Died Today (December 16th): Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989)

Lee Van Cleef (1925–1989)

Born: January 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey, USA
Died: December 16, 1989 (age 64) in Oxnard, California, USA

Bad guys have always been my bag . . . I look mean without even trying. Audiences just naturally hate me on screen. I could play a role in a tuxedo and people would think I was rotten. You can do much more with a villain part. Movies are full of leading men, most of whom aren’t working. It’s much harder to find a good villain.

[6/12/81 interview in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, on his pierced left ear] I started wearing it when I was a kid in the Navy. I sailed all over the world, and somewhere along I started wearing an earring as a symbol of respect for all of the different cultures and people. I’ve worn it, off and on, ever since. Lately, when directors and producers see the bloody thing, they ask me to wear it on camera.

The Good The Bad And The Ugly 1966 dir. by Sergio Leone starring Eastwood Eli Wallach

KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL
1952
dir. Phil Karlson
Cast:
John Payne
Coleen Gray

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