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Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef

Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr.

Born January 9, 1925· Somerville, New Jersey, USA

† Died December 16, 1989

64Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Born in Somerville, New Jersey, to a pharmacist father and a concert-pianist mother of Dutch heritage, Van Cleef completed high school before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a sonarman on the minesweeper USS Incredible, earned a Bronze Star and other campaign medals, and left the service in 1946. After brief stints in regional theater and a dance band, a talent scout sent him to New…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly★ 8.5
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly1966
Sentenza / Angel Eyes
The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
Steinhart
For a Few Dollars More★ 8
For a Few Dollars More1965
Col. Douglas Mortimer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962
Reese
High Noon★ 7.7
High Noon1952
Jack Colby
Escape from New York★ 7
Escape from New York1981
Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
How the West Was Won★ 7
How the West Was Won1962
River Pirate
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral★ 7
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957
Ed Bailey
MaverickSeries★ 7
Maverick1957
The Grand Duel★ 6
The Grand Duel1972
Sheriff Clayton
The Magnificent Seven Ride!★ 5.7
The Magnificent Seven Ride!1972
Marshal Chris Adams