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Borgnine was born in Hamden, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Boselli), who immigrated to the United States from Carpi (Modena, Italy), and Camillo Borgnino, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ottiglio (Province of Alessandria, Italy).[3]
His parents separated when he was two years old, and he and his mother went to live in Italy. By 1923, his parents had reconciled, and the family name was changed from Borgnino to Borgnine. The family had settled in North Haven, Connecticut, where he attended public schools. His mother also had the passion to develop her own style of dance.[citation needed] Anna gave her son a lot of moral support and he stood closely by her at all times.[citation needed]
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Borgnine joined the United States Navy in 1935, after graduation from James Hillhouse High School[4] in New Haven, Connecticut. He was discharged in 1941, but re-enlisted when the United States entered World War II and served until 1945 (a total of ten years), reaching the rank of Gunner's Mate 1st Class. He served aboard the destroyer USS Lamberton (DD-119). His military decorations included the Navy Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
In a British Film Institute interview about his life and career, Borgnine said of the war:
After World War II we wanted no more part in war. I didn't even want to be a boy-scout. I went home and said that I was through with the Navy and so now, what do we do? So I went home to mother, and after a few weeks of patting on the back and, 'You did good,' and everything else, one day she said, 'Well?' like mothers do. Which meant, 'Alright, you gonna get a job or what?' [5]
In 2004, Borgnine received the honorary rank of Chief Petty Officer from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry D. Scott—the US Navy's highest ranking enlisted sailor at the time—for Borgnine's support of the Navy and naval families worldwide.
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After the war was over he returned to his parents' home with no job and no direction. Since he wasn't willing to settle for a dead-end job at one of the factories, his mother encouraged him to pursue a more glamorous profession and suggested that his personality would be well-suited for the stage. He surprised his mother by taking the suggestion to heart, although his father was far from enthusiastic. After graduation, he auditioned and was accepted to the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, so-called for its audiences bartering their produce for admission during the Great Depression. In 1947, he landed his first stage role in State of the Union. Although it was a short role, he won over the audience. His next role was as the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. In 1949, he had his Broadway debut in the role of a nurse in the play Harvey. More roles on stage led him to being a decades-long character actor.
In 1951, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he eventually received his big break in From Here to Eternity (1953), playing the cruel Sergeant "Fatso" Judson in charge of the stockade, who taunts fellow soldier Angelo Maggio (played by Frank Sinatra). Borgnine built a reputation as a dependable character actor and appeared in early film roles as villains, including movies like Johnny Guitar, Vera Cruz and Bad Day at Black Rock. But in 1955, the actor starred as a warm-hearted butcher in Marty, the film version of the television play of the same name, which gained him an Academy Award for Best Actor over Frank Sinatra and former Best Actors Spencer Tracy and James Cagney.
Borgnine's film career continued successfully through the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s, including The Vikings, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen, Ice Station Zebra, The Poseidon Adventure, The Black Hole and Escape from New York. One of his most famous roles became that of Dutch, a member of The Wild Bunch in the 1969 Western classic from director Sam Peckinpah.
Of his role in 'The Wild Bunch', he later said, 'I did [think it was a moral film]. Because to me, every picture should have some kind of a moral to it. I feel that when we used to watch old pictures, as we still do I'm sure, the bad guys always got it in the end and the good guys always won out. Today it's a little different. Today it seems that the bad guys are getting the good end of it. There was always a moral in our story.'[5]
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Borgnine made his TV debut as a character actor in Captain Video and His Video Rangers, beginning in 1951. These two episodes led to countless other television roles that Borgnine would gain in Goodyear Television Playhouse, Short Short Dramas, The Ford Television Theatre, Waterfront, The Lone Wolf, Fireside Theatre, The O. Henry Playhouse, Frontier Justice, Laramie, The Blue Angels, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Run for Your Life, Little House on the Prairie's two-part episode - "The Lord is My Shepherd", The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., Highway to Heaven with old friend Michael Landon, Murder, She Wrote, Walker, Texas Ranger, Touched by an Angel and the final episodes of ER, among many others.
In 2009, at the age of 92, Borgnine earned an Emmy nomination for his performances in the final two episodes of the long-running NBC medical series ER.
