Star and the Story
1955
TV Series
The Road to Denver
1955
Pecos Larry
The Man Behind the Badge
1955
TV Series
Floyd
I Cover the Underworld
1955
Flash Logan
Annie Oakley
1955
TV Series
Amos Belcher / Tim Brennan
Buffalo Bill, Jr.
1955
TV Series
Tom Stace / John-O
City Detective
1955
TV Series
Hardtman
TV Reader's Digest
1955
TV Series
Mike
The Big Combo
1955
Fante
Ten Wanted Men
1955
Al Drucker
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
Frank Emmett
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1953-1955
TV Series
Sheriff Ned Jackson / Maj. Farnsworth and Vance Howard / Burt Tanner / ...
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
1954
TV Series
Ed McCleod
Medic
1954
TV Series
Dr. Frank Strauss
The Gene Autry Show
1953-1954
TV Series
Henchman Ray / Henchman Hod
Dawn at Socorro
1954
Earl Ferris
Waterfront
1954
TV Series
Ed
The Desperado
1954
Paul Clayton / Buck Clayton
Princess of the Nile
1954
Hakar (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1953-1954
TV Series
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
Fire Knife
Arrow in the Dust
1954
Tillotson Henchman
Rails Into Laramie
1954
Ace Winton
Gypsy Colt
1954
Hank
Stories of the Century
1954
TV Series
Jesse James
Big Town
1953-1954
TV Series
Jack Coleman / Rick
The Nebraskan
1953
Pvt. Reno Benton
Tumbleweed
1953
Marv
Jack Slade
1953
Bolt Mackay
The Lone Ranger
1952-1953
TV Series
Jango / Bull Harper / Joe Singer
Vice Squad
1953
Pete Monte
Arena
1953
Smitty
Space Patrol
1952-1953
TV Series
Lesser / Ward / Herrick / ...
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
Corp. Stone
White Lightning
1953
Brutus Allen
Bandits of Corsica
1953
Nerva
Four Star Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid
The Lawless Breed
1953
Dirk Hanley
The Range Rider
1952-1953
TV Series
El Latigo / Utah Joe / Rocky Hatch
Boston Blackie
1952
TV Series
Lou / Captain Jansen
Kansas City Confidential
1952
Tony Romano
Sky King
1952
TV Series
Mark
Untamed Frontier
1952
Dave Chittun
High Noon
1952
Jack Colby
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
El kárate, el Colt y el impostor
1974
performer: "Rye Whiskey"
Captain Apache
1971
performer: "Captain Apache", "April Morning"
Thanks
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
6 Bullets to Hell
2014
grateful acknowledgment
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2013
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
dedicatee
Self
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Talking Pictures
1988
TV Series documentary
Himself
Monsters, Madmen & Machines: 25 Years of Science Fiction
1984
TV Movie documentary
actor 'It Conquered the World'
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1984
TV Series
Himself
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Alfonso Sansone produttore per caso
2014
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
2014
Video documentary short
China (uncredited)
Söldner-Stories
2014
Video documentary short
China (uncredited)
Stirb langsam auf den Philippinen
2014
Video documentary short
Col. Mazzarini (uncredited)
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2013
TV Series
Sentenza / Angel Eyes
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
2012
Documentary
Himself
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
2011
Documentary
España, plató de cine
2009
TV Movie documentary
Col. Douglas Mortimer (uncredited)
Comic Relief 2009
2009
TV Special
Il falso bugiardo
2008
Himself
How the West Was Lost
2008
TV Movie documentary
Sentenza
Angel Eyes (uncredited)
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin
2000
TV Movie documentary
Reese (uncredited)
Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler
2000
Documentary
Col. Douglas Mortimer
The Making of 'How the West Was Won'
1998
Video documentary short
Himself
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania
1992
Documentary
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
1992
Documentary
Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart
1980
TV Special documentary
Actor 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (uncredited)
[6/12/81 interview in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, on his pierced left ear] I started wearing it when I was a kid in the Navy. I sailed all over the world, and somewhere along I started wearing an earring as a symbol of respect for all of the different cultures and people. I've worn it, off and on, ever since. Lately, when directors and producers see the bloody thing, they ask me to wear it on camera.
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Bad guys have always been my bag . . . I look mean without even trying. Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part. Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren't working. It's much harder to find a good villain.
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Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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Trademark
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When starring in westerns, his characters frequently use customized firearms, such as rifles and pistols with increased precision, fire rate, ammo magazine and additional muzzles.
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Low Authorative voice
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Sardonic, menacing characters
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Beady eyes that frequently squinted in the Western sun
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