Ernest Borgnine RIP

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty," has died at age 95, his manager said Sunday.

The thick-set, gap-toothed Borgnine built a reputation for playing heavies in early films like "From Here to Eternity" and "Bad Day at Black Rock." But he turned that reputation on its head as the shy, homely title character in "Marty," taking home the Oscar for best actor -- one of four awards the film claimed.

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Posted July 8, 2012 at 7:12 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Ad Orientem wrote:

Memory eternal.

July 9, 12:54 am | [comment link]
2. APB wrote:

For some of us, he will always be Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale, USN(R).

July 9, 7:59 am | [comment link]
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