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In 1962, Borgnine joined the ranks of other sitcom stars such as John Forsythe, Andy Griffith, Danny Thomas, Alan Young, Fred MacMurray and Buddy Ebsen. That same year he signed a contract with Universal Studios for the lead role as the gruff but lovable skipper Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in what began as a serious one-hour 1962 episode called Seven Against the Sea for Alcoa Premiere. Just like the McHale character, Borgnine was a longtime navy man in real life. It later was reworked to comedy and became McHale's Navy, a World War II sitcom that co-starred two formerly unknown comedians/actors, the late Joe Flynn as Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton and Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker. Both of them got along very well with Borgnine, especially Conway. The insubordinate crew of PT-73 helped the show become an overnight success during its first season, although it did not land in the Top 30 until 1963, when it tied with Hazel in the ratings. Borgnine thrived on the adulation from fans for their favorite Navy man. He received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 1963. At the end of the fourth season in 1966 low ratings and repetitive story lines brought McHale's Navy to an end. Borgnine was not happy about the show’s cancellation and was concerned about what television role he might play in the future. He also starred in the 1964 film version of the series and later appeared in a cameo performance in the 1997 remake.
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Borgnine returned to a new contract with Universal Studios in 1983, for a co-starring role opposite Jan-Michael Vincent, on Airwolf. After he was approached by producer Donald P. Bellisario, who had been impressed by Borgnine's guest role as a wrestler in a 1982 episode of Magnum, P.I., he immediately agreed. He played Dominic Santini, a helicopter pilot, in the series which became an immediate hit. Borgnine's strong performances belied his exhaustion due to the grueling production schedule, and the challenges of working with his younger, troubled series lead. The show was cancelled by CBS in 1986.
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He auditioned a third time for a co-starring role opposite Jonathan Silverman in The Single Guy as doorman Manny Cordoba, which lasted two seasons. According to Silverman, Borgnine would come to work with more energy and passion than all other stars combined. He was the first person to arrive on the set every day and the last to leave.
[edit] | Tags: Other activities | 2>
Also in 1996, Borgnine toured the US on a bus to meet his fans and see the country. The trip was the subject of a 1997 documentary, Ernest Borgnine on the Bus. He also served one year as the Chairman of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, visiting patients in many Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.
Borgnine is a Freemason in Hollywood Lodge No. 355, and a 33rd° Scottish Rite Mason in the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction. He is also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose at that organization's Lodge in Junction City, OR.[citation needed]
Borgnine has volunteered to be Stories of Service National spokesman, urging his fellow World War II vets to come forward and share their stories.
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Borgnine in October 2004
Since 1999, Borgnine has provided his voice talent to the animated sitcom SpongeBob SquarePants as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man (where he is once again paired up with his McHale's Navy co-star Tim Conway as the voice of Mermaid Man's sidekick Barnacle Boy). He has expressed affection for this role, in no small part for its popularity among children. Borgnine also appears as himself in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood", in addition to a number of television commercials. In 2000, he was the executive producer of Hoover, in which he is the only credited actor.
In 2007, 90-year-old Borgnine starred in the Hallmark original film A Grandpa for Christmas. He played a man who, after his estranged daughter is in a car accident, discovers that he has a granddaughter he never knew about. She is taken into his care, and they soon become great friends. Borgnine received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television for his performance. At 90, he was the oldest Golden Globe nominee ever.
On April 2, 2009, Borgnine starred in the last episode of the long-running medical series ER. His role was that of a husband whose long marriage ended with his wife's death. In his final scene, Borgnine's character is in a hospital bed lying beside his just-deceased wife. His performance garnered an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, his third nomination and his first in 29 years (since being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1980 for All Quiet on the Western Front).
In 2009, at age 92, he was the main character in Another Harvest Moon, directed by Greg Swartz and also starring Piper Laurie and Anne Meara. On October 2, 2010, Borgnine appeared as himself in a sketch on Saturday Night Live. On October 15, 2010 he appeared in his latest movie, Red, which was filmed earlier that year.
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Borgnine's autobiography Ernie was published by Citadel Press in July 2008. Ernie is a loose, conversational recollection of highlights from his acting career and notable events from his personal life.
In the wake of the book's publication, he began a small promotional tour, visiting independent bookstores in the Los Angeles area to promote the book's release and meet some of his fans.[6]
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Borgnine in April 2010
Borgnine has been married five times. He was first married to Rhoda Kemins (1949–1958), whom he met while serving in the Navy;[7] They had one daughter,Nancee (born August 18, 1952). Then he married actress Katy Jurado (1959–1963) Borgnine once referred to his second ex-wife this way: "Beautiful, but a tiger."
