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 Lee Van Cleef
Birthday: January 9, 1925
Birth
Place: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Height: 6' 2"
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is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for
Lee Van Cleef. If you have any corrections or additions, please email
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| Biography
One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and subchasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. For the next decade he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid-'60s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in Per qualche dollaro in più (1965). A new career as a western hero (or at least anti-hero) opened up, and Van Cleef became an international star, though in films of decreasing quality. In the 1980s he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies, and starred in "The Master" (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action. He died of a heart attack in December 1989, and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.
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Thieves of Fortune |
(1990) | | [ Michael Nouri ] |
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Speed Zone! |
(1989) | | [ John Candy ][ Eugene Levy ][ Tim Matheson ][ John Schneider ][ Peter Boyle ] |
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Commander, Der |
(1988) | | [ Donald Pleasence ] |
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Armed Response |
(1986) | | [ David Carradine ][ Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ][ Mako ][ Michael Berryman ][ Brent Huff ] |
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Leggenda del rubino malese, La |
(1985) |
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Code Name: Wild Geese |
(1984) | | [ Ernest Borgnine ][ Klaus Kinski ] |
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Goma-2 |
(1984) | | [ Willie Aames ] |
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Max |
(1984) |
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Escape from New York |
(1981) | | [ Kurt Russell ][ John Carpenter ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Donald Pleasence ] |
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The Octagon |
(1980) | | [ Chuck Norris ][ Ernie Hudson ][ Tracey Walter ][ Aaron Norris ] |
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The Hard Way |
(1979) | | [ Patrick McGoohan ][ Donal McCann ] |
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The Squeeze |
(1978) |
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Nowhere to Hide |
(1977) | | [ David Proval ] |
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Kid Vengeance |
(1977) | | [ Leif Garrett ][ Jim Brown ] |
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Diamante Lobo |
(1976) | | [ Jack Palance ][ Leif Garrett ] |
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Quel pomeriggio maledetto |
(1976) |
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Take a Hard Ride |
(1975) | | [ Jim Brown ][ Dana Andrews ][ Harry Carey Jr. ][ Fred Williamson ] |
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Là dove non batte il sole |
(1974) |
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Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! |
(1973) |
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Grande duello, Il |
(1972) |
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The Magnificent Seven Ride! |
(1972) | | [ Gary Busey ][ Michael Callan ] |
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Bad Man's River |
(1971) | | [ James Mason ] |
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Captain Apache |
(1971) |
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È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta |
(1971) |
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Barquero |
(1970) | | [ Warren Oates ] |
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Condor, El |
(1970) | | [ Jim Brown ] |
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Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! |
(1969) |
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Commandos |
(1968) | | [ Dario Argento ] |
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Al di là della legge |
(1968) | | [ Bud Spencer ] |
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Da uomo a uomo |
(1968) |
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Giorni dell'ira, I |
(1968) |
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Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il |
(1966) | | [ Clint Eastwood ][ Eli Wallach ] |
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Resa dei conti, La |
(1966) | | [ Tomas Milian ] |
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Call to Glory: Part 2 |
(1966) |
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Call to Glory: Part 1 |
(1966) |
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Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations |
(1966) | | [ Burt Reynolds ][ Chuck Connors ] |
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The Pariah |
(1965) |
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The Richest Man in Boot Hill |
(1965) |
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Per qualche dollaro in più |
(1965) | | [ Clint Eastwood ][ Klaus Kinski ] |
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The Enormous Fist |
(1964) |
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Vengeance |
(1963) |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
(1962) | | [ John Wayne ][ James Stewart ][ Lee Marvin ][ Jack Lord ][ John Ford ] |
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The Treasure |
(1962) |
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How the West Was Won |
(1962) | | [ John Wayne ][ James Stewart ][ Gregory Peck ][ Henry Fonda ][ Harry Dean Stanton ] |
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The Clarence Bibs Story |
(1961) |
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Yankee Tornado |
(1961) |
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Posse from Hell |
(1961) | | [ Vic Morrow ][ John Saxon ] |
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Killer Odds |
(1961) |
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The Prodigal |
(1960) | | [ Warren Oates ] |
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Old Flame |
(1960) |
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Man on a Mountain |
(1960) |
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The Slowest Gun in the West |
(1960) | | [ Jack Albertson ][ Jack Elam ] |
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The Unhired Assassin: Part 1 |
(1960) | | [ Claude Akins ] |
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.45 Calibre |
(1960) |
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The Deadly Wait |
(1959) |
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The Conclave |
(1959) |
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Ride Lonesome |
(1959) | | [ Randolph Scott ][ Pernell Roberts ][ James Best ] |
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Guns, Girls, and Gangsters |
(1959) |
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The Young Lions |
(1958) | | [ Marlon Brando ][ Dean Martin ][ Montgomery Clift ][ Maximilian Schell ] |
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Day of the Bad Man |
(1958) | | [ Fred MacMurray ] |
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The Deputy |
(1958) | | [ Jack Elam ] |
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Dead Reckoning |
(1958) |
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Machete |
(1958) |
