Happy Birthday: 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

Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.

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.

For a Few Dollars More 1965 dir. Sergio Leone Starring Eastwood Cleef

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

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

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