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Lee Marvin

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 19, 1924-August 29, 1987)
    Won the 1965 Oscar for Best Actor (Cat Ballou)
    Acted in 'Hangman's Knot (1952),' 'Eight Iron Men (1952),' 'The Big Heat (1953),' 'Gun Fury (1953),' 'Gorilla at Large (1954),' 'Bad Day at Black Rock (1955),' 'I Died a Thousand Times (1955),' 'Attack (1956),' 'The Comancheros (1961),' 'The Killers (1964),' 'Cat Ballou (1965),' 'The Dirty Dozen (1967),' 'Point Blank (1967),' 'Sergeant Ryker (1968),' 'Hell in The Pacific (1968),' 'Paint Your Wagon (1969),' 'Pocket Money (1972),' 'Emperor of The North (1973),' 'The Spikes Gang (1974),' 'The Klansman (1974),' 'Shout at The Devil (1976),' 'Sam Fuller and the Big Red One (1979),' 'The Big Red One (1980),' 'Marine Corps Combat Leadership Skills (1982),' 'Gorky Park (1983),' 'The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985)' and 'The Delta Force (1986)'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was type cast for war movies and westerns.
    His teeth were crooked and yellow.
    He was a smoker and somewhat of an alcoholic.
    He was divorced once.
    Someone made up a conspiracy that Lee Marvin was the center of a secret organization called 'The Sons of Lee Marvin.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a US Marine during WW II.
    He was wounded in the military.
    He said he learned to 'act' in the Marines, trying to act unafraid during ferocious combat, which brought him a Purple Heart during invasion of Saipan.
    He was a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson.
    Marvin did his own singing in the film 'Paint Your Wagon.'
    He, Keith Carradine and Ernest Borgnine did their own stunts in the film 'Emperor of The North.'
    He said: 'Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole story, baby.'
    His death was caused by a heart attack.
    His body was buried with a military funeral in Arlington National Cemetary.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 36 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 54.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 44 Votes: 52.27% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 67 Votes: 37.31% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 106 Votes: 48.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 258 Votes: 53.10% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 244 Votes: 35.25% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 115 Votes: 32.17% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 226 Votes: 43.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 203 Votes: 39.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 297 Votes: 42.76% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 365 Votes: 43.56% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 844 Votes: 45.02% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1827 Votes: 39.96% Annoying