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.

Van cleef actor.

His parents were both of dutch ancestry. 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.

Lee van cleef actor. January 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american actor best known for his roles in spaghetti westerns such as for a few dollars more and the good the bad and the ugly he declined to have his nose altered to play a sympathetic character in his film debut high noon and was relegated to a non speaking outlaw as a result. Clarence leroy van cleef jr. 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.

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. Born in somerville new jersey u s his first roles were the villain jack colby in the western classic high noon 1952 with gary cooper and the sci fi movie the beast from 20 000 fathoms 1953 as corp. Escape from new york. Corral 1957 as ed.

He served in the u s. Clarence leroy lee van cleef jr. Other classic western movies he played a minor role in gunfight at the o k. Lee van cleef january 9 1925 december 16 1989 was an american 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.