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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Film/{{Marty}}'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII sitcom ''Series/McHalesNavy''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.

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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Film/{{Marty}}'' (for which he won an Oscar) UsefulNotes/AcademyAward) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII sitcom ''Series/McHalesNavy''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.
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Borgnine was married five times, including tempestuous unions with fellow movie stars Katy Jurado and Creator/EthelMerman (the latter lasting only 42 days). He passed away on July 8th, 2012.

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Borgnine was married five times, including tempestuous unions with fellow movie stars Katy Jurado and Creator/EthelMerman (the latter marriage lasting only 42 days). He passed away on July 8th, 2012.
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He passed away on July 8th, 2012.

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Borgnine was married five times, including tempestuous unions with fellow movie stars Katy Jurado and Creator/EthelMerman (the latter lasting only 42 days). He passed away on July 8th, 2012.



* HairTriggerTemper: He would get very violent when he was angry, as Katy Jurado and Ethel Merman attested.

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* HairTriggerTemper: He would could get very violent when he was angry, as Katy Jurado and Ethel Merman attested.
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* AsHimself: On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', in the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E8BoyScoutzNTheHood Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]".
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* ''Film/ViolentSaturday'' (1955)
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Around here, though, he was perhaps best known for being the NightmareFuelStationAttendant in ''Film/MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's" (Oh, and he also provided the voice of Mermaid Man on ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', and appeared as himself in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', if that interests you).

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Around here, though, he was perhaps best known for being the NightmareFuelStationAttendant in ''Film/MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's" (Oh, "Borgnine's". Oh, and he also provided the voice of Mermaid Man on ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', and appeared as himself in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', if that interests you).
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* ''Film/TheLegendOfLylahClare'' (1968)
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* MoneyDearBoy: [[invoked]] As you can tell from some of the titles listed above, he wasn't all that picky about which projects he got involved with.
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* ''Film/TheRevengers'' (1972)
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* ''Film/{{Airwolf}}'' (1984–86)

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* ''Film/{{Airwolf}}'' ''Series/{{Airwolf}}'' (1984–86)
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* ''Film/{{Airwolf}}'' (1984–86)

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* ''Film/FromHereToEternity''
* ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators''
* ''Film/TheVikings''
* ''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock''
* ''Film/{{Marty}}''
* ''Film/TheFlightOfThePhoenix1965''
* ''Film/TheDirtyDozen''
* ''Film/IceStationZebra''
* ''Film/TheWildBunch''
* ''Film/{{Willard}}''
* ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure''
* ''Film/EmperorOfTheNorth''
* ''Film/TheBlackHole''
* ''Film/SuperFuzz''
* ''Film/BaseketBall''
* ''Film/{{Red}}''
* ''Film/TheSingleGuy''
* ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''
* ''Film/DeadlyBlessing''
* ''Film/LaserMission''
* ''Film/{{Convoy}}''

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* ''Film/FromHereToEternity''
''Film/FromHereToEternity'' (1953)
* ''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators''
''Film/JohnnyGuitar'' (1954)
* ''Film/TheVikings''
''Film/DemetriusAndTheGladiators'' (1954)
* ''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock''
''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock'' (1955)
* ''Film/{{Marty}}''
''Film/{{Marty}}'' (1955)
* ''Film/TheFlightOfThePhoenix1965''
''Film/TheVikings'' (1958)
* ''Film/TheDirtyDozen''
''Series/McHalesNavy'' (1962–66)
* ''Film/IceStationZebra''
''Film/{{The Flight of the Phoenix|1965}}'' (1965)
* ''Film/TheWildBunch''
''Film/TheDirtyDozen'' (1967)
* ''Film/{{Willard}}''
''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968)
* ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure''
''Film/TheWildBunch'' (1969)
* ''Film/EmperorOfTheNorth''
''Film/{{Willard}}'' (1971)
* ''Film/TheBlackHole''
''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'' (1972)
* ''Film/SuperFuzz''
''Film/EmperorOfTheNorth'' (1973)
* ''Film/BaseketBall''
''Film/{{Convoy}}'' (1978)
* ''Film/{{Red}}''
''Film/TheBlackHole'' (1979)
* ''Film/TheSingleGuy''
''Film/WhenTimeRanOut'' (1980)
* ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''
''Film/SuperFuzz'' (1980)
* ''Film/DeadlyBlessing''
''Film/EscapeFromNewYork'' (1981)
* ''Film/LaserMission''
''Film/DeadlyBlessing'' (1981)
* ''Film/{{Convoy}}''
''Film/LaserMission'' (1989)
* ''Series/TheSingleGuy'' (1995–97)
* ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven2'' (1996)
* ''Film/MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders'' (1996)
* ''Film/BaseketBall'' (1998)
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' (1999–2012)
* ''Film/{{Red}}'' (2010)
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* ''Film/{{Willard}}''
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* HairTriggerTemper: He would get very violent when he was angry, as Katy Jurado and Ethel Merman attested.
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Born Ermes Effron Borgnino in 1917, Ernest Borgnine began his movie career in 1951. Before that, he was in the U.S. Navy for ten years.

