Ernest Borgnine
Ernest BorgnineA great Hollywood heavy who got to show his sensitive side, Ernest Borgnine was born to Italian immigrant parents on Jan. 24, 1917, in Hamden, Conn. A veteran of World War II, he did regional theater and early TV before making his film debut in China Corsair (1951).

He played memorable villains in From Here to Eternity and Bad Day at Black Rock before going against type with the lead role in Marty (1955), for which he won the Best Actor Oscar. He then conquered TV as the title character in the popular sitcom "McHale's Navy." His many Western, military and disaster movie roles include parts in Vera Cruz, The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch, Hannie Caulder and The Poseidon Adventure.

Still active in the '90s, Borgnine appeared in Gattaca (1998), lent his voice to "SpongeBob SquarePants" and made many TV and movie cameos, including one in the 1997 feature remake McHale's Navy.

Featured Movies
  • MartyMarty

    Trapped by a smothering mother, middle-aged Marty's future looks bleak. But when this butcher meets a lonely teacher, suddenly everything is possible. The film swept the Academy Awards in 1955. Read More

  • Super FuzzSuper Fuzz

    After gaining extraordinary powers from a radioactive explosion, Miami police officer Dave Speed (Terence Hill) struggles to master his superhero abilities in this cop comedy co-starring Ernest Borgnine. Dave's transformation disarms his grizzled partner, and his unpredictable talents lead to... Read More

  • Crossed SwordsCrossed Swords

    When peasant Tom Canty (Mark Lester) meets the Prince of Wales (also Lester), the two are dumbfounded by their resemblance and, on a lark, they trade places. But their prank has unforeseen consequences after the king unexpectedly passes away. This lavish adaptation of Mark Twain's The Prince and... Read More

  • Barn RedBarn Red

    Michael Bolini (Ernest Borgnine) is a farmer who digs in his heels when a greedy developer makes a play for his land after acquiring adjoining parcels. It would make sense for Bolini to accept the offer, given his precarious tax situation, but in his eyes, giving in would be akin to selling his... Read More

  • The Neptune FactorThe Neptune Factor

    After an earthquake tears their aquatic research lab from its moorings and hurls it into a trench, a team of scientists realizes they're caught in a death trap -- unless an experimental Navy submersible can reach them in time. Ben Gazzara portrays the rescue vessel's self-assured commander in this... Read More

All Ernest Borgnine Movies
The Lion of Judah (2011)
PG
Red (2010)  Top 100
PG-13
SpongeBob SquarePants: Truth or Square (2009)
NR
SpongeBob: SpongeBob's Last Stand (2009)
NR
SpongeBob: Viking-Sized Adventure (2009)
NR
To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants (2009)
NR
Another Harvest Moon (2009)
PG-13
SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West (2008)
NR
Strange Wilderness (2008)
R
Aces 'N Eights (2008)
NR
The Ultimate Frank Sinatra Collection (2008)
NR
SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty (2007)
NR
Red and White: Gone with the West (2007)
NR
Spongebob Squarepants: Friend or Foe (2006)
NR
The Trail to Hope Rose (2004)
NR
Renegade (2004)
Blueberry
R
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire (2004)
NR
The Blue Light (2004)
NR
The Long Ride Home (2003)
PG-13
The American Hobo (2003)
The American Hobo: History of the Railriding
NR
Barn Red (2003)
NR
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tales from the Deep (2002)
NR
SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense (2002)
NR
September 11 (2002)
11'09''01
UR
Rail Kings (2002)
NR
Last Great Ride (2001)
PG
Castle Rock (2000)
NR
Hoover (2000)
NR
Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (2000)
PG
The Kiss of Debt (2000)
NR
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family (2000)
NR
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek (1999)
NR
MST3K: Merlin's Shop (1999)
NR
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost at Sea (1999)
NR
Everyone Loves Mel (1999)
NR
Sinatra: Gold Collector's Edition (1999)
NR
BASEketball (1998)
R
Gattaca (1997)
PG-13
McHale's Navy (1997)
PG
Laser Mission (1997)
R
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
G
All Dogs Go to Heaven: Friends ... Rescue (1996)
NR
All Dogs Go to Heaven: Dogs Undercover (1996)
NR
Skeleton Coast (1987)
R
Alice in Wonderland (1985)
NR
Airwolf (1984)
NR
Manhunt (1984)
Cane arrabbiato
PG
Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
Geheimcode: Wildgänse
NR
Airwolf: The Movie (1984)
NR
Carpool (1983)
NR
Matt Houston: Season 1 (1982)
NR
Escape from New York (1981)
R
High Risk (1981)
R
Super Fuzz (1980)
Poliziotto Superpiù, Super Snooper
PG
When Time Ran Out... (1980)
Earth's Final Fury/ The Day the World Ended
PG
The Black Hole (1979)
PG
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
NR
The Double McGuffin (1979)
PG
Convoy (1978)
PG
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
NR
Crossed Swords (1977)
NR
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (1977)
PG
Love by Appointment (1976)
Natale in casa d'appuntamento
R
Hustle (1975)
R
The Devil's Rain (1975)
PG
Emperor of the North (1973)
PG
The Neptune Factor (1973)
G
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
(Bonus materials available separately)
PG
The Boxer (1972)
L'Uomo dalla Pelle Dura
NR
Bunny O'Hare (1971)
NR
Hannie Caulder (1971)
R
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
PG
A Bullet for Sandoval (1970)
Desperate Men / Those Desperate Men Who Smell of Dirt and Death
PG
The Adventurers (1970)
PG
The Wild Bunch: Special Edition (1969)
(Bonus materials available separately)
R
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
G
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
(Bonus materials available separately)
NR
The Jerry Lewis Show Collection (1967)
NR
Chuka (1967)
NR
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
NR
McHale's Navy (1962)
TV-G
Barabbas (1961)
NR
Season of Passion (1959)
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
NR
The Vikings (1958)
NR
Jubal (1956)
NR
Zane Grey Theatre: Season 1 (1956)
NR
Run for Cover (1955)
NR
Marty (1955)
NR
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
TV-PG
Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
NR
Vera Cruz (1954)
NR
From Here to Eternity (1953)
NR
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
NR

 
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