Biography
After making both his Broadway and feature debuts in 1951, Borgnine made his mark as the vicious Sgt. "Fatso" Judson in "From Here to Eternity" (1953). Just two years later, he earned audiences' sympathy as the titular lovesick butcher in "Marty" (1955), a role that earned him the Oscar for Best Actor. From there, he was the star of the popular television sitcom "McHale's Navy" (ABC, 1962-66), before returning to film with "Flight of the …
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Career Milestones
| Played the Gentleman Caller in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" | ||
| Served in U.S. Navy for a total of 10 years, including during World War II | ||
1919 | Lived in Italy with mother when she separated from his father | |
1946 | Worked at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, VA | |
1947 | Landed first stage role in "State of the Union" | |
1949 | Made Broadway debut in "Harvey" in the role of a nurse | |
1951 | Made TV series debut, "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" as the archenemy of the hero | |
1951 | Made feature film debut in "China Corsair" | |
1953 | Cast in first significant role, playing the cruel Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson in "From Here to Eternity" | |
1955 | Landed breakthrough film role, playing the warmhearted butcher in "Marty" | |
1962 | Played the title character on the ABC sitcom "McHale's Navy"; earned an Emmy nomination in 1962 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor | |
1965 | Co-starred in "The Flight of the Phoenix" | |
1967 | Played General Worden in the feature "The Dirty Dozen" | |
1969 | Landed featured role as one of "The Wild Bunch" | |
1971 | Acted in the thriller "Willard" | |
1971 | Made TV-movie debut in "The Trackers" (ABC) | |
1972 | Co-starred in "The Poseidon Adventure" | |
1973 | Portrayed a railroad-riding hobo in "Emperor of the North Pole" | |
1977 | Appeared in the Muhammad Ali biopic "The Greatest" | |
1977 | Played the Centurion in the acclaimed NBC miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" | |
1977 | Returned to TV as co-star of the short-lived series "Future Cop" (ABC) | |
1979 | Delivered a fine turn as the veteran soldier in the CBS remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front"; received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (1980) | |
1983 | Portrayed FBI head J Edgar Hoover in "Blood Feud" (Syndicated) | |
1984 | Played Dominic Santini, war buddy and second banana to Jan-Michael Vincent's Hawke on the CBS series "Airwolf" | |
1985 | Reprised role of General Worden in a trio of "Dirty Dozen" TV-movies for NBC | |
1993 | Landed recurring role on the ABC drama "The Commish" | |
1995 | Returned to series TV playing doorman Manny Cordoba on "The Single Guy" (NBC) | |
1997 | Made cameo appearance in the big screen remake of "McHale's Navy" | |
1997 | Offered fine turn as a janitor in "Gattaca" | |
1999 | Voiced the mermaid man on the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon) | |
2000 | Starred as the former FBI director in "Hoover"; also executive produced | |
2002 | Narrated the documentray "An American Hobo" | |
2007 | Played a retired showman in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie "A Grandpa For Christmas"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie | |
2008 | Published his autobiography Ernie | |
2009 | Appeared on the final episode of NBC's "ER," playing a husband whose long marriage ended with his wife's death; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor | |
2010 | Co-starred with Bruce Willis in "Red," an adaption of the comic book mini-series of the same name | |
2011 | Made final TV acting appearance in the drama "Love's Christmas Journey" (Hallmark Channel) | |
2012 | Final film role, "The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez" | |
Awards
1955 | Academy Award for Actor in Marty |
1955 | BAFTA Award for Foreign Actor in Marty |
1955 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Marty |
1955 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor in Marty |
1955 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Marty |
1963 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor In a Series in McHale's Navy |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Limited Series or a Special in All Quiet on the Western Front |
1989 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in Spike of Bensonhurst |
2007 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in A Grandpa For Christmas |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in ER |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Life Achievement |