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Born Ermes Effron Borgnino in 1917, Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino, January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor who began his movie career in 1951. Before that, he was in the U.S. Navy for ten years.

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* CoolOldGuy: In his appearance on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Kenan Thompson's character calls him "93-year-old sex machine Ernest Borgnine!" Borgnine ''enthusiastically'' replied "Yessir!"

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In his appearance on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Kenan Thompson's character calls him "93-year-old sex machine Ernest Borgnine!" Borgnine ''enthusiastically'' replied "Yessir!""Yessir!"
** When asked in an interview what the key to his longevity was, he first declined to answer, then gave a stage-whispered "I masturbate a lot."
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* ''Film/DeadlyBlessing''
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** ''[[Film/TheVikings ODIIIIIN!!!]]''
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* NiceToTheWaiter: According to Creator/BruceCampbell, Borgnine was always unfailingly polite to everyone, down to the guy who delivered coffee, even after the 90-degree 12-hour workdays involved in shooting ''Series/McHalesNavy''.

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* NiceToTheWaiter: According to Creator/BruceCampbell, Borgnine was always unfailingly polite to everyone, down to the guy who delivered coffee, even after the 90-degree 90º 12-hour workdays involved in shooting ''Series/McHalesNavy''.''Series/McHalesNavy.''
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* CoolOldGuy: In his appearance on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Kenan Thompson's character calls him "93 year-old sex machine Ernest Borgnine!" Borgnine ''enthusiastically'' replied "Yessir!"

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* CoolOldGuy: In his appearance on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Kenan Thompson's character calls him "93 year-old "93-year-old sex machine Ernest Borgnine!" Borgnine ''enthusiastically'' replied "Yessir!"
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Born in 1917, Borgnine's movie career began in 1951. Before that, he was in the US Navy for ten years.

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Born Ermes Effron Borgnino in 1917, Borgnine's Ernest Borgnine began his movie career began in 1951. Before that, he was in the US U.S. Navy for ten years.
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* NiceToTheWaiter: According to Creator/BruceCampbell, Borgnine was always unfailingly polite to everyone, down to the guy who delivered coffee, even after the 90-degree 12-hour workdays involved in shooting ''Series/McHalesNavy''.
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Around here, though, he was perhaps best known for being the NightmareFuelStationAttendant in ''MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's" (Oh, and he also provided the voice of Mermaid Man on ''SpongebobSquarepants'', and appeared as himself in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'', if that interests you).

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Around here, though, he was perhaps best known for being the NightmareFuelStationAttendant in ''MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' ''Film/MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's" (Oh, and he also provided the voice of Mermaid Man on ''SpongebobSquarepants'', ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', and appeared as himself in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', if that interests you).
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* CoolOldGuy

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* CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: In his appearance on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Kenan Thompson's character calls him "93 year-old sex machine Ernest Borgnine!" Borgnine ''enthusiastically'' replied "Yessir!"
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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Film/{{Marty}}'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the usefulNotes/WorldWarII sitcom ''Series/McHalesNavy''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.

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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Film/{{Marty}}'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the usefulNotes/WorldWarII UsefulNotes/WorldWarII sitcom ''Series/McHalesNavy''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.
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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Marty'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the sitcom ''[[MchalesNavy McHale's Navy]]''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.

