Lee Van Cleef

Movie Actor

Lee Van Cleef was born in Somerville, New Jersey, United States on January 9th, 1925 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 64, Lee Van Cleef biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
January 9, 1925
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Somerville, New Jersey, United States
Death Date
Dec 16, 1989 (age 64)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Networth
$2 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Soldier, Television Actor
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Lee Van Cleef Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
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Patsy Ruth Kahle, ​ ​(m. 1943; div. 1958)​, Joan Marjorie Drane, ​ ​(m. 1960; div. 1974)​, Barbara Havelone ​(m. 1976)​
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Lee Van Cleef Life

Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989), an American actor best known for his appearances in Spaghetti Westerns such as For A Few Dollars More and The Great and the Ungly.

Hatchet was relegated to a non-speaking out law after being caught on piercing eyes. He refused to have his nose altered to portray a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking out law as a result.

His "sinister" appearances dominated his acting abilities for a decade.

Van Cleef's depletion of his work by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More.

The film made him a huge box-office draw, especially in Europe.

Early life

Lee Van Cleef was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on January 9, 1925, to Marion Lavinia Van Fleet and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef. Lee graduated from Somerville High School New Jersey at the age of 17 in order to enlist in the United States Navy in September 1942.

Personal life

Van Cleef was married three times. Patsy Ruth Kahle's first marriage was in 1943. They had three children, Alan, Deborah, and David, and divorced in 1958. Joan Marjorie Drane, from 1960 to 1974, was his second marriage. Barbara Havelone, who survived him, was his final marriage.

When building a playhouse for his daughter, he lost the last joint of his right hand.

Van Cleef's life and work were nearly destroyed in 1958 after a massive car accident. His doctors were told that a resulting knee injury would never ride a horse again. Van Cleef suffered with this illness for the rest of his life, causing him a lot of pain. His recovery was lengthy and difficult, and he stalled his development for a while. With second wife Joan, he began a business in interior decoration, as well as searching his painting talent, mainly of sea and landscapes.

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Lee Van Cleef Career

Acting career

Van Cleef's first acting role as a reader for the play Our Town at the Little Theater Company in Clinton, New Jersey, after leaving the Navy, was his first acting role as a reader. He went from there and auditioned for roles. In the film Heaven Can Wait, the next big part was Joe Pendleton, a boxer. He was spotted by visiting talent scouts who were impressed by Van Cleef's stage presence and delivery during this period. One of these scouts was later transferred to Maynard Morris of the MCA, who then led him to the Alvin Theater for an audition. Mister Roberts was the subject of the play.

In High Noon, Van Cleef's debut on film was welcome. He was spotted by film producer Stanley Kramer, who gave Van Cleef a role in his forthcoming film during a Los Angeles performance of Mister Roberts. Kramer had originally intended Van Cleef to play the role of deputy Harvey Pell, but Van Cleef's "distinctive nose" was not established, so he ruled out the role of the silent gunslinger Jack Colby. Since being part of Tony Romano's Kansas City Confidential (1952), he was mainly cast in villainous roles, including piercing eyes, and a hawk-like nose. (1966).

Three of his early major roles in noir films, Kansas City Confidential (1952), and The Big Combo (1955) were among his early Hollywood appearances, outside of Westerns and science fiction films.

He made his television debut in 1952 as part of the Western aviation series Sky King's episode "Formula for Fear." Van Cleef appeared on the children's syndicated Western series The Adventures of Kit Carson, starring Bill Williams, six times between 1953 and 1955. Rocky Hatch appeared in "Greed Rides the Range," another syndicated Western film, The Range Rider, for three times. In episode 82 of the television series The Lone Ranger, he appeared. In 1954, Van Cleef appeared as Jesse James in the syndicated series Stories of the Century.

Annie Oakley, a comedian from another syndicated Western series, appeared twice in 1955. He appeared on CBS Western program Brave Eagles during the same year. He appeared in an episode of The Adventures of Champion the Wonder Horse in 1955. In the NBC Western series Tales of Wells Fargo in 1957, he played Cherokee Bob. Ed Murdock, a rodeo performer attempting to regain the title in the event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 1958.