He later married singer Ethel Merman (1964); the marriage barely lasted a month. Their divorce was finalised on May 25, 1965. Borgnine married Donna Rancourt (1965–1972), with whom he had a son, Christopher (born August 9, 1969) and two daughters, Sharon (born August 5, 1965) and Diana (born December 29, 1970). His fifth and current marriage is to Tova Traesnaes (February 24, 1973 to date).
He has one sister, Evelyn Velardi (b. 1926). His mother, Anna Borgnine, died in 1949, after a long battle against tuberculosis, just days before his first wedding.
On January 24, 2007, Borgnine celebrated his 90th birthday at a bistro in West Hollywood, California. Guests included his wife Tova, decades-long friend Tim Conway, Dennis Farina, Army Archerd, Andy Granatelli, Bo Hopkins, Burt Young, Steven Bauer, his son Cris Borgnine, grandson Anthony Borgnine, Connie Stevens, David Gerber, Debbie Reynolds, Joe Mantegna, Norm Crosby and many more.
On February 24, 2008, Borgnine celebrated the 35th anniversary of his marriage to cosmetics maker Tova Traenaes.
He is a member of the Lambda chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
A street was named in Borgnine’s honor in his hometown of Hamden, Connecticut, where he still enjoys a large and vocal following. There is also a Mexican-themed restaurant in New York City with a shrine dedicated to Borgnine.[8]
For 30 years (1972–2002), Borgnine marched in Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade as the "Grand Clown."[9]
In 2000, he received his 50-year pin as a Freemason in Abingdon Lodge No. 48, Abingdon, Virginia. He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Los Angeles in 1964, received the KCCH in 1979, was coroneted a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1983, and received the Grand Cross of the Court of Honour in 1991.[10]
On August 14, 2008, Borgnine was interviewed on FoxNews when he was asked about the secret to his longevity. Laughingly Borgnine responds "I don't dare tell you," but then he leans over to whisper into the ear of his interviewer, but the whisper is caught by the microphone, "I masturbate a lot."[11][12] This incident was lampooned in the 30 Rock episode "The Funcooker" which aired in March the following year, where Tracy Jordan, who has just been fined by the FCC for cursing on air, believes his paying for his transgression gives him increased license: "I can even say what Ernest Borgnine whispered to me."
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Borgnine won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Marty Piletti in the film Marty.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ernest Borgnine has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6324 Hollywood Blvd. In 1996, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the 17th annual SAG Awards, held January 30, 2011.[13]
Each year, a dinner is held in Borgnine's honor by Tortilla Flats, a Mexican restaurant in Manhattan's West Village. February 2010 was the eighteenth consecutive year for the celebration. In addition to sitting in booths decorated with his photos, dinner guests answer trivia questions while wearing sailor hats and Borgnine masks.[14]
Year
Award
Category
Title
Result
1955
Academy Award
Best Actor
Marty
Won
BAFTA Award
Best Foreign Actor
Marty
Won
Golden Globe Award
Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Marty
Won
NBR Award
Best Actor
Marty
Won
NYFCC Award
Best Actor
Marty
Won
1962
Emmy Award
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
McHale's Navy
Nominated
1979
Emmy Award
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
All Quiet on the Western Front
Nominated
1999
Daytime Emmy Award
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
Nominated
2007
Golden Globe Award
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
A Grandpa for Christmas
Nominated
2009
Emmy Award
Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama
ER
Nominated
2009
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the Rhode Island International Film Festival
Won
2011
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
from the Screen Actors Guild
Won
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Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1951
China Corsair
Hu Chang
1951
Whistle at Eaton Falls, TheThe Whistle at Eaton Falls
Bill Street
1951
Mob, TheThe Mob
Joe Castro
1953
From Here to Eternity
Staff Sergeant James R. "Fatso" Judson
1953
Stranger Wore a Gun, TheThe Stranger Wore a Gun
Bull Slager
1954
Johnny Guitar
Bart Lonergan
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Strabo
