Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

February 19, 1924 · 102 years old

Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive voice and premature white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters. A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Fr…

Known For

32 titles
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · 2h 3m · Movie

A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.

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The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967 · 2h 30m · Movie

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

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The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

1954 · 2h 4m · Movie

When a U.S. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship, the first officer is urged to consider relieving him of command.

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The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953 · 1h 29m · Movie

Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.

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Bad Day at Black Rock

Bad Day at Black Rock

1955 · 1h 21m · Movie

Following World War II, a one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny California desert town, but finds the residents hostile and protecting a terrible secret they want to keep hidden, by violent means if necessary.

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Point Blank

Point Blank

1967 · 1h 32m · Movie

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the money that was stolen from him.

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The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986 · 2h 5m · Movie

After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis.

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The Big Red One

The Big Red One

1980 · 1h 53m · Movie

A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.

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The Professionals

The Professionals

1966 · 1h 57m · Movie

An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

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The Wild One

The Wild One

1953 · 1h 19m · Movie

Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.

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11
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983 · 2h 8m · Movie

A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.

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12
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

1965 · 1h 37m · Movie

A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.

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13
Paint Your Wagon

Paint Your Wagon

1969 · 2h 44m · Movie

Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.

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The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961 · 1h 47m · Movie

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.

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Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963 · 1h 49m · Movie

In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.

6.7
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Death Hunt

Death Hunt

1981 · 1h 37m · Movie

In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.

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Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973 · 1h 58m · Movie

In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1.

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Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

1965 · 2h 29m · Movie

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.

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19
7 Men from Now

7 Men from Now

1956 · 1h 18m · Movie

A former sheriff blames himself for his wife's death during a Wells Fargo robbery and vows to track down and kill the seven men responsible.

7.4
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Prime Cut

Prime Cut

1972 · 1h 28m · Movie

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.

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Attack

Attack

1956 · 1h 47m · Movie

In 1944, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.

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22
Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976 · 2h 30m · Movie

During World War I, a British aristocrat, an American entrepreneur, and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battlecruiser, which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.

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The Spikes Gang

The Spikes Gang

1974 · 1h 36m · Movie

Three farm boys in the Old West help a wounded bank robber who teaches them the trade.

6.3
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Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

1979 · 1h 28m · Movie

Soviet KGB General Marenkov defects to the Americans and together with his CIA handler Harry Wargrave they plan an operation meant to reveal the KGB agents in Europe.

4.9
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The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

Three prospectors confront their ex-partner who, 15 years earlier, ran off with all the gold from their mine and they also plan to kidnap his wife.

6.1
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The Stranger Wore a Gun

The Stranger Wore a Gun

1953 · 1h 23m · Movie

A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life.

5.9
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Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955 · 1h 35m · Movie

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

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Seminole

Seminole

1953 · 1h 27m · Movie

A cavalry lieutenant recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.

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29
Dog Day

Dog Day

1984 · 1h 41m · Movie

A fugitive on the run from the law, and carrying several million dollars, hides out in the home of a farm family. The tables turn when the family proves to be even more criminally oriented than he is--and begins to terrorize him i...

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Shack Out on 101

Shack Out on 101

1955 · 1h 20m · Movie

An isolated diner on California's 101 highway provides the backdrop of the story involving nuclear secrets, foreign spies and federal agents.

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Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968 · 1h 25m · Movie

During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and sentenced to death but his attorney believes Ryker's innocent and asks for a ne...

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Bad Men of the West

Bad Men of the West

1978 · 1h 31m · Movie

A compilation of two episodes of "The Virginian" TV western series. Season 1 episode "It Tolls For Thee" (1962) guest star Lee Marvin, and season 6 episode "Reckoning" (1967) guest star Charles Bronson.

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