Actor ernest borgnine biography
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Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine | |
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Borgnine at the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 22, 2010 | |
| Born | Ermes Effron Borgnino (1917-01-24)January 24, 1917 Hamden, ConnecticutU.S. |
| Died | July 8, 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Ermes Effron Borgnino |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1947–2012 |
| Spouse(s) | Rhoda Kemins (1949–1958), Katy Jurado (1959–1963), Ethel Merman (1964–1965), Donna Rancourt (1965–1972), Tova Taesnaes (1973–2012) |
| Children | 4 |
Ernest Borgnine (born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino in Hamden, Connecticut on January 24, 1917 to Italianimmigrant parents.
Career
[change | change source]Movies
[change | change source]Borgnine's first movie work was in a small role in C
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Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012)
"Borgnine" redirects here. For the Norwegian-born American businesswoman, see Tova Borgnine. For the liten ort in Switzerland, see Borgnone.
Ernest Borgnine (BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin.[2] A popular performer, he also appeared as a guest on numerous talk shows and as a panelist on several game shows.
Borgnine's film career began in 1951 and included supporting roles in China Corsair (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Vera Cruz (1954), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), and The Wild Bunch (1969). He also played the unconventional lead in many films, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Marty (1955), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Borgnine starred as the title character in the sitcom McHale'
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Ernest Borgnine was born Ermes Effron Borgnino on January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut. His parents were Anna (Boselli), who had emigrated from Carpi (MO), Italy, and Camillo Borgnino, who had emigrated from Ottiglio (AL), Italy. As an only child, Ernest enjoyed most sports, especially boxing, but took no real interest in acting. At age 18, after graduating from high school in New Haven, and undecided about his future career, he joined the United States Navy, where he stayed for ten years until leaving in 1945. After a few factory jobs, his mother suggested that his forceful personality could make him suitable for a career in acting, and Borgnine promptly enrolled at the Randall School of Drama in Hartford. After completing the course, he joined Robert Porterfield's famous Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, staying there for four years, undertaking odd jobs and playing every type of role imaginable. His big break came in 1949, when he made his acting debut on Broadway pl