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Thieves of Fortune |
(1990) |
| [ Michael Nouri ] |
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Speed Zone! |
(1989) |
| [ Tim Matheson ][ John Candy ][ Eugene Levy ][ Peter Boyle ][ John Schneider ] |
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Commander, Der |
(1988) |
| [ Donald Pleasence ] |
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Armed Response |
(1986) |
| [ David Carradine ][ Brent Huff ][ Mako ][ Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ][ Michael Berryman ] |
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Leggenda del rubino malese, La |
(1985) |
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Code Name: Wild Geese |
(1984) |
| [ Ernest Borgnine ][ Klaus Kinski ] |
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Goma-2 |
(1984) |
| [ Willie Aames ] |
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Max |
(1984) |
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Escape from New York |
(1981) |
| [ Kurt Russell ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ John Carpenter ][ Donald Pleasence ] |
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The Octagon |
(1980) |
| [ Aaron Norris ][ Chuck Norris ][ Ernie Hudson ][ Tracey Walter ] |
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The Hard Way |
(1979) |
| [ Donal McCann ][ Patrick McGoohan ] |
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The Squeeze |
(1978) |
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Nowhere to Hide |
(1977) |
| [ David Proval ] |
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Kid Vengeance |
(1977) |
| [ Jim Brown ][ Leif Garrett ] |
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Diamante Lobo |
(1976) |
| [ Jack Palance ][ Leif Garrett ] |
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Quel pomeriggio maledetto |
(1976) |
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Take a Hard Ride |
(1975) |
| [ Fred Williamson ][ Jim Brown ][ Harry Carey Jr. ][ Dana Andrews ] |
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Là dove non batte il sole |
(1974) |
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Dio, sei proprio un padreterno! |
(1973) |
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Grande duello, Il |
(1972) |
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The Magnificent Seven Ride! |
(1972) |
| [ Michael Callan ][ Gary Busey ] |
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Bad Man's River |
(1971) |
| [ James Mason ] |
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Captain Apache |
(1971) |
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È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta |
(1971) |
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Barquero |
(1970) |
| [ Warren Oates ] |
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Condor, El |
(1970) |
| [ Jim Brown ] |
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Ehi amico... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso! |
(1969) |
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Commandos |
(1968) |
| [ Dario Argento ] |
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Al di là della legge |
(1968) |
| [ Bud Spencer ] |
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Da uomo a uomo |
(1968) |
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Giorni dell'ira, I |
(1968) |
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Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il |
(1966) |
| [ Clint Eastwood ][ Eli Wallach ] |
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Resa dei conti, La |
(1966) |
| [ Tomas Milian ] |
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Call to Glory: Part 2 |
(1966) |
|
Call to Glory: Part 1 |
(1966) |
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Blade Rider, Revenge of the Indian Nations |
(1966) |
| [ Burt Reynolds ][ Chuck Connors ] |
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The Pariah |
(1965) |
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The Richest Man in Boot Hill |
(1965) |
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Per qualche dollaro in più |
(1965) |
| [ Clint Eastwood ][ Klaus Kinski ] |
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The Enormous Fist |
(1964) |
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Vengeance |
(1963) |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
(1962) |
| [ Jack Lord ][ Lee Marvin ][ John Wayne ][ James Stewart ][ John Ford ] |
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The Treasure |
(1962) |
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How the West Was Won |
(1962) |
| [ Jack Lord ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Eli Wallach ][ John Wayne ][ James Stewart ] |
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The Clarence Bibs Story |
(1961) |
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Yankee Tornado |
(1961) |
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Posse from Hell |
(1961) |
| [ John Saxon ][ Vic Morrow ] |
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Killer Odds |
(1961) |
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The Prodigal |
(1960) |
| [ Warren Oates ] |
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Old Flame |
(1960) |
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Man on a Mountain |
(1960) |
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The Slowest Gun in the West |
(1960) |
| [ Jack Albertson ][ Jack Elam ] |
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The Unhired Assassin: Part 1 |
(1960) |
| [ Claude Akins ] |
|
.45 Calibre |
(1960) |
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The Deadly Wait |
(1959) |
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The Conclave |
(1959) |
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Ride Lonesome |
(1959) |
| [ Randolph Scott ][ Pernell Roberts ][ James Best ] |
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Guns, Girls, and Gangsters |
(1959) |
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The Young Lions |
(1958) |
| [ Marlon Brando ][ Dean Martin ][ Montgomery Clift ][ Maximilian Schell ] |
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Day of the Bad Man |
(1958) |
| [ Fred MacMurray ] |
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The Deputy |
(1958) |
| [ Jack Elam ] |
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Dead Reckoning |
(1958) |
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Machete |
(1958) |
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The Bravados |
(1958) |
| [ Gregory Peck ] |
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Raiders of Old California |
