Lee Van Cleef

Actor Jan 9 (died age 64) Somerville, New Jersey, USA 1949–2024 (75 year career)

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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 sk…

Known For

Film

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sentenza / Angel Eyes

Film

For a Few Dollars More

Col. Douglas Mortimer

Film

Escape from New York

Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

Film

High Noon

Jack Colby

Film

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Reese

Film

How the West Was Won

River Pirate (uncredited)

Film

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Ed Bailey

Film

Death Rides a Horse

Ryan

Filmography

Acting (146)

Movies (93)

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024

as Self (archive footage)

5.3

Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann

2014

as (archive footage)

Octagon : le combat des maîtres

2003

Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor

2000

as Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)

Thieves of Fortune

1990

as Sergio Danielo Christophero

Speed Zone

as Grandfather

The Commander

as Col. Mazzarini

Armed Response

as Burt Roth

Jungle Raiders

as Warren

The Master Ninja 5

as John Peter McAllister

10.0

Master Ninja II

1984

as John Peter McAllister

7.2

Code Name: Wild Geese

1984

as Archie 'China' Travers

Killing Machine

as Julot

Master Ninja

as John Peter McAllister

4.5

Escape from New York

1981

as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk

The Octagon

as McCarn

The Hard Way

as McNeal

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979

as Self

The Squeeze

1978

as Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan

The Perfect Killer

as Harry Chapman

Nowhere to Hide

as Ike Scanlon

God's Gun

as Father John / Lewis

Kid Vengeance

as McClain

Take a Hard Ride

as Kiefer

The Stranger and the Gunfighter

1974

as Dakota

5.3

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

1973

as Frankie

4.1

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972

as Marshal Chris Adams

The Grand Duel

as Sheriff Clayton

Captain Apache

as Capt. Apache

Return of Sabata

as Sabata / Major

Bad Man's River

as Roy King

Barquero

as Travis

El Condor

as Jaroo

Sabata

as Sabata

Commandos

as MSgt. Sullivan

Beyond the Law

as Billy Joe Cudlip

Death Rides a Horse

as Ryan

Day of Anger

as Frank Talby

The Big Gundown

as Jonathan Corbett

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

1966

as Sentenza / Angel Eyes

8.5

For a Few Dollars More

1965

as Col. Douglas Mortimer

8.0

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Reese

7.8

How the West Was Won

1962

as River Pirate (uncredited)

7.0

Posse from Hell

1961

as Leo

6.2

The Slowest Gun in the West

as Sam Bass

Ride Lonesome

as Frank

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

as Mike Bennett

The Young Lions

as 1st Sgt. Rickett

The Bravados

as Alfonso Parral

Machete

as Miguel

Day of the Badman

as Jake Hayes

Gun Battle at Monterey

as Kirby

Last Stagecoach West

as Steve Margolies

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Ed Bailey

The Lonely Man

as Faro

The Tin Star

as Ed McGaffey

The Badge of Marshal Brennan

as Shad Donaphin

Joe Dakota

as Adam Grant

The Quiet Gun

as Doug Sadler

China Gate

as Maj. Cham

Raiders of Old California

1957

as Damon Pardee

4.7

Accused of Murder

1956

as Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey

Pardners

as Gus

Tribute to a Bad Man

as Fat Jones

The Conqueror

as Chepei

It Conquered the World

1956

as Dr. Tom Anderson

4.8

The Vanishing American

as Jay Lord

A Man Alone

as Clanton

The Big Combo

as Fante

The Naked Street

as Harry Goldish (uncredited)

The Road to Denver

as Pecos Larry

Ten Wanted Men

as Al Drucker

I Cover the Underworld

1955

as Flash Logan

6.0

Treasure of Ruby Hills

as Frank Emmett

Gypsy Colt

as Hank

Dawn at Socorro

as Earl Ferris

Princess of the Nile

as Hakar (uncredited)

Rails Into Laramie

as Ace Winton

The Desperado

as Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton

6.6

Arrow In The Dust

1954

as Tillotson Henchman

5.8

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954

as Fire Knife

6.0

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

as Corp. Stone

Vice Squad

as Pete Monty

White Lightning

as Brutus Allen

Tumbleweed

as Marv

Jack Slade

as Bolt Mackay

The Nebraskan

as Pvt. Reno Benton

Arena

as Smitty

The Bandits of Corsica

as Nerva

High Noon

as Jack Colby

Kansas City Confidential

as Tony Romano

The Lawless Breed

as Dirk Hanley

Untamed Frontier

as Dave Chittun

Television (53)

The Master

1984

as John Peter McAllister

Laredo

Branded

My Mother the Car

The Dakotas

as Larry Jackson

The Andy Griffith Show

as Skip

Stagecoach West

as Lin Hyatt

Bonanza

as Appling

The Twilight Zone

as Steinhart

Rawhide

as Fred Grant

The Untouchables

as Frank Diamond

The Alaskans

Hawaiian Eye

Mr. Lucky

as Kruger

The Deputy

as Cherokee Kid

Riverboat

as Luke Cragg

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Peak

Black Saddle

as Frank Sandoe

Law of the Plainsman

as Tracey

The Rifleman

77 Sunset Strip

Lawman

Bronco

as Shanghai Williams

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Jumbo Kane

Yancy Derringer

as Ike Milton

Perry Mason

as Edward Doyle

Maverick

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Corbin

Wagon Train

as Rufe Beal

Zorro

Trackdown

as Ben Fraser

Tombstone Territory

as Sam Carver

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Ed Murdock

Casey Jones

as Mort Clio

State Trooper

as Frank Parnessa

Wire Service

as Al Sanders

Cheyenne

as Braden

Gunsmoke

as Rad

The Adventures of Champion

as Frank

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Annie Oakley

as Tim Brennan

Studio 57

as Tommy

Stories of the Century

as Jesse James

City Detective

General Electric Theater

1953

as Dave Rudabaugh

6.4

Four Star Playhouse

1952

as Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid

6.7

The Ford Television Theatre

Cavalcade of America

The Adventures of Kit Carson

Boston Blackie

as Captain Jansen

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dallas Clancy

The Gene Autry Show

as Hod - Henchman

The Lone Ranger

as Bull Harper