On four episodes of ABC's The Rifleman with Chuck Connors between 1959 and 1962, and twice on ABC's Tombstone Territory. In 1958, he appeared as Deputy Sid Carver in another syndicated Western series "The Great Stagecoach Robbery," starring Rex Allen. In 1959, Van Cleef appeared in the episode "Strange Request" of the CBS Western series "Wanted Dead or Alive" starring Steve McQueen, as Jumbo Kane, and in a Maverick episode starring Roger Moore and John Carradine, starring Roger Moore and John Carradine.

On an episode of ABC's The Real McCoys, Van Cleef appeared as a sentry. In the 1960 episode "Tribal by Fear" of the CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Van Cleef was cast with Pippa Scott and then again with Chuck Connors. In an episode titled "The Unhired Assassin," a young Van Cleef appeared on The Andy Griffith Show and as Frank Diamond in The Untouchables. He also appeared in an episode of the ABC/Warner Brothers Western series The Alaskans.

Van Cleef appeared on CBS Western series Have Gun – Will Travel, and on the ABC Western series Colt.45, including Rod Cameron's syndicated crime dramas City Detective and State Trooper. He appeared in an episode of John Bromfield's syndicated crime drama Sheriff of Cochise. In various Westerns, including The Tin Star and Gunfight at the O.K., Van Cleef appeared as minor villains and henchmen. Corral is located in Corral. In several of his Westerns and gangster roles, his film characters died.

In 1960, he appeared as a swindler in "The Bloodline" (December 31, 1960) and later appeared on Gunsmoke. He appeared on episode 7 ("The Grave") of Lee Marvin's third season in 1961. In the 1962 John Ford film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starring John Wayne and James Stewart, he played a villainous henchman of Lee Marvin's titular character. He appeared on Perry Mason in 1963 (episode: "The Case of the Golden Oranges")). He appeared on "The Day of the Misfits" on The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters that same year.

Sergio Leone cast Van Cleef, whose career had yet to blossom, as a central protagonist alongside Clint Eastwood in For a Few Dollars More in 1965. Leone had hoped for Van Cleef to appear in Eastwood again, this time as the main antagonist, Angel Eyes, in the now seminal Western The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966).

Van Cleef became a main star of Spaghetti Westerns in films including "The Big Gundown (1966), Death Rides a Horse (1967), and The Grand Duel (1972), starring Leone (1968). He appeared in Sabata (1969) and Return of Sabata (1971), and co-starred with Jim Brown in an Italian-American co-production, Take a Hard Ride (1975). He co-starred in two of his last westerns, God's Gun (1976) and Kid Vengeance (1977), both of which were shot mainly in Israel.

Van Cleef appeared in John Carpenter's cult film Escape from New York (1981) later in life. In his later years, he was pushed out of the limelight. In 1984, he was cast as a ninja master in the NBC adventure series The Master, but it was cancelled after thirteen episodes. Van Cleef has been recognized with 90 film appearances and 109 television appearances over a 38-year career.

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Matthew Perry, a film actor, has been laid to rest in Hollywood's most celebrity-packed cemetery alongside Carrie Fisher, Michael Hutchence, and Stan Laurel

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2023
On Friday, the Friends actor was laid to rest at the Forest Lawn Church of the Hills in Los Angeles. Forest Lawn Memorial Park cemetery is located opposite Warner Bros Studios, where Friends was shot for ten seasons and is the final resting place for a galaxy of Hollywood stars, including Carrie Fisher, Bette Davis, Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton, INXS frontman Michael Hutchence and Anne Heche. Lee Van Cleef, Dick Van Patten, fitness specialist Jack LaLane, and Paul Walker from the Fast and Furious films are among the notable celebrities. The cemetery has more stars per square foot than any zip code in Los Angeles, according to the Smithsonian.