(1957) |
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Gun Battle at Monterey |
(1957) |
| [ Sterling Hayden ] |
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The Tin Star |
(1957) |
| [ Anthony Perkins ][ Henry Fonda ][ Richard Farnsworth ] |
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Joe Dakota |
(1957) |
| [ Claude Akins ] |
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The Lonely Man |
(1957) |
| [ Claude Akins ][ Jack Palance ][ Anthony Perkins ] |
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The Last Stagecoach West |
(1957) |
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
(1957) |
| [ Dennis Hopper ][ Burt Lancaster ][ Kirk Douglas ][ DeForest Kelley ][ Jack Elam ] |
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China Gate |
(1957) |
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The Badge of Marshal Brennan |
(1957) |
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The Quiet Gun |
(1957) |
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Accused of Murder |
(1956) |
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Pardners |
(1956) |
| [ Jerry Lewis ][ Jeff Morrow ][ Dean Martin ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Jack Elam ] |
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It Conquered the World |
(1956) |
| [ Peter Graves ] |
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Tribute to a Bad Man |
(1956) |
| [ Vic Morrow ] |
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The Conqueror |
(1956) |
| [ John Wayne ] |
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Man Without a Star |
(1955) |
| [ Kirk Douglas ][ Jack Elam ] |
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The Big Combo |
(1955) |
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Ten Wanted Men |
(1955) |
| [ Dennis Weaver ][ Randolph Scott ] |
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Treasure of Ruby Hills |
(1955) |
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The Vanishing American |
(1955) |
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A Man Alone |
(1955) |
| [ Raymond Burr ][ Ray Milland ][ Ward Bond ] |
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The Naked Street |
(1955) |
| [ Farley Granger ][ Anthony Quinn ][ Peter Graves ] |
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The Road to Denver |
(1955) |
| [ Lee J. Cobb ] |
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I Cover the Underworld |
(1955) |
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Annie Breaks an Alibi |
(1955) |
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Boomer's Blunder |
(1955) |
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The Missing Hacienda |
(1954) |
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Dawn at Socorro |
(1954) |
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No Man's Law |
(1954) |
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The Desperado |
(1954) |
| [ Dabbs Greer ] |
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Princess of the Nile |
(1954) |
| [ Jeffrey Hunter ][ Jack Elam ] |
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Duel at the O.K. Corral |
(1954) |
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The Yellow Tomahawk |
(1954) |
| [ Peter Graves ][ James Best ] |
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Midnight Haul |
(1954) |
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Rails Into Laramie |
(1954) |
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The Black Mate |
(1954) |
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Arrow in the Dust |
(1954) |
| [ Sterling Hayden ] |
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Four Things He'd Do |
(1954) |
|
Jack Slade |
(1953) |
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Vice Squad |
(1953) |
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The Brown Pony |
(1953) |
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Rio Renegades |
(1953) |
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Arena |
(1953) |
| [ Harry Morgan ][ Richard Farnsworth ] |
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Gunsmoke Justice |
(1953) |
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Lost Treaure of the Panamints |
(1953) |
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms |
(1953) |
| [ James Best ] |
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The Tenderfoot |
(1953) |
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Gypsy Colt |
(1953) |
| [ Ward Bond ] |
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White Lightning |
(1953) |
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The Bandits of Corsica |
(1953) |
| [ Clayton Moore ][ Raymond Burr ] |
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The Lawless Breed |
(1953) |
| [ Rock Hudson ][ Dennis Weaver ] |
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Tumbleweed |
(1953) |
|
Knave of Hearts |
(1953) |
| [ Jack Elam ] |
|
Private Eyes |
(1953) |
|
The Nebraskan |
(1953) |
| [ Dennis Weaver ] |
|
Untamed Frontier |
(1952) |
| [ Joseph Cotten ] |
|
High Noon |
(1952) |
| [ Gary Cooper ][ Harry Morgan ][ Lon Chaney Jr. ][ Jack Elam ] |
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Desperado at Large |
(1952) |
|
Powerdive |
(1952) |
|
Derelict Space Station |
(1952) |
|
Threat of the Thormanoids |
(1952) |
|
Greed Rides the Range |
(1952) |
|
Outlaw's Double |
(1952) |
|
Kansas City Confidential |
(1952) |
| [ Jack Elam ] |
|
Thoroughbred |
(0) |
One of the great movie villains, Lee Van Cleef started out as an accountant. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard minesweepers and subchasers during World War II. After the war he worked as an office administrator, becoming involved in amateur theatrics in his spare time. An audition for a professional role led to a touring company job in "Mr. Roberts". His performance was seen by Stanley Kramer, who cast him as henchman Jack Colby in High Noon (1952), a role that brought him great recognition despite the fact that he had no dialogue. For the next decade he played a string of memorably villainous characters, primarily in westerns but also in crime dramas such as The Big Combo (1955). His hawk nose and steely, slit eyes seemed destined to keep him always in the realm of heavies, but in the mid-'60s Sergio Leone cast him as the tough but decent Col. Mortimer opposite Clint Eastwood in Per qualche dollaro in più (1965). 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. 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 died of a heart attack in December 1989, and was buried at Forest Lawn in the Hollywood Hills.
