People
Lee Van Cleef
- Name: Lee Van Cleef
- Birthday: 1925-01-09
- Also known as: Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr.,李·范克里夫,리 밴 클리프
- Place of birth: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
- Popularity: 2.3493
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout as Self (archive footage) | 2024-06-28 |
| Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann as (archive footage) | 2014-01-01 |
| Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor as Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage) | 2000-05-21 |
| Thieves of Fortune as Sergio Danielo Christophero | 1990-05-31 |
| Speed Zone as Grandfather | 1989-04-21 |
| The Commander as Col. Mazzarini | 1988-04-28 |
| Armed Response as Burt Roth | 1986-10-03 |
| Jungle Raiders as Warren | 1985-08-01 |
| The Master Ninja 5 as John Peter McAllister | 1985-01-01 |
| Code Name: Wild Geese as Archie 'China' Travers | 1984-10-05 |
| Killing Machine as Julot | 1984-05-10 |
| Master Ninja as John Peter McAllister | 1984-01-20 |
| Master Ninja II as John Peter McAllister | 1984-01-20 |
| Escape from New York as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk | 1981-05-23 |
| The Octagon as McCarn | 1980-08-14 |
| The Hard Way as McNeal | 1980-02-19 |
| When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self | 1979-06-05 |
| The Squeeze as Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan | 1978-10-25 |
| The Perfect Killer as Harry Chapman | 1977-11-30 |
| Nowhere to Hide as Ike Scanlon | 1977-06-05 |
| Kid Vengeance as McClain | 1976-12-01 |
| God's Gun as Father John / Lewis | 1976-02-01 |
| Take a Hard Ride as Kiefer | 1975-10-29 |
| The Stranger and the Gunfighter as Dakota | 1974-01-01 |
| Mean Frank and Crazy Tony as Frankie | 1973-11-23 |
| The Grand Duel as Sheriff Clayton | 1972-12-29 |
| The Magnificent Seven Ride! as Marshal Chris Adams | 1972-08-01 |
| Captain Apache as Capt. Apache | 1971-10-27 |
| Bad Man's River as Roy King | 1971-10-14 |
| Return of Sabata as Sabata / Major | 1971-09-03 |
| Barquero as Travis | 1970-07-29 |
| El Condor as Jaroo | 1970-06-19 |
| Sabata as Sabata | 1969-09-16 |
| Commandos as MSgt. Sullivan | 1968-11-19 |
| Beyond the Law as Billy Joe Cudlip | 1968-04-10 |
| Day of Anger as Frank Talby | 1967-12-19 |
| Death Rides a Horse as Ryan | 1967-08-31 |
| The Big Gundown as Jonathan Corbett | 1967-03-03 |
| The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Sentenza / Angel Eyes | 1966-12-23 |
| For a Few Dollars More as Col. Douglas Mortimer | 1965-12-18 |
| How the West Was Won as River Pirate (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Reese | 1962-04-13 |
| Posse from Hell as Leo | 1961-03-01 |
| The Slowest Gun in the West as Sam Bass | 1960-05-07 |
| Ride Lonesome as Frank | 1959-02-01 |
| Guns, Girls and Gangsters as Mike Bennett | 1959-01-01 |
| Machete as Miguel | 1958-12-01 |
| The Bravados as Alfonso Parral | 1958-06-25 |
| The Young Lions as 1st Sgt. Rickett | 1958-04-02 |
| Day of the Badman as Jake Hayes | 1958-01-29 |
| The Tin Star as Ed McGaffey | 1957-11-06 |
| Raiders of Old California as Damon Pardee | 1957-11-01 |
| Gun Battle at Monterey as Kirby | 1957-10-27 |
| Joe Dakota as Adam Grant | 1957-10-27 |
| The Quiet Gun as Doug Sadler | 1957-07-18 |
| Last Stagecoach West as Steve Margolies | 1957-07-16 |
| The Lonely Man as Faro | 1957-06-21 |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Ed Bailey | 1957-05-30 |
| China Gate as Maj. Cham | 1957-05-22 |
| The Badge of Marshal Brennan as Shad Donaphin | 1957-04-14 |
| Accused of Murder as Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey | 1956-12-21 |
| Pardners as Gus | 1956-08-01 |
| It Conquered the World as Dr. Tom Anderson | 1956-07-14 |
| Tribute to a Bad Man as Fat Jones | 1956-03-30 |
| The Conqueror as Chepei | 1956-02-02 |
| The Vanishing American as Jay Lord | 1955-11-17 |
| A Man Alone as Clanton | 1955-10-17 |
| The Naked Street as Harry Goldish (uncredited) | 1955-08-01 |
| The Road to Denver as Pecos Larry | 1955-06-15 |
| I Cover the Underworld as Flash Logan | 1955-05-19 |
| The Big Combo as Fante | 1955-02-13 |
| Ten Wanted Men as Al Drucker | 1955-02-01 |
| Treasure of Ruby Hills as Frank Emmett | 1955-01-23 |
| Dawn at Socorro as Earl Ferris | 1954-09-01 |
| Princess of the Nile as Hakar (uncredited) | 1954-07-01 |
| The Desperado as Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton | 1954-06-20 |
| The Yellow Tomahawk as Fire Knife | 1954-05-01 |
| Arrow In The Dust as Tillotson Henchman | 1954-04-25 |
| Rails Into Laramie as Ace Winton | 1954-04-14 |
| Gypsy Colt as Hank | 1954-04-02 |
| The Nebraskan as Pvt. Reno Benton | 1953-12-02 |
| Tumbleweed as Marv | 1953-12-01 |
| Jack Slade as Bolt Mackay | 1953-11-08 |
| Vice Squad as Pete Monty | 1953-07-31 |
| Arena as Smitty | 1953-06-24 |
| The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms as Corp. Stone | 1953-06-13 |
| White Lightning as Brutus Allen | 1953-03-08 |
| The Bandits of Corsica as Nerva | 1953-02-27 |
| The Lawless Breed as Dirk Hanley | 1952-12-28 |
| Kansas City Confidential as Tony Romano | 1952-11-11 |
| Untamed Frontier as Dave Chittun | 1952-07-23 |
| High Noon as Jack Colby | 1952-06-09 |
