Lee Van Cleef
Clarence LeRoy "Lee" Van Cleef Jr. (January 9, 1925 – December 16, 1989) 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. Hatchet-faced with piercing eyes, he had declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut, High Noon, and was relegated to a non-speaking outlaw as a result. For a decade he was typecast as a minor villain, his sinister features overshadowing his acting
Despite suffering from heart disease from the late 1970s and having a pacemaker installed in the early 1980s, Van Cleef continued to work in films until his death on December 16, 1989, at age 64. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, California, with an inscription on his grave marker referring to his many acting performances as a villain: "BEST OF THE BAD".
Born
Jan 09, 1925
Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Died
Dec 16, 1989
Known For
Acting
Movies
92 acting
0 crew
Popularity
2.4
Known For
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
as Sentenza / Angel Eyes
Escape from New York
1981
as Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
For a Few Dollars More
1965
as Col. Douglas Mortimer
How the West Was Won
1962
as River Pirate (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Reese
High Noon
1952
as Jack Colby
The Bravados
1958
as Alfonso Parral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Ed Bailey
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
as Corp. Stone
The Octagon
1980
as McCarn
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