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 skills. After suffering serious injuries in a car crash, Van Cleef began to lose interest in his apparently waning career by the time Sergio Leone gave him a major role in For a Few Dollars More. The film made him a box-office draw, especially in Europe.
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".
Known for
Perry Mason
Edward Doyle
Bonanza
Appling
The Twilight Zone
Steinhart
The Andy Griffith Show
Skip
Wagon Train
Rufe Beal
The Rifleman
Maverick
Have Gun, Will Travel
Golias
Have Gun, Will Travel
Corbin
Cheyenne
Braden
Cheyenne
Harry Bittercreek Bartender
Zorro
Rawhide
Fred Grant
Rawhide
Deck Sommers
The Untouchables
Frank Diamond
Gunsmoke
Rad
Gunsmoke
John Hooker
Gunsmoke
Ike Jeffords
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Sentenza / Angel Eyes
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Jumbo Kane
Four Star Playhouse
Bob Wheeler aka Sonora Kid
Lawman
Lawman
Deputy Clyde Wilson
Hawaiian Eye
The Lone Ranger
Bull Harper
The Lone Ranger
Jango
Black Saddle
Frank Sandoe
Laredo
Trackdown
Ben Fraser
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Majeski
Tombstone Territory
Sam Carver
The Conqueror
Chepei
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
Stanley Perrin
Gypsy Colt
Hank
The Deputy
Cherokee Kid
The Octagon
McCarn
Bronco
Studio 57
Studio 57
Tommy
High Noon
Jack Colby
Law of the Plainsman
Tracey
State Trooper
Frank Parnessa
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Ed Murdock
The Perfect Killer
Harry Chapman
Annie Oakley
Amos Belcher
Annie Oakley
Tim Brennan
For a Few Dollars More
Col. Douglas Mortimer
The Nebraskan
Pvt. Reno Benton
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
Col. Douglas Mortimer (archive footage)
The Commander
Col. Mazzarini
Branded
God's Gun
Father John / Lewis
City Detective
Jack Slade
Bolt Mackay
Joe Dakota
Adam Grant
Mr. Lucky
Kruger
The Tin Star
Ed McGaffey
Wire Service
Al Sanders
Riverboat
Luke Cragg
Stagecoach West
Lin Hyatt
Escape from New York
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
The Gene Autry Show
Hod - Henchman
The Gene Autry Show
Henchman Ray
The Yellow Tomahawk
Fire Knife
Yancy Derringer
Ike Milton
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
Mike Bennett
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Peak
Ten Wanted Men
Al Drucker
Stories of the Century
Jesse James
Posse from Hell
Leo
The Hard Way
McNeal
The Alaskans
Kid Vengeance
McClain
Thieves of Fortune
Sergio Danielo Christophero
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1st Mate Hawl Finch
Ride Lonesome
Frank
A Man Alone
Clanton
The Dakotas
Boston Blackie
Captain Jansen
Boston Blackie
Lou
My Mother the Car
Barquero
Travis
The Master
John Peter McAllister
Princess of the Nile
Hakar (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Reese
How the West Was Won
River Pirate (uncredited)
Treasure of Ruby Hills
Frank Emmett
Pardners
Gus
The Squeeze
Chris Gretchko / Ray Sloan
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Ed Bailey
Buffalo Bill Jr.
It Conquered the World
Dr. Tom Anderson
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
Shad Donaphin
The Naked Street
Harry Goldish (uncredited)
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Marshal Chris Adams
The Adventures of Champion
Frank
Casey Jones
Mort Clio
Machete
Miguel
The Bravados
Alfonso Parral
Death Rides a Horse
Ryan
The Young Lions
1st Sgt. Rickett
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Corp. Stone
Vice Squad
Pete Monty
The Big Combo
Fante
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dallas Clancy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Larkin
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sheriff
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Wink
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Cowboy
Kansas City Confidential
Tony Romano
Speed Zone
Grandfather
General Electric Theater
Dave Rudabaugh
Day of Anger
Frank Talby
Bad Man's River
Roy King
Master Ninja
John Peter McAllister
Return of Sabata
Sabata / Major
Sabata
Sabata
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
Dakota
The Lawless Breed
Dirk Hanley
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Frankie
Rails Into Laramie
Ace Winton
Commandos
MSgt. Sullivan
Master Ninja II
John Peter McAllister
Tribute to a Bad Man
Fat Jones
Captain Apache
Capt. Apache
I Cover the Underworld
Flash Logan
The Big Gundown
Jonathan Corbett
Day of the Badman
Jake Hayes
El Condor
Jaroo
Tumbleweed
Marv
Beyond the Law
Billy Joe Cudlip
The Grand Duel
Sheriff Clayton
Take a Hard Ride
Kiefer
Untamed Frontier
Dave Chittun
Killing Machine
Julot
China Gate
Maj. Cham
Code Name: Wild Geese
Archie 'China' Travers
Armed Response
Burt Roth
Nowhere to Hide
Ike Scanlon
The Lonely Man
Faro
The Quiet Gun
Doug Sadler
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
Last Stagecoach West
Steve Margolies
The Vanishing American
Jay Lord
The Slowest Gun in the West
Sam Bass
The Road to Denver
Pecos Larry
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage)
White Lightning
Brutus Allen
The Desperado
Paul Clayton/Buck Clayton
Accused of Murder
Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey
Dawn at Socorro
Earl Ferris
The Bandits of Corsica
Nerva
Raiders of Old California
Damon Pardee
Jungle Raiders
Warren
The Master Ninja 5
John Peter McAllister
Arrow In The Dust
Tillotson Henchman
Arena
Smitty
Gun Battle at Monterey
Kirby
Peter Baumgartner, Filmkameramann
(archive footage)