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Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004
Ernest Borgnine shows off his new Chief Petty Officer cover at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C October 15, 2004Ernest Borgnine (born January 24, 1917) is an American actor.

He was born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut to Charles Borgnino and Anna Boselli, Italian Catholic immigrants. He joined the United States Navy after high school and stayed in for ten years. After a few years of drifting, he attended the Randall School of Drama in Hartford. Following graduation, he went to the famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. In 1949, he debuted on Broadway in Harvey. In 1951 he moved to Los Angeles, California, receiving his big break in 1953's From Here to Eternity, playing the cruel "Fatso" who taunted and killed "Maggio," played by Frank Sinatra. Off-screen, the men were good friends.

In 1955, Borgnine starred in the drama Marty, which gained him an Academy Award for Best Actor. He subsequently appeared in many films sometimes in lead roles but more often supporting major stars. From 1962 through 1966 he starred in the popular situation comedy television series McHale's Navy, and starred in the 1964 film version. Borgnine's later television work included a co-starring role (with Jan-Michael Vincent) as veteran helicopter pilot Dominic Santini in the action/espionage series Airwolf from 1984 to 1986.

Among his five wives were the late Ethel Merman (to whom he was wed for fewer than two months) and the late Mexican-born actress Katy Jurado. He married Tova Traesnaes in 1972. Tova runs a hugely succesful cosmetics company from Beverly Hills which Ernest helps her with in his spare time.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ernest Borgnine has 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.

Since 1999, Borgnine's voice has appeared on the cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants as the elderly superhero Mermaid Man and has appeared on an episode of The Simpsons as himself. He has also recently appeared in television commercials

  Strange Wilderness (2006) (filming)
Oliviero Rising (2006) (post-production) .... Don Alfio
Cura del gorilla, La (2005) (post-production)
Rail Kings (2005) (V) .... Steamtrain
3 Below (2005) (V) .... Grandpa
The Trail to Hope Rose (2004) (TV) .... Eugene Lawson
Blueberry (2004) .... Rolling Star
The Blue Light (2004) (TV) .... The Faerie King
The Long Ride Home (2003) .... Lucas Moat
Barn Red (2003) .... Michael Bolini
11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) .... (segment USA)
Whiplash (2002) .... Judge DuPont
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (2001) (VG) (voice) .... Mermaid Man
Hoover (2000) .... J. Edgar Hoover
Castlerock (2000) .... Nate
The Kiss of Debt (2000) .... Godfather Mariano
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999) .... Ben Quinn
Abilene (1999) .... Hotis Brown
The Last Great Ride (1999) .... Franklin Lyle
An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) (voice) .... Carface
Mel (1998) .... Bill
BASEketball (1998) .... Ted Denslow
Small Soldiers (1998) (voice) .... Kip Killagin
12 Bucks (1998) .... Lucky
Gattaca (1997) .... Caesar
McHale's Navy (1997) .... Cobra
"All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series" (1996) TV Series (voice) .... Carface
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) (voice) .... Carface
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996) .... Grandfather
"The Single Guy" (1995) TV Series .... Manny
Captiva Island (1995) .... Arty
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Gustav Gruber
Spirit of the Season (1994) (V) .... Grandfather
The Outlaws: Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
Blaue Diamant, Der (1993) (TV) .... Hans Kroger
Tierärztin Christine (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Gustav Gruber
Mountain of Diamonds (1991) (TV) .... Ernie
Appearances (1990) (TV) .... Emil Danzig
Laser Mission (1990) .... Prof. Braun
Tides of War (1990) .... Doctor
Ultima partita, L' (1990) .... Coach
Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) .... Sal
Gummibärchen küßt man nicht (1989)
"Oceano" (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Pedro El Triste
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) .... Baldo Cacetti
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988) (TV) .... Gen. Worden
Any Man's Death (1988) .... Herr Gantz
Bersaglio sull'autostrada (1988) .... Captain Morrison
The Big Turnaround (1988)
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987) (TV) .... Gen. Worden
"Isola del tesoro, L'" (1987) (mini) TV Series .... Billy Bones
Qualcuno pagherà? (1987) .... Victor
Skeleton Coast (1987) .... Col. Smith
Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Lion
The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985) (TV) .... Gen. Worden
Cane arrabbiato (1985) .... Ben Robeson
Code Name: Wild Geese (1984) .... Fletcher
"The Last Days of Pompeii" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Marcus
"Airwolf" (1984) TV Series .... Dominic Santini
Airwolf (1984) (TV) .... Dominic Santini
Love Leads the Way: A True Story (1984) (TV) .... Sen. Brighton
Masquerade (1983) (TV) .... Jerry
Young Warriors (1983) .... Lt. Bob Carrigan
Carpool (1983) (TV) .... Mickey Doyle
Blood Feud (1983) (TV) .... J. Edgar Hoover
Deadly Blessing (1981) .... Isaiah Schmidt
Escape from New York (1981) .... Cabbie
High Risk (1981) .... Clint
Poliziotto superpiù (1980) .... Willy Dunlop
When Time Ran Out... (1980) .... Tom Conti
The Black Hole (1979) .... Harry Booth
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV) .... Stanislaus Katczinsky
The Double McGuffin (1979) .... Firat
Ravagers (1979) .... Rann
Convoy (1978) .... Sheriff Lyle Wallace aka Cottonmouth
Cops and Robin (1978) (TV) .... Joe Cleaver
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978) (TV) .... Dom Cimoli
"Future Cop" (1977) TV Series .... Joe Cleaver (1977)
Crossed Swords (1977) .... John Canty
The Greatest (1977) .... Angelo Dundee
Fire! (1977) (TV) .... Sam Brisbane
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) TV Series .... The Centurion
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1977) (TV) .... Himsel/Fatso
Shoot (1976) .... Lou
Future Cop (1976) (TV) .... Cleaver
Natale in casa d'appuntamento (1976) (TV)
Hustle (1975) .... Santuro
The Devil's Rain (1975) .... Jonathan Corbis
Vengeance Is Mine (1974) .... Adam Smith
Law and Disorder (1974) .... Cy
Twice in a Lifetime (1974) (TV) .... Vince Boselli
Legend in Granite (1973) (TV) .... Vince Lombardi
The Neptune Factor (1973) .... Chief Diver Don MacKay
Emperor of the North Pole (1973) .... Shack
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) .... Det. Lt. Mike Rogo
The Revengers (1972) .... Hoop
Uomo dalla pelle dura, L' (1972) .... Captain Perkins
Hannie Caulder (1971) .... Emmett Clemens
The Trackers (1971) (TV) .... Sam Paxton
Bunny O'Hare (1971) .... Bill Green (Greenwald)
Willard (1971) .... Al Martin
Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster? (1971) (TV) .... Deputy Sam Hill
Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971) .... The General
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) .... Sheriff Harve
The Adventurers (1970) .... Fat Cat
Desesperados, Los (1969) .... Don Pedro Sandoval
The Wild Bunch (1969) .... Dutch Engstrom
The Split (1968) .... Bert Clinger
Ice Station Zebra (1968) .... Boris Vaslov
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) .... Barney Sheean
Chuka (1967) .... Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Maj. Gen. Worden
The Oscar (1966) .... Barney Yale
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) .... E. 'Trucker' Cobb
McHale's Navy (1964) .... Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale
"McHale's Navy" (1962) TV Series .... Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (1962-1966)
Barabbas (1962) .... Lucius
Giudizio universale, Il (1961) .... Pickpocket
Go Naked in the World (1961) .... Pete Stratton
Briganti italiani, I (1961) .... Sante Carbone
Re di Poggioreale, Il (1961) .... Peppino Navarra
Pay or Die (1960) .... Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Man on a String (1960) .... Boris Mitrov
The Rabbit Trap (1959) .... Eddie Colt
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1959) .... Roo
Torpedo Run (1958) .... Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
The Badlanders (1958) .... John McBain
The Vikings (1958) .... Ragnar
Three Brave Men (1956) .... Bernie Goldsmith
The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956) .... Lew Brown
The Catered Affair (1956) .... Tom Hurley
Jubal (1956) .... Shep Horgan
The Square Jungle (1955) .... Bernie Browne
The Last Command (1955) .... Mike Radin
Violent Saturday (1955) .... Stadt, Amish Farmer
Run for Cover (1955) .... Morgan
Marty (1955) .... Marty Piletti
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) .... Coley Trimble
Vera Cruz (1954) .... Donnegan
The Bounty Hunter (1954) .... Bill Rachin
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) .... Strabo
Johnny Guitar (1954) .... Bart Lonergan
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953) .... Bull Slager
From Here to Eternity (1953) .... SSgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
The Mob (1951) .... Joe Castro... aka Remember That Face (UK)
The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951) .... Bill Street... aka Richer Than the Earth (UK)
China Corsair (1951) .... Hu Chang