Ernest Borgnine
AKA: Ermes Effron Borgnino
Birthday: 1917-01-24
Died: 2012-07-08
Birthplace: Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but calm voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.
Borgnine's film career began in 1951, and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for Marty (1955). He achieved continuing success in the sitcom McHale's Navy (1962–1966), in which he played the title character, and co-starred as Dominic Santini in the action series Airwolf (1984–1986), in addition to a wide variety of other roles.
Borgnine earned his third Primetime Emmy Award nomination at age 92 for his work on the 2009 series finale of ER. He was known as the original voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants from 1999 until his death in 2012. He had earlier replaced the late Vic Tayback as the voice of the villainous Carface Caruthers in both All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) and All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (1996–1998).
Filmography
Character: Dutch Engstrom
Character: Maj. Gen. Worden
Character: Old Man (segment "USA")
Character: Stanislaus Katczinsky
Character: Lt. Bob Carrigan
Character: Sgt. James R. 'Fatso' Judson
Character: Kip Killagin (voice)
Character: Emmett Clemens
Character: Captain Morrison
Character: Gen. Sam Worden
Character: Gen. Sam Worden
Character: Admiral Quinton McHale Sr.
Character: Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Character: Dominic Santini
Character: Chief Diver Don MacKay
Character: Jonathan Corbis
Character: Sgt. Otto Hahnsbach
Character: Henry, The Records Keeper
Character: Stadt, Amish Farmer
Character: Det. Sgt. Tom Conti
Character: Carface (voice)
Character: Lt. Archer 'Archie' Sloan
Character: Thurmond Prescott
Character: Carface (voice)
Character: Bill Green - Gruenwald
Character: Don Pedro Sandoval
Character: Peppino Navarra
Character: Frank Fletcher
Character: Himself / Narrator
Character: Captain Perkins
Character: Bernard F. Goldsmith
Character: Big Frank Baum
Character: Dr. Gustav Gruber
Character: Dr. Gustav Gruber
Character: J. Edgar Hoover
Character: Godfather Mariano
Character: Michael Bolini
Character: Officer Joe Cleaver
Character: Sheriff Laughton
Character: Vince Lombardi
Character: Himself - Narrator
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Judge Holliday
Character: Deputy Sam Hill
Character: Ernest (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: J. Edgar Hoover
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Quinton McHale
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)