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Biography
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows. Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles. Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
Acted in 194
2010s
- 2012
- 2011
Love's Christmas Journey
Nicholas
SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom
Mermaid Man (voice)
Night Club
Albert
- 2010
Another Harvest Moon
Frank
The Genesis Code
Carl Taylor
2000s
- 2009
The Wishing Well
Big Jim
Oliviero Rising
Bill
- 2008
Frozen Stupid
Frank Norgard
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Judge Holliday
Strange Wilderness
Milas
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty
Mermaid Man (voice)
- 2007
A Grandpa for Christmas
Bert O'Riley
- 2006
La cura del gorilla
Jerry
- 2005
Rail Kings
Steamtrain
3 Below
Grandpa
That One Summer
Otis Garner
- 2004
The Blue Light
Faerie King
- 2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Mermaid Man (voice) (archive footage)
- 2002
- 2000
Everyone Loves Mel
Grandpa
Castle Rock
Nate
The Kiss Of Debt
Godfather Mariano
1990s
- 1999
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Ben Quinn
Abilene
Hotis Brown
The Last Great Ride
Franklin Lyle
- 1998
- 1997
McHale's Navy
Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
- 1996
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
Grandfather
- 1995
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
Dr. Gustav Gruber
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Sheriff Laughton
Captiva Island
Arty
- 1994
- 1993
La Classe américaine
Ernest (archive footage)
Tierärztin Christine
Dr. Gustav Gruber
- 1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
TV
- 1991
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie · 4 episodes
飞狼国语公映版
TV
The Burning Shore
Ernie · 4 episodes
- 1990
Appearances
Emil Danzig
Any Man's Death
Herr Gantz
The Last Match
Coach
Tides of War
Doctor
1980s
- 1989
Hoodwinked
Sal Piccolo
Oceano
Pedro El Triste · 6 episodes
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Bischof
- 1988
Spike of Bensonhurst
Baldo Cacetti
The Opponent
Victor
The Big Turnaround
Father Lopez
- 1987
Treasure Island in Outer Space
Billy Bones · 5 episodes
- 1985
Alice in Wonderland
Lion · 1 episode
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Gen. Worden
- 1984
Man Hunt
Ben Robeson
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Sen. Brighton
Code Name: Wild Geese
Frank Fletcher
Airwolf: The Movie
Dominic Santini
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus · 3 episodes
- 1983
Masquerade
Jerry · 1 episode
Young Warriors
Lt. Bob Carrigan
Blood Feud
J. Edgar Hoover
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
When Time Ran Out...
Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
1970s
- 1979
Ravagers
Rann
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
- 1978
Cops and Robin
Joe Cleaver
- 1977
The Greatest
Angelo Dundee
Fire!
Sam Brisbane
Future Cop
Joe Cleaver · 6 episodes
- 1976
Shoot
Lou
Future Cop
Officer Joe Cleaver
Holiday Hookers
Max
- 1975
Hustle
Santuro
- 1974
Twice in a Lifetime
Vince Boselli
- 1973
The Neptune Factor
Chief Diver Don MacKay
Emperor of the North
Shack
- 1972
The Boxer
Captain Perkins
- 1971
Bunny O'Hare
Bill Green - Gruenwald
Rain for a Dusty Summer
The General
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Deputy Sam Hill
- 1970
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Sheriff Harve
The Adventurers
Fat Cat
1960s
- 1969
A Bullet for Sandoval
Don Pedro Sandoval
- 1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Barney Sheean
- 1967
Chuka
Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
McHale's Navy
Quinton McHale
- 1962
- 1961
The Last Judgment
Pickpocket
Black City
Peppino Navarra
Go Naked in the World
Pete Stratton
- 1960
Pay or Die!
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Man on a String
Boris Mitrov
1950s
- 1959
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Roo
The Rabbit Trap
Eddie Colt
- 1958
Torpedo Run
Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
The Badlanders
John McBain
- 1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
Buck · 1 episode
- 1956
Three Brave Men
Bernard F. Goldsmith
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Lew Brown
The Catered Affair
Tom Hurley
Jubal
Shep Horgan
- 1955
The Square Jungle
Bernie Browne
Violent Saturday
Stadt, Amish Farmer
- 1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Strabo
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Matty Moran, Major David Orlovsky · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Hully Brown · 1 episode
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Bill Street
China Corsair
Hu Chang
Appearances34
2020s
- 2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2016
Naples '44
Self
- 2013
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Self
- 2012
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
- 2008
Red and White: Gone with the West
Himself / Narrator
- 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
- 2006
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self
- 2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
- 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
Himself - Narrator
- 2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
1990s
- 1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Self
- 1996
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Self
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
- 1992
1980s
- 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
- 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
Sandy in Disneyland
Self
- 1973
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
- 1967
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self · 1 episode
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1957
- 1953
- 1950
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2003
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
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