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The Bravados |
(1958) | | [ Gregory Peck ] |
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Raiders of Old California |
(1957) |
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Gun Battle at Monterey |
(1957) | | [ Sterling Hayden ] |
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The Tin Star |
(1957) | | [ Henry Fonda ][ Anthony Perkins ][ Richard Farnsworth ] |
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Joe Dakota |
(1957) | | [ Claude Akins ] |
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The Lonely Man |
(1957) | | [ Jack Palance ][ Anthony Perkins ][ Claude Akins ] |
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The Last Stagecoach West |
(1957) |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
(1957) | | [ Dennis Hopper ][ Kirk Douglas ][ Burt Lancaster ][ DeForest Kelley ][ Jack Elam ] |
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China Gate |
(1957) |
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan |
(1957) |
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The Quiet Gun |
(1957) |
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Accused of Murder |
(1956) |
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Pardners |
(1956) | | [ Dean Martin ][ Jerry Lewis ][ Jack Elam ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Jeff Morrow ] |
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It Conquered the World |
(1956) | | [ Peter Graves ] |
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Tribute to a Bad Man |
(1956) | | [ Vic Morrow ] |
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The Conqueror |
(1956) | | [ John Wayne ] |
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Man Without a Star |
(1955) | | [ Kirk Douglas ][ Jack Elam ] |
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The Big Combo |
(1955) |
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Ten Wanted Men |
(1955) | | [ Randolph Scott ][ Dennis Weaver ] |
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Treasure of Ruby Hills |
(1955) |
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The Vanishing American |
(1955) |
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A Man Alone |
(1955) | | [ Raymond Burr ][ Ward Bond ][ Ray Milland ] |
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The Naked Street |
(1955) | | [ Anthony Quinn ][ Peter Graves ][ Farley Granger ] |
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The Road to Denver |
(1955) | | [ Lee J. Cobb ] |
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I Cover the Underworld |
(1955) |
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Annie Breaks an Alibi |
(1955) |
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Boomer's Blunder |
(1955) |
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The Missing Hacienda |
(1954) |
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Dawn at Socorro |
(1954) |
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No Man's Law |
(1954) |
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The Desperado |
(1954) | | [ Dabbs Greer ] |
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Princess of the Nile |
(1954) | | [ Jeffrey Hunter ][ Jack Elam ] |
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Duel at the O.K. Corral |
(1954) |
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The Yellow Tomahawk |
(1954) | | [ Peter Graves ][ James Best ] |
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Midnight Haul |
(1954) |
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Rails Into Laramie |
(1954) |
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The Black Mate |
(1954) |
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Arrow in the Dust |
(1954) | | [ Sterling Hayden ] |
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Four Things He'd Do |
(1954) |
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Jack Slade |
(1953) |
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Vice Squad |
(1953) |
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The Brown Pony |
(1953) |
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Rio Renegades |
(1953) |
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Arena |
(1953) | | [ Harry Morgan ][ Richard Farnsworth ] |
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Gunsmoke Justice |
(1953) |
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Lost Treaure of the Panamints |
(1953) |
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
(1953) | | [ James Best ] |
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The Tenderfoot |
(1953) |
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Gypsy Colt |
(1953) | | [ Ward Bond ] |
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White Lightning |
(1953) |
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The Bandits of Corsica |
(1953) | | [ Raymond Burr ][ Clayton Moore ] |
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The Lawless Breed |
(1953) | | [ Rock Hudson ][ Dennis Weaver ] |
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Tumbleweed |
(1953) |
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Knave of Hearts |
(1953) | | [ Jack Elam ] |
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Private Eyes |
(1953) |
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The Nebraskan |
(1953) | | [ Dennis Weaver ] |
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Untamed Frontier |
(1952) | | [ Joseph Cotten ] |
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High Noon |
(1952) | | [ Gary Cooper ][ Harry Morgan ][ Jack Elam ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ] |
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Desperado at Large |
(1952) |
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Powerdive |
(1952) |
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Derelict Space Station |
(1952) |
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Threat of the Thormanoids |
(1952) |
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Greed Rides the Range |
(1952) |
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Outlaw's Double |
(1952) |
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Kansas City Confidential |
(1952) | | [ Jack Elam ] |
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Thoroughbred |
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Trivia
- He was missing the last joint of his middle finger, a disfigurement prominently featured in the climactic gunfight of Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966). He actually lost it while building a playhouse for his daughter, although there were rumors that it happened in a road accident or a bar fight.
- He had three children from his first marriage: Deborah, Alan and David.
- One episode of his short-lived TV series, "The Master" (1984), was titled "The Good, The Bad, and the Priceless".
- He had almost given up his acting career in the mid-'60s and turned to painting. When he was cast by Sergio Leone in Per qualche dollaro in più (1965), it made him a superstar in Europe and restarted his career in the US, making him a recognizable and bankable name.
- According to the book "Weird NJ" (Sceurman, Mark and Mark Moran, Barnes and Noble Books, 2004 ISBN 0-7607-3979-X) he was a descendant of the Morris County Van Cleefs who were infamous in the area for their strange living and "procreational" efforts. In fact, one trait that Lee had was that he had one green eye and one blue eye. According to the book, "this telltale characteristic was corrected in the movies with colored contact lenses".
- Was the inspiration for the character Revolver Ocelot in the "Metal Gear Solid" series of games.
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