Clarence LeRoy Van Cleef Jr. was born in Somerville, New Jersey, United States, on February 22, 1959, was an American actor. Young Lee Van Cleef first started performing in amateur theater productions. He made his big screen debut in Western film High Noon (1952) in role as Jack Colby. He got his television debut in Western series Sky King (1952) in role as Mark. Lee's breakthrough performance came as "Angel Eyes" / "The Bad" in epic spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966).
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Lee Van Cleef
Photo: Giulio Petroni (director) PEC/United Artists / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date:
January 9, 1925
Died:
December 16, 1989
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Gray
Eye Color:
Blue/Green
Height:
6 ft 1¾ in | 187 cm
Weight:
85 kg | 187 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He starred in Spaghetti Westerns:
For a Few Dollars More (1965) - Colonel Douglas Mortimer
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) - "Angel Eyes" / "The Bad"
The Big Gundown (1966) - Jonathan Corbett
Death Rides a Horse (1967) - Frank Talby
Day of Anger (1967) - Frank Talby
Beyond the Law (1968) - Billy Joe Cudlip
Bad Man's River (1971) - Roy King
The Grand Duel (1972) - Sheriff Clayton
The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974) - Dakota
Take a Hard Ride (1975) - Kiefer
God's Gun (1976) - Father John / Lewis
He played Sabata in Italian Spaghetti Western films Sabata (1969) and Return of Sabata (1971).
Kansas City Confidential (1952) - Tony Romano
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Corporal Stone
The Big Combo (1955) - Fante
It Conquered the World (1956) - "Flash" Logan
Escape from New York (1981) - Police Commissioner Bob Hauk
Armed Response (1986) - Burt Roth
He played John Peter McAllister in NBC action adventure television series The Master (1984).
Graduated from Somerville High School New Jersey.
He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and sub chasers during World War II.
He was discharged from the Navy in 1946.
Had Dutch ancestry.
He was hetero-chromatic with one eye being blue and other green.
Lee died on December 16, 1989, Oxnard, California, United States, at the age of 64.
He was married to:
Barbara Havelone (1976-1989)
Joan Marjorie Drane (1960-1974)
Patsy Ruth Kahle (1943-1960), they had three children: Alan, Deborah and David