Lee Van Cleef
Age: N/A | From: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
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Aliases: Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. , 李·范克里夫 , 리 밴 클리프
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
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Movie Involvements: 87
TV Involvements: 29
Most Famous Work
Biography
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".
Most Famous Work
Perry Mason
(1957) Edward Doyle
Rawhide
(1959) Deck Sommers
Cavalcade of America
(1952) 1st Mate Hawl Finch
Black Saddle
(1959) Frank Sandoe
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Jumbo Kane
Bonanza
(1959) Appling
Cheyenne
(1955) Braden
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(1957) Ed MurdockActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2000 | Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Sergio Danielo Christophero | |
| Himself | ||
| 1989 | Grandfather | |
| 1988 | Col. Mazzarini | |
| 1986 | Burt Roth | |
| 1985 | Warren | |
| John Peter McAllister | ||
| 1984 | Archie 'China' Travers | |
| Julot | ||
| John Peter McAllister | ||
| John Peter McAllister | ||
| John Peter McAllister | ||
| 1981 | Police Commissioner Bob Hauk | |
| 1980 | McCarn | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| McNeal | ||
| 1978 | Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan | |
| 1977 | Harry Chapman | |
| Ike Scanlon | ||
| 1976 | McClain | |
| Father John / Lewis | ||
| 1975 | Kiefer | |
| 1974 | Dakota | |
| 1973 | Frankie | |
| 1972 | Sheriff Clayton | |
| Marshal Chris Adams | ||
| 1971 | Roy King | |
| Capt. Apache | ||
| Sabata / Major | ||
| 1970 | Travis | |
| Jaroo | ||
| 1969 | Sabata | |
| 1968 | MSgt. Sullivan | |
| Billy Joe Cudlip | ||
| 1967 | Frank Talby | |
| Ryan | ||
| Jonathan Corbett | ||
| 1966 | Sentenza / Angel Eyes | |
| 1965 | Col. Douglas Mortimer | |
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| 1963 | N/A | |
| 1962 | River Pirate (uncredited) | |
| Reese | ||
| 1961 | Leo | |
| 1960 | Skip | |
| Sam Bass | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Frank Diamond | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Tracey | ||
| Peak | ||
| Luke Cragg | ||
| Appling | ||
| Cherokee Kid | ||
| Frank | ||
| Frank Sandoe | ||
| Fred Grant | ||
| Deck Sommers | ||
| Mike Bennett | ||
| 1958 | Miguel | |
| N/A | ||
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| Deputy Clyde Wilson | ||
| Ike Milton | ||
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| Jumbo Kane | ||
| Alfonso Parral | ||
| 1st Sgt. Rickett | ||
| Jake Hayes | ||
| 1957 | Damon Pardee | |
| Kirby | ||
| Adam Grant | ||
| Ed McGaffey | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mort Clio | ||
| Ben Fraser | ||
| N/A | ||
| Edward Doyle | ||
| Rufe Beal | ||
| N/A | ||
| Doug Sadler | ||
| Steve Margolies | ||
| Ed Murdock | ||
| Faro | ||
| Ed Bailey | ||
| Maj. Cham | ||
| Shad Donaphin | ||
| 1956 | Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey | |
| Al Sanders | ||
| N/A | ||
| Gus | ||
| Dr. Tom Anderson | ||
| Fat Jones | ||
| Chepei | ||
| 1955 | Jay Lord | |
| Clanton | ||
| Frank | ||
| N/A | ||
| Braden | ||
| Rad | ||
| John Hooker | ||
| Ike Jeffords | ||
| Harry Goldish (uncredited) | ||
| Pecos Larry | ||
| Flash Logan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Fante | ||
| Al Drucker | ||
| Frank Emmett | ||
| 1954 | N/A | |
| Earl Ferris | ||
| Hakar (uncredited) | ||
| Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton | ||
| Fire Knife | ||
| Tillotson Henchman | ||
| Ace Winton | ||
| Hank | ||
| Jesse James | ||
| Amos Belcher | ||
| 1953 | Pvt. Reno Benton | |
| Marv | ||
| Bolt Mackay | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pete Monty | ||
| Smitty | ||
| Corp. Stone | ||
| Brutus Allen | ||
| Nerva | ||
| Dave Rudabaugh | ||
| 1952 | Dirk Hanley | |
| Tony Romano | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1st Mate Hawl Finch | ||
| Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid | ||
| Dave Chittun | ||
| Jack Colby | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1951 | Dallas Clancy | |
| Sheriff | ||
| Larkin | ||
| Wink | ||
| Cowboy | ||
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| 1950 | Hod - Henchman | |
| Henchman Ray | ||
| 1949 | Bull Harper | |
| Jango | ||
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