Death Valley Days
1952
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With his roles in Leone's films, Van Cleef became a major star of Spaghetti Westerns, playing central, and often surprisingly heroic, roles in films such as The Big Gundown (1966), Death Rides a Horse (1967), Day of Anger (1967), and The Grand Duel (1972).
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. 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.
Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr. was a famous yesteryear American actor best known for his negative roles in films like ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ and ‘For a Few Dollars More’.
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.
After a career that spanned four decades, Lee Van Cleef has given us a tremendous body of work to remember him by. He was a hero to many, allowing them to live vicariously through him as his calm and cool demeanor exuded confidence and strength on screen.
Jan 25, 2021 · After two more gangster films ( Vice Squad (1953) and The Big Combo (1955)), Van Cleef started appearing in Western TV series as a character actor.
Dec 17, 1989 · Lee Van Cleef, the film actor whose steely eyes and rugged features led to a long career portraying Western arch-villains, died, apparently of a heart attack, early today at St. John's Regional...
Lee Van Cleef Biography (1925-1989) Born January 9, 1925, in Somerville, NJ; died of a heart attack, December 16,1989, in Oxnard, CA; son of Clarence LeRoy and Marion Levinia (Van Fleet) Van Cleef; first wife's name, Ruth Ann (divorced); second wife's name, Joan (divorced); married Barbara Hevelone, July 13, 1976; children: Alan, Deborah, David ...
actor. Born: 1/9/1925. Birthplace: Somerville, New Jersey. With the ideal looks for a villain, Van Cleef found himself typecast as the heavy in crime stories, westerns, and action films. He played in a number of Sergio Leone 's spaghetti westerns such as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966).
