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With his roles in Leone's films, Van Cleef became a major star of Spaghetti Westerns, playing central, and often surprisingly heroic, roles in films such as The Big Gundown (1966), Death Rides a Horse (1967), Day of Anger (1967), and The Grand Duel (1972).
Sep 12, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Lee Van Cleef, a famous American actor who starred in Spaghetti Western films. Find out his cause of death, net worth, family, and military service.
IMDb profile of Lee Van Cleef, a versatile actor who starred in westerns, crime dramas, and spaghetti westerns. Learn about his life, career, roles, awards, trivia, and more.
Lee Van Cleef. Actor: Escape from New York. One of the great movie villains, Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, to Marion Lavinia (Van Fleet) and Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef, Sr. His parents were of Dutch ancestry. Van Cleef started out as an accountant.
In 1984, Van Cleef was the main protagonist of the NBC television series The Master, created by Michael Sloan, Lee plays an ex-military master martial arts expert ninja. Although it only lasted 13 episodes in the series keeps hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.
May 28, 2024 · Lee Van Cleef, the iconic actor, was a skilled marksman and martial artist, known for his intense performances in over 90 films, leaving a lasting legacy in cinema history.
Dec 17, 1989 · Lee Van Cleef, the film actor whose steely eyes and rugged features led to a long career portraying Western arch-villains, died, apparently of a heart attack,...
