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Ernest Borgnine
Born · January 24, 1917
Died · July 8, 2012 (95 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Bio
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).
The Spirit of the Season
Grandpa
0.0
2024
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2022
Naples '44
Self
5.7
2016
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2015
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Self
0.0
2013
Remote Control Magic: The Movie
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2012
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
Rex Page
4.8
2012
Love's Christmas Journey
Nicholas
6.8
2011
The Lion of Judah
Slink (voice)
5.6
2011
Night Club
Albert
0.0
2011
National Lampoon's Snatched
Big Frank Baum
4.6
2011
RED
Henry, The Records Keeper
6.7
2010
Another Harvest Moon
Frank
4.5
2010
The Genesis Code
Carl Taylor
2.6
2010
The Wishing Well
Big Jim
6.1
2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
10.0
2009
Oliviero Rising
Bill
0.0
2009
Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
Self
0.0
2009
Frozen Stupid
Frank Norgard
0.0
2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Judge Holliday
0.0
2008
Aces 'N' Eights
Thurmond Prescott
6.4
2008
Strange Wilderness
Milas
4.9
2008
Red and White: Gone with the West
Himself / Narrator
3.5
2008
A Grandpa for Christmas
Bert O'Riley
6.6
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
6.8
2007
La cura del gorilla
Jerry
5.4
2006
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Self
6.0
2006
Rail Kings
Steamtrain
0.0
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3 Below
Grandpa
5.5
2005
That One Summer
0.0
2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
7.0
2005
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2004
Renegade
Rolling Star
4.9
2004
The Trail to Hope Rose
Eugene
5.0
2004
Barn Red
Michael Bolini
5.7
2004
The Blue Light
Faerie King
0.0
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The Long Ride Home
Lucas Moat
4.0
2003
Spongebob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies
Mermaid Man
0.0
2003
Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King
Self
0.0
2003
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding Worker
Himself - Narrator
6.5
2003
11’09”01—September 11
Old Man (segment "USA")
6.4
2002
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
2.0
2000
The District
Uncle Mike Murphy · (1 episode)
6.9
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
0.0
2000
Castle Rock
Nate
7.2
2000
The Kiss Of Debt
Godfather Mariano
0.0
2000
The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island
Ben Quinn
2.5
1999
Family Law
Frank Collero · (1 episode)
8.2
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mermaid Man (voice) · (14 episodes)
7.7
1999
Abilene
Hotis Brown
0.0
1999
The Last Great Ride
Franklin Lyle
4.7
1999
An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Carface Carruthers (voice)
5.8
1998
Everyone Loves Mel
Grandpa
4.4
1998
BASEketball
Ted Denslow
6.1
1998
Small Soldiers
Kip Killagin (voice)
6.5
1998
Gattaca
Caesar
7.6
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
0.0
1997
McHale's Navy
Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
4.5
1997
Ernest Borgnine on the Bus
Self
5.0
1997
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Self
6.9
1996
Early Edition
(1 episode)
7.3
1996
All Dogs Go To Heaven: The Series
Carface Caruthers (voice) · (41 episodes)
5.9
1996
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
2.3
1996
7th Heaven
Joe · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
Carface (voice)
5.9
1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1996
Tierärztin Christine II: Die Versuchung
Dr. Gustav Gruber
5.5
1995
JAG
Artemus Sullivan · (1 episode)
7.3
1995
The Single Guy
Manny Cordoba · (44 episodes)
6.3
1995
Pinky and the Brain
Father (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Sheriff Laughton
5.0
1995
Captiva Island
Arty
0.0
1995
Touched by an Angel
Max Blandish · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
La Classe américaine
Ernest (archive footage)
7.7
1993
Tierärztin Christine
Dr. Gustav Gruber
5.5
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Eddie Ryan · (1 episode)
7.0
1993
Der blaue Diamant
Hans Kroger
2.0
1993
Mistress
Himself
5.5
1992
MGM: When the Lion Roars
(3 episodes)
7.8
1992
Mountain of Diamonds
Ernie
5.7
1991
The Commish
Frank Nardino · (2 episodes)
7.2
1991
Home Improvement
Eddie Phillips · (1 episode)
7.4
1991
The Burning Shore
Ernie · (4 episodes)
0.0
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Appearances
Emil Danzig
0.0
1990
Any Man's Death
Herr Gantz
4.0
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The Last Match
Coach
5.0
1990
Tides of War
Doctor
6.0
1990
The Simpsons
Ernest Borgnine (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Hoodwinked
Sal Piccolo
7.0
1989
Laser Mission
Prof. Braun
4.0
1989
Oceano
Pedro El Triste · (6 episodes)
5.0
1989
Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
Bischof
0.0
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Spike of Bensonhurst
Baldo Cacetti
5.6
1988
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Gen. Sam Worden
5.0
1988
The Opponent
Victor
5.6
1988
Skeleton Coast
Colonel Smith
4.3
1988
Moving Target
Captain Morrison
2.0
1988
The Big Turnaround
Father Lopez
6.0
1988
Treasure Island in Outer Space
Billy Bones · (5 episodes)
6.3
1987
Jake and the Fatman
Col. Tom Cody · (1 episode)
5.9
1987
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission
Gen. Sam Worden
4.9
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
8.0
1986
Alice in Wonderland
Lion · (1 episode)
6.9
1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Gen. Worden
6.2
1985
The Manhunt
Ben Robeson
4.9
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Sen. Brighton
7.1
1984
Code Name: Wild Geese
Frank Fletcher
5.2
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Cosmo Ponzini · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Highway to Heaven
Guido Liggio · (1 episode)
7.4
1984
Airwolf: The Movie
Dominic Santini
5.8
1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
Marcus · (3 episodes)
7.3
1984
Airwolf
Dominic Santini · (56 episodes)
7.5
1984
Masquerade
Jerry · (1 episode)
5.0
1983
Carpool
Mickey Doyle
2.0
1983
Young Warriors
Lt. Bob Carrigan
3.9
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
5.0
1983
Blood Feud
J. Edgar Hoover
0.0
1983
Matt Houston
Buster Ryan · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
Deadly Blessing
Isaiah
5.5
1981
Escape from New York
Cabbie
7.1
1981
High Risk
Clint
5.9
1981
Magnum, P.I.
(1 episode)
7.3
1980
Magnum, P.I.
Earl Gianelli / 'Mr. White Death' · (1 episode)
7.3
1980
Super Fuzz
Willy Dunlop
6.5
1980
When Time Ran Out...
Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
5.3
1980
The Black Hole
Harry Booth
5.8
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Stanislaus Katczinsky
6.6
1979
Ravagers
Rann
4.3
1979
The Double McGuffin
Firat
5.3
1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
6.0
1979
Convoy
Lyle Wallace
6.3
1978
Cops and Robin
Joe Cleaver
6.0
1978
The Ghost of Flight 401
Dom Cimoli
5.7
1978
The Love Boat
Dominic Rosselli · (2 episodes)
6.3
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The Prince and the Pauper
John Canty
6.1
1977
The Greatest
Angelo Dundee
5.6
1977
Fire!
Sam Brisbane
6.7
1977
Jesus Of Nazareth
The Centurion
9.0
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
The Centurion · (4 episodes)
7.7
1977
Future Cop
Joe Cleaver · (6 episodes)
7.2
1977
Shoot
Lou
5.4
1976
Future Cop
Officer Joe Cleaver
5.0
1976
Holiday Hookers
Max
3.5
1976
Hustle
Santuro
5.7
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Devil's Rain
Jonathan Corbis
5.0
1975
Sunday in the Country
Adam Smith
6.4
1974
Law and Disorder
Cy
4.8
1974
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
8.0
1974
Twice in a Lifetime
Vince Boselli
0.0
1974
Legend in Granite
Vince Lombardi
0.0
1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · (3 episodes)
5.3
1973
The Neptune Factor
Chief Diver Don MacKay
5.0
1973
Emperor of the North
Shack
6.7
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Mike Rogo
7.1
1972
The Revengers
Hoop
5.7
1972
The Boxer
Captain Perkins
8.1
1972
The Trackers
Sam Paxton
5.7
1971
Hannie Caulder
Emmett Clemens
6.2
1971
Bunny O'Hare
Bill Green - Gruenwald
5.6
1971
Rain for a Dusty Summer
The General
4.0
1971
Willard
Al Martin
6.1
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Deputy Sam Hill
8.0
1971
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Sheriff Harve
5.0
1970
The Adventurers
Fat Cat
4.5
1970
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1969
A Bullet for Sandoval
Don Pedro Sandoval
5.6
1969
The Wild Bunch
Dutch Engstrom
7.6
1969
The Split
Bert Clinger
6.7
1968
Ice Station Zebra
Boris Vaslov
6.2
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Barney Sheean
6.1
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1967
Chuka
Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
6.2
1967
The Dirty Dozen
Maj. Gen. Worden
7.6
1967
Hollywood Squares
The Center Square · (3 episodes)
7.9
1966
Hollywood Squares
Self · (1 episode)
7.9
1966
The Oscar
Barney Yale
5.1
1966
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(2 episodes)
0.0
1966
The Flight of the Phoenix
Trucker Cobb
7.2
1965
Get Smart
TV Viewer (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.9
1965
The Dean Martin Show
(2 episodes)
7.3
1965
Run for Your Life
Harry Martin · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
McHale's Navy
Quinton McHale
4.6
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Melvin Freebie · (1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Ray Anthony Show
himself · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
McHale's Navy
Quinton McHale · (138 episodes)
6.7
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (14 episodes)
7.4
1962
Barabbas
Lucius
6.9
1961
Seduction Of The South
Sante Carbone
6.0
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (5 episodes)
5.1
1961
The Last Judgment
Pickpocket
6.4
1961
Black City
Peppino Navarra
7.5
1961
Go Naked in the World
Pete Stratton
5.0
1961
Pay or Die!
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
7.1
1960
Man on a String
Boris Mitrov
5.8
1960
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Roo
6.3
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
6.4
1959
The Rabbit Trap
Eddie Colt
6.0
1959
Torpedo Run
Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
5.9
1958
The Badlanders
John McBain
6.2
1958
The Vikings
Ragnar
7.0
1958
Wagon Train
Willy Moran · (2 episodes)
6.4
1957
Wagon Train
Indian Brave (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Wagon Train
Earl Packer · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Wagon Train
Estaban Zamora · (1 episode)
6.4
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1957
The O. Henry Playhouse
Buck · (1 episode)
0.0
1957
Three Brave Men
Bernard F. Goldsmith
4.8
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Big Jim Morrison · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Willie · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
The Best Things in Life Are Free
Lew Brown
5.0
1956
The Catered Affair
Tom Hurley
7.1
1956
Jubal
Shep Horgan
6.7
1956
The Square Jungle
Bernie Browne
6.0
1955
The Last Command
Mike Radin
6.4
1955
Run for Cover
Morgan
6.7
1955
Marty
Marty Piletti
7.4
1955
Violent Saturday
Stadt, Amish Farmer
6.7
1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Coley Trimble
7.3
1955
Vera Cruz
Donnegan
6.6
1954
The George Gobel Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
The Bounty Hunter
Bill Rachin
6.6
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Strabo
6.5
1954
Johnny Guitar
Bart Lonergan
7.4
1954
The Lone Wolf
Saks · (1 episode)
7.0
1954
From Here to Eternity
Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
7.3
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun
Bull Slager
5.4
1953
The Oscars
Self · (5 episodes)
7.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Matty Moran · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Major David Orlovsky · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Gus White · (1 episode)
7.0
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Stanislaus Katczinsky · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Hully Brown · (1 episode)
7.0
1951
The Mob
Joe Castro
6.6
1951
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Bill Street
6.2
1951
China Corsair
Hu Chang
5.5
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1950
Ford Theatre
(1 episode)
0.0
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
6.0
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Mathew O'Rourke · (1 episode)
6.0
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · (1 episode)
6.8
1944