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Lee Van Cleef. Actor: Escape from New York. One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant.
Lee Van Cleef. Clarene LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. Career. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, U.S.. His first roles were the villain Jack Colby in the western classic High Noon (1952) with Gary Cooper, and the sci fi movie The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) as Corp. Stone.
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in over 170 film and television roles in a career spanning nearly 40 years, but is best known as a star of Italian Spaghetti Westerns, particularly the Sergio Leone -directed Dollars Trilogy films For a Few Dollars More (1965) and The Good ...
Biography... Born on January 9, 1925 to parents of Dutch ancestry, Lee Van Cleef grew up in the pleasant farm community of Sommerville, New Jersey. Coming of age just in time for World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard a submarine chaser in the Caribbean, then in the Black and China Seas on a mine sweeper.
Jan 25, 2021 · Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. was born on Jan. 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey. He was the son of Marion Lavinia Van Fleet and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Sr. After serving in the Navy...
Biography. Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. 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.
Birth Details. January 9, 1925. Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Death Details. December 16, 1989. Oxnard, California, United States. Famous Works. Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES. Mister Roberts, tour of U.S. cities, 1950. Credits; FILM APPEARANCES. FILM DEBUT--Jack Colby, High Noon, United Artists, 1952.
