Van Cleef Actor

Was a famous yesteryear american actor best known for his negative roles in films like the good the bad and the ugly and for a few dollars more.

Van cleef actor.

January 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor whose sinister features overshadowed his acting skills and typecast him as a minor villain for a decade before he achieved stardom in spaghetti westerns such as the good the bad and the ugly hatchet faced with piercing eyes he declined to have his hook nose altered to play a sympathetic. His features including steely eyes and hawk like nose added with his finesse in acting saw him essaying several notable roles of western arch villains for decades. His parents were both of dutch ancestry. A new career as a western hero or at least anti hero opened up and van cleef became an international star though in films of decreasing quality.

Escape from new york. Lee van cleef actor. In the 1980s he moved easily into action and martial arts movies and starred in the master 1984 a tv series featuring almost non stop martial arts action. He served in the u s.

Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during world war ii. One of the great movie villains clarence leroy van cleef jr. Clarence leroy lee van cleef jr. Other classic western movies he played a minor role in gunfight at the o k.

Clarence leroy lee van cleef jr. Clarence leroy van cleef jr. Was born in somerville new jersey to marion lavinia van fleet and clarence leroy van cleef sr. Corral 1957 as ed.

Lee van cleef january 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor.