Perhaps best known as Liberty Valance in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Lee Marvin had a long and storied career, including an Academy Award for Best Actor (Cat Ballou, 1965). Lee was quickly recognized by his gravelly voice and gruff demeanor, which softened in later roles or TV and the big screen. A former Marine who served in Asia during World War II, his big break came while working as a plumber's assistant at a theater in upstate New York.
Lee Marvin as Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen.
I am especially fond of his early roles, which include the vicious boyfriend of Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953). Marvin had a small but memorable role in The Wild One (1953) opposite Marlon Brando, followed by Seminole (1953), Gun Fury (1953). He was again praised for his role as the small-town hood Hector in the film Bad Day at Black Rock with Spencer Tracy (1954).
Let's salute Lee Marvin as our Movie Mensch of the Week!
Lee Marvin on Wikipedia
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