1954
Bounty Hunter, TheThe Bounty Hunter
Bill Rachin
1954
Vera Cruz
Donnegan
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Coley Trimble
1955
Marty
Marty
Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
1955
Run for Cover
Morgan
1955
Violent Saturday
Stadt, Amish Farmer
1955
Last Command, TheThe Last Command
Mike Radin
1955
Square Jungle, TheThe Square Jungle
Bernie Browne
1956
Jubal
Shep Horgan
1956
Catered Affair, TheThe Catered Affair
Tom Hurley
1956
Best Things in Life Are Free, TheThe Best Things in Life Are Free
Lew Brown
1956
Three Brave Men
Bernard F. "Bernie" Goldsmith
1958
Vikings, TheThe Vikings
Ragnar
1958
Badlanders, TheThe Badlanders
John "Mac" McBain
1958
Torpedo Run
Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Archer "Archie" Sloan
1959
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Roo Webber
1959
Rabbit Trap, TheThe Rabbit Trap
Eddie Colt
Locarno International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
1960
Man on a String
Boris Mitrov
1960
Pay or Die
Police Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino
Nominated—Golden Laurel
1961
Black City
Peppino Navarra
1961
Italian Brigands, TheThe Italian Brigands
Sante Carbone
1961
Go Naked in the World
Pete Stratton
1961
Last Judgement, TheThe Last Judgement
Pickpocket
1961
Barabbas
Lucius
1964
McHale's Navy
Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
Spin-off of the series of the same name
1965
Flight of the Phoenix, TheThe Flight of the Phoenix
Trucker Cobb
1966
Oscar, TheThe Oscar
Barney Yale
1967
Dirty Dozen, TheThe Dirty Dozen
Major General Worden
1967
Chuka
Sergeant Otto Hansbach
1968
Man Who Makes the Difference, TheThe Man Who Makes the Difference
Himself
Documentary short film
1968
Legend of Lylah Clare, TheThe Legend of Lylah Clare
Barney Sheean
1968
Ice Station Zebra
Boris Vaslov
1968
Split, TheThe Split
Bert Clinger
1969
Wild Bunch, TheThe Wild Bunch
Dutch Engstrom
1969
Bullet for Sandoval, AA Bullet for Sandoval
Don Pedro Sandoval
1970
Adventurers, TheThe Adventurers
Fat Cat
1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Sheriff Harve
1971
Rain for a Dusty Summer
The General
1971
Willard
Al Martin
1971
Bunny O'Hare
Bill Green / William Gruenwald
1971
Hannie Caulder
Emmett Clemens
1972
World of Sport Fishing, TheThe World of Sport Fishing
Himself
Documentary
1972
Film Portrait
Himself
Documentary
1972
Revengers, TheThe Revengers
Hoop
1972
Poseidon Adventure, TheThe Poseidon Adventure
Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo
1972
Ripped Off
Captain Perkins
1973
Emperor of the North Pole
Shack
1973
Neptune Factor, TheThe Neptune Factor
Chief Diver Don MacKay
1974
Law and Disorder
Cy
1974
Vengeance Is Mine
Adam Smith
1975
Devil's Rain, TheThe Devil's Rain
Jonathan "John" Corbis
1975
Hustle
Santuro
1976
Shoot
Lou
1977
Greatest, TheThe Greatest
Angelo Dundee
1978
Crossed Swords
John Canty
1978
Convoy
Sheriff Lyle "Cottonmouth" Wallace
1979
Ravagers
Rann
1979
Double McGuffin, TheThe Double McGuffin
Firat
1979
Black Hole, TheThe Black Hole
Harry Booth
1980
When Time Ran Out
Detective Sergeant Tom Conti
1980
Super Fuzz
Sergeant Willy Dunlop
1981
Escape from New York
Cabbie
1981
Deadly Blessing
Isaiah Schmidt
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1981
High Risk
Clint
1983
Graduates of Malibu High, TheThe Graduates of Malibu High
Lieutenant Bob Carrigan
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
Fletcher
1985
Man Hunt
Ben Robeson
1987
Skeleton Coast
Colonel Smith
1987
Opponent, TheThe Opponent
Victor
1988
Big Turnaround, TheThe Big Turnaround
Father Lopez
1988
Moving Target
Captain Morrison
1988
Any Man's Death
Herr Gantz
1988
Spike of Bensonhurst
Baldo Cacetti
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Bischof
1990
Last Match, TheThe Last Match
Coach
1990
Tides of War
Doctor
1990
Laser Mission
Professor Braun
1992
Mistress
Himself
Cameo
1994
Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart, TheThe Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart
Unknown
1995
Captiva Island
Arty
1996
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Himself
Voice; Documentary
1996
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
Grandfather
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Carface Carruthers
Voice
1997
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Himself
Documentary
1997
McHale's Navy
Admiral Quinton McHale, Sr. (a.k.a. Cobra)
Based on the series of the same name
1997
Gattaca
Caesar
1998
12 Bucks
Lucky
1998
Small Soldiers
Kip Killigan
Voice
1998
BASEketball
Ted Denslow
1998
Mel
Grandpa
1999
Last Great Ride, TheThe Last Great Ride
Franklin Lyle
1999
Abilene
Hotis Brown
1999
Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island, TheThe Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Ben Quinn
2000
Kiss of Debt, TheThe Kiss of Debt
Godfather Mariano
2000
Castle Rock
Nate
2000
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Also executive producer
2002
Whiplash
Judge DuPont
2002
11'09"01 September 11
Pensioner
Segment "United States of America"
2003
Barn Red
Michael Bolini
2003
American Hobo, TheThe American Hobo
Narrator
Documentary
2003
Long Ride Home, TheThe Long Ride Home
Lucas Moat
2004
Blueberry
Rolling Star
2005
That One Summer
Otis Garner
2005
3 Below
Grandpa
2005
Rail Kings
Steamtrain
2006
Cura del gorilla, LaLa Cura del gorilla
Jerry Warden
2006
Frozen Stupid
Frank Norgard
2007
Oliviero Rising
Bill
2008
Strange Wilderness
Milas
2008
I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell
Judge Holliday
2009
Another Harvest Moon
Frank
2010
Genesis Code, TheThe Genesis Code
Carl Taylor
2010
Red
Henry, The Records Keeper
2011
Night Club
Albert
2011
Lion of Judah, TheThe Lion of Judah
Slink
2011
Snatched
Big Frank Baum
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1961
Blue Angels, TheThe Blue Angels
Unknown
Episode "The Blue Leaders"
1962–66
McHale's Navy
Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
1971
Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster?
Deputy Sam Hill
Television film
1971
Trackers, TheThe Trackers
Sam Paxton
Television film
1973
Legend in Granite
Vince Lombardi
Television film
1974
Twice in a Lifetime
Vince Boselli
Television film
1974
Little House on the Prairie
Jonathan
Episode "The Lord is my Shepherd"
1976–77
Future Cop
Cleaver
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
The Roman Centurion
Miniseries
1977
Fire!
Sam Brisbane
Television film
1978
Ghost of Flight 401, TheThe Ghost of Flight 401
Dom Cimoli
Television film
1978
Cops and Robin
Joe Cleaver
Television film
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stanislaus Katczinsky
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1979
Holiday Hookers
Max
Television film
1982
Magnum, P.I.
Earl Gianelli (a.k.a. Mr. White Death)
Episode "Mr. White Death"
1983
Blood Feud
J. Edgar Hoover
Miniseries
1983
Carpool
Mickey Doyle
Television film
1983
Masquerade
Jerry
Pilot episode
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Senator Brighton
Television film
1984
Last Days of Pompeii, TheThe Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus
Miniseries
1984–86
Airwolf
Dominic Santini
1985
Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission, TheThe Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission
Major General Worden
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen
1985
Alice in Wonderland
The Lion
Television film
1987
Space Island
Billy Bones
Miniseries
1987
Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission, TheThe Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Major General Worden
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Major General Worden
Sequel to The Dirty Dozen
1989
Ocean
Pedro El Triste
Miniseries
1989
Jake Spanner, Private Eye
Sal
Television film
1990
Appearances
Emil Danzig
Television film
1991
Home Improvement
Eddie Phillips
Episode "Birds of a Feather Flock to Taylor"
1991
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie
Television film
1993
Tierärztin Christine
Dr. Gustav Gruber
Television film
1993
Hunt for the Blue Diamond
Hans Kroger
Television film
1993
Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons
Himself
Voice; Episode "Boy-Scoutz n the Hood"
1995
Tierärztin Christine II: The Temptation
Dr. Gustav Gruber
Television film
1995–97
Single Guy, TheThe Single Guy
Doorman
1996–99
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
Carface Caruthers
Voice
1998
JAG
Artemus Sullivan
Episode "Yesterday's Heroes"
1999–present
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mermaid Man
Voice
2000
Walker, Texas Ranger
Eddie Ryan
Episode "The Avenging Angel"
2002
7th Heaven
Joe
Episode "The Known Soldier"
2003
District, TheThe District
Uncle Mike Murphy
Episode "Last Waltz"
2004
Blue Light, TheThe Blue Light
Faerie King
Television film
2004
Trail to Hope Rose, TheThe Trail to Hope Rose
Eugene
Television film
2007
Grandpa for Christmas, AA Grandpa for Christmas
Bert O'Riley
Television film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
2008
Aces 'n Eights
Thurmond Prescott
Television film
2009
ER
Paul Manning
Episodes "Old Times" and "And in the End..."
