Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin is, for my money, one of the most authentic tough guys ever to grace the screen. That bass voice and prematurely white hair were unforgettable, but what gives his hardboiled roles their weight is that he genuinely earned them. A Marine wounded at Saipan and awarded the Purple Heart, he had walked through real horror, and you can feel that lived experience behind every villain and outsider he played. The Academy Award for Cat Ballou only confirmed what audiences already sensed. He wasn't a polished matinee idol; he was the real, weathered article. We simply don't make actors like him anymore.

Name (English)

Lee Marvin

Name (Japanese)

リー・マーヴィン

Reading

りー・まーゔぃん

Born

February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Height

186 cm

Occupation

film actor / actor / military personnel / television actor / stage actor

University

Saint Leo University

Awards & achievements

• Purple Heart
• 1966 Academy Award for Best Actor
• 1965 Silver Bear
• 1965 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Marvin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76895

Tags

• New York
• film actor
• actor
• military personnel

Last updated

2026-06-11

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