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Dec 18, 1989 · December 17, 1989 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Lee Van Cleef, 64, the film actor who appeared in noted Westerns as a rugged, steely-eyed nemesis of protagonists such as Gary Cooper and Clint Eastwood,...
In the 1980s, he moved easily into action and martial-arts movies and starred in The Master (1984), a TV series featuring almost non-stop martial arts action. He died of a heart attack in December 1989 and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>.
Dec 17, 1989 · Dec. 17, 1989 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Actor Lee Van Cleef, the steely-eyed villain of American Westerns who became an international star by playing the hero in Italian “spaghetti” Westerns of...
Dec 17, 1989 · OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Actor Lee Van Cleef, whose steely eyes and rugged features led to a long career portraying Western arch-villains, died early Saturday after collapsing at home, authorities said. He was 64.
He was taken to St. John’s Hospital where he died. Throat cancer was listed as a secondary cause of death. Lee had taken up smoking a pipe while in the Navy and can be seen smoking in many of his films. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, California. His friend from “Mr. Roberts”, actor Rance Howard gave the eulogy.
Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. 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, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). He received a Golden Boot Award in 1983 for his contribution to ...
Died on: December 16, 1989. place of death: Oxnard, California, United States. Ancestry: Dutch American, German American, British American. Cause of Death: Heart Disease. U.S. State: New Jersey. Recommended Lists: American Celebrities. New Jersey Actors. Tall Celebrities. Tall Male Celebrities. Capricorn Actors. Childhood & Early Life.