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
2010
Saturday Night Live
Himself
Celebrity cameo in "What Up With That" sketch
2011
Love's Christmas Journey
Nicolas
Television Film
Video games
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2001
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
Mermaid Man
Based on SpongeBob SquarePants
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Ernest: "Spencer Tracy was the first actor I've seen who could just look down into the dirt and command a scene. He played a set-up with Robert Ryan that way. He's looking down at the road and then he looks at Ryan at just the precise, right minute. I tell you, Rob could've stood on his head and zipped open his fly and the scene would've still been Mr Tracy's."
Ernest: "The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a camera or when you're on stage. There are some people who carry it all the time. That, to me, is not acting. What you've gotta do is find out what the writer wrote about and put it into your mind. This is acting. Not going out and researching what the writer has already written. This is crazy!"
Ernest: "Everything I do has a moral to it. Yes, I've been in films that have had shootings. I made The Wild Bunch (1969), which was the beginning of the splattering of blood and everything else. But there was a moral behind it. The moral was that, by golly, bad guys got it. That was it. Yeah."
Ernest: "Ever since they opened the floodgates with Clark Gable saying, 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn,' somebody's ears pricked up and said, 'Oh boy, here we go!'. Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right."
Ernest on drugs: "No, I've never done anything. At least, not to my knowledge. I once took a bunch of goofballs by accident. They looked like candy. They were in a little bowl at a party. I grabbed a handful and went to town. That was some New Years Eve. I didn't have a coherent thought till February."
Ernest on his marriage to Ethel Merman: "Biggest mistake of my life. I thought I was marrying Rosemary Clooney."
Ernest on his $5,000 salary for playing the eponymous lead in Marty (1955), which won him a Best Actor Oscar: "...I would have done it for nothing."
Ernest on Women's Rights: "They tried it the wrong way. You can't expect anyone to take you seriously if you burn your undies and tell me I'm a pig. That's why it failed. Too many ugly broads telling me that they don't want to sleep with me. Who wanted you anyway?"
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^ "Ernest Borgnine." International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed. St. James Press, 2000. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006: "Born: Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut, January 24, 1917 (some sources say 1915 or 1918)."
^ Clooney, Nick (2003). The Movies That Changed Us: Reflections on the Screen. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-1044-0. , p. 114
^ Ernest Borgnine Biography (1929-)
^ Ernest Borgnine Interview
^ a b "Features | NFT Interviews | Ernest Borgnine". BFI. 2007-10-10. http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/interviews/borgnine.html. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
^ "The Importance of Being Ernie". http://newtextureblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/ernest-borgnine-in-hollywood.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
^ M. A. Schmidt (April 10, 1955). "Ernest Borgnine: Fiendish 'Fatso' to Meek 'Marty'". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/marty-ar.html. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
^ Wilson, Michael (February 14, 2009). "The Taco Joint That Loves Ernest Borgnine". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/nyregion/14metjournal.html. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
^ Circus Parade secures funding, will return July 12
^ "Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A.: Dedication of Long Beach Scottish Rite Theatre to Actor & Brother Ernest Borgnine". Scottishrite.org. 2011-05-07. http://scottishrite.org/2011/04/dedication-of-long-beach-scottish-rite-theatre-to-actor-brother-ernest-borgnine/. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
^ "Anchors Floored After Mic Picks Up Ernest Borgnine’s Shock Secret to Long Life". Breitbart.tv. August 14 2008. http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=152013.
^ Jordan, Katy (August 15, 2008). "Ernest Borgnine, 91, reveals his little secret". Boston Herald. http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/2008_08_15_Ernest_Borgnine__91__reveals_his_little_secret/srvc=home&position=6. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
^ "Actor Ernest Borgnine to receive lifetime award". BBC News (BBC). August 19, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11021875. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
^ "Tortilla Flats New York City | Ernest Borgnine". Tortillaflatsnyc.com. http://www.tortillaflatsnyc.com/ernie.html. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
"Ernest Borgnine". Biographies in Navy History. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. March 8, 2008. http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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