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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Marty'' ''Film/{{Marty}}'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the usefulNotes/WorldWarII sitcom ''[[MchalesNavy McHale's Navy]]''.''Series/McHalesNavy''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.
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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Marty'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the sitcom ''[[MchalesNavy McHale's Navy]]''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.

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His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Marty'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the sitcom ''[[MchalesNavy McHale's Navy]]''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''{{ER}}'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.



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* ''BadDayAtBlackRock''

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* ''BadDayAtBlackRock''''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock''



* ''TheDirtyDozen''
* ''IceStationZebra''
* ''TheWildBunch''
* ''ThePoseidonAdventure''
* ''EmperorOfTheNorth''
* ''TheBlackHole''
* ''SuperFuzz''
* ''BaseketBall''

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* ''TheDirtyDozen''
''Film/TheDirtyDozen''
* ''IceStationZebra''
''Film/IceStationZebra''
* ''TheWildBunch''
''Film/TheWildBunch''
* ''ThePoseidonAdventure''
''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure''
* ''EmperorOfTheNorth''
''Film/EmperorOfTheNorth''
* ''TheBlackHole''
''Film/TheBlackHole''
* ''SuperFuzz''
''Film/SuperFuzz''
* ''BaseketBall''''Film/BaseketBall''



* ''TheSingleGuy''

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* ''Film/LaserMission''
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->''"Hey! Who stole my collection of used bandages? And they also got away with my nude pictures of Ernest Borgnine!"''
-->--'''Creator/GeorgeCarlin'''


Born in 1917, Borgnine's movie career began in 1951. Before that, he was in the US Navy for ten years.

His most famous film roles include the title character in ''Marty'' (for which he won an Oscar) and Sgt. Fatso Judson in ''Film/FromHereToEternity''. His best-known role on TV is Dominic Santini in ''Series/{{Airwolf}}''. He also played the title character in the sitcom ''[[MchalesNavy McHale's Navy]]''. He's had guest roles in many TV-shows, including: ''{{ER}}'', ''Series/HomeImprovement'', ''Series/{{JAG}}'', ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'', ''Series/MagnumPI'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', ''Series/TheDistrict'', and ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.

Around here, though, he was perhaps best known for being the NightmareFuelStationAttendant in ''MerlinsShopOfMysticalWonders,'' and in one of the all-time great triumphs of celebrity licensing, his daughter produces a tie-in coffee soda named "Borgnine's" (Oh, and he also provided the voice of Mermaid Man on ''SpongebobSquarepants'', and appeared as himself in an episode of ''TheSimpsons'', if that interests you).

He passed away on July 8th, 2012.
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!!Works starring Ernest Borgnine include:
* ''Film/FromHereToEternity''
* ''DemetriusAndTheGladiators''
* ''Film/TheVikings''
* ''BadDayAtBlackRock''
* ''Film/{{Marty}}''
* ''Film/TheFlightOfThePhoenix1965''
* ''TheDirtyDozen''
* ''IceStationZebra''
* ''TheWildBunch''
* ''ThePoseidonAdventure''
* ''EmperorOfTheNorth''
* ''TheBlackHole''
* ''SuperFuzz''
* ''BaseketBall''
* ''Film/{{Red}}''
* ''TheSingleGuy''
* ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork''
* ''Film/{{Convoy}}''

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!!This actor provides examples of:
* CoolOldGuy
* LargeHam (Not always... but enough to qualify)
** ''[[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants EVIIIIIIL!]]''
* MadeOfIron: At an age when most actors would have retired, Borgnine was still trouping less than a year before his death.
* SpringtimeForHitler: Borgnine sometimes said he owed his career to one of these. Burt Lancaster and his business partner decided to produce ''Marty'' thinking the movie (which was based off of a popular Telefilm) would lose money at the box office and they could use the expenses as a tax write-off, and they figured casting a fat, unattractive actor best known for playing heavies would ensure its demise. It ended up winning Borgnine the Best Actor Oscar (not to mention the movie itself winning Best Picture) and becoming one of the most profitable